A Canadian engineering student Marvin Bernal found the code for the tablet app hidden inside the iPhone app and noted it on Twitter.
In his Tweet he said
“If you change the UIDeviceFamily to 2 for iPhone on the Facebook app you get an iPad version!”
The Facebook iPad app has been a long-awaited feature, since many mobile Apple users have complained about the look and functionality of the iPhone version of the app. Many users have said that the layout in general causes difficulty in app navigation. Techcrunch posted a gallery of screen captures that shows the app to be elegant, and with an interesting left-side navigation bar that looks to be a big improvement over the sometimes clunky process of getting around on the iPhone app. Numerous icons are also found along the top of the app to guide users.
The Facebook iPad app, which was written with HTML5, has an excellent navigation system. It uses a left-side menu that can be accessed by simply touching a button on the screen, displaying most Facebook options in one instance. It also has a great-looking photo-viewer, and makes better use of overlay menus than the iPhone version. When the iPad is turned horizontally, the user's list of online friends appears, allowing them to chat while navigating other parts of Facebook. In addition, Facebook Places allows the user to view a larger map that shows all friends situated around you. In other words, the iPad version looks and navigates much better than the iPhone version.
SCREEN SHOT
Update: It looks like Facebook has blocked access to the app at this time. Still, you can check out our screenshots to see how the app looks.
Image Source : mashable
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