Facebook has just released an improved version for of it’s app for iOS users called Facebook version 5.0. This updated version has a number of improvements over the older version, they are as follows:
The start up times has been made twice as fast as the older version. This is probably due to the fact that the app has been built on Objective-C and not HTML5.
Photos are now able to open up almost instantly when you tap on them, you can now with ease close them with a single swipe of your finger in a downwards direction.
The user is now also able to access the latest alerts with just one single tap.
The action of scrolling has also been improved. Now it feels like a much smoother and faster experience when your scrolling through news feeds.
There is no signs of this update being rolled out to the Android market place as of yet. But don’t be surprised if it does happen soon as is usually the case. This however dose illustrate the fact that the Apples iOS platform is still considered the preferential market to develop for by most developers.
If you have an iOS device get the update and try it out, you will not be disappointed.
