Why is there not a Facebook for iPad app (developed by Facebook)? It’s a question I’ve heard several times from iPad users ever since the iPad made its debut. With the increase in iPads sold and gifted over the holidays, more and more users are asking the same question.
After using the Safari browser to access Facebook on my iPad, I finally got tired of it and purchased the Friendly Plus for Facebook app. It was only $0.99 (there is now a free version in the App Store) and it works great. See video below. The developer of the app, Oecoway, recently reported that the app has been downloaded more than 1.5 million times since its launch in April 2010. It doesn’t appear that Facebook has plans to build an app for the iPad any time soon (and according to Zuck, the iPad isn’t a mobile device), but with so many users downloading “unofficial” versions of the Facebook app you’d think that it would be a priority at this point.
If you have an iPad, do you use an app like Friendly, or do you access Facebook through the iPad browser? Which would you prefer: accessing Facebook through Safari or through an app?
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