Facebook iPad App to Launch at iOS 5 and iPhone 5 Event?

MacRumors · Sep 26, 2011, 04:59 PM

Mashable claims that Facebook is actually launching its long awaited iPad app at Apple's rumored October 4th media even where the company is believed to be launching iOS 5 and the iPhone 5.

Quote:

Facebook will launch its long-awaited iPad app at Apple's iPhone 5 launch event on Oct. 4, Mashable has learned. In addition to the iPad app, Facebook is also expected to release a revamped version of its iPhone app and may unveil an HTML5-based mobile app marketplace.

The news comes after a report that a Facebook developer had quit with concerns that the iPad Facebook app may never launch.

According to Mashable, Facebook may also introduce a revamped iPhone app as well. There has been evidence in the past that the two companies would be working to integrate Facebook into iOS much as Apple has done with Twitter, but disagreements reportedly derailed the integration. Separately, we had received an unconfirmed tip that Facebook may actually be integrated with iOS 5, but we have been unable to corroborate that information.

Apple is expected to hold a media event on October 4th where the company will introduce the iPhone 5 and announce a release date for iOS 5.

Article Link: Facebook iPad App to Launch at iOS 5 and iPhone 5 Event?

MultiMediaWill · Sep 26, 2011, 05:01 PM

iPhone 5 news only please.

eye · Sep 26, 2011, 05:04 PM

Facebook? How 2009.

BC2009 · Sep 26, 2011, 05:04 PM

Between Nuance integration and Facebook it seems there are several features in iOS 5 that are not in the beta versions the developers have been testing.

louis Fashion · Sep 26, 2011, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MultiMediaWill

iPhone 5 news only please.

God Facebook. ugh.

r018u · Sep 26, 2011, 05:05 PM

If that's true this is a kick in the teeth for the guy who's just quit Facebook after developing the app.. could have taken all the credit at the Oct 4th event! But I'm sure Google are paying more money for him to care about this.

Yamcha · Sep 26, 2011, 05:05 PM

About time..

Ciclismo · Sep 26, 2011, 05:06 PM

I stopped caring about a Facebook app a long time ago. I spend less than 15 minutes on FB a week, tendency falling, as it is becoming more and more annoying to use.

jav6454 · Sep 26, 2011, 05:06 PM

I bet FB interation will come with 5.1 or something. I don't see it right of the bat if the iPad app developer just quit.

isaacdull · Sep 26, 2011, 05:12 PM

Who cares?! FACEBOOK SUCKS.

Twitter is where it's at.

@isaacdull

zedsdead · Sep 26, 2011, 05:12 PM

If they take up time at the keynote for this....what a waste.

Blorzoga · Sep 26, 2011, 05:16 PM

Wow, a rumor about a rumored app launching at a rumored event about a rumored phone.

isaacdull · Sep 26, 2011, 05:19 PM

Is anyone still on Facebook?

Bobby Corwen · Sep 26, 2011, 05:20 PM

Apple is keeping Facebook alive. Everyone is leaving Boringbook and using Twitter exclusively these days.

frunkis54 · Sep 26, 2011, 05:21 PM

facebook was just waiting till they could start charging people before they released it.

abhimat.gautam · Sep 26, 2011, 05:24 PM

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_5 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/8L1)

Makes sense. I think I remember reading that their timeline feature is supposed to be released to the public on Oct. 3.

Kentochan · Sep 26, 2011, 05:27 PM

The iPhone Facebook app could use a lot of improvements. I totally hate as of now!

Apple... · Sep 26, 2011, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobby Corwen

Apple is keeping Facebook alive. Everyone is leaving Boringbook and using Twitter exclusively these days.

For me it's quite the opposite. I had a Twitter account 2 years before I had a FB account, and I rarely use Twitter (I haven't touched it for months).

TSX · Sep 26, 2011, 05:28 PM

I thought ios5 was about twitter integration not Facebook it doesn't make sense.

Apple... · Sep 26, 2011, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jav6454

I bet FB interation will come with 5.1 or something. I don't see it right of the bat if the iPad app developer just quit.

I know iOS 5 hasn't even been released yet, but I'm already super-excited for 5.1.

Aeolius · Sep 26, 2011, 05:29 PM

If the new Facebook app is anything like the revised Facebook web interface, I'll pass. The new changes are a giant step backwards.

tigres · Sep 26, 2011, 05:30 PM

Who cares. I hope not, if so I'll skip that part of the keynote and go to the restroom.

Macopotamus · Sep 26, 2011, 05:30 PM

not happening

macintoshdaddy · Sep 26, 2011, 05:30 PM

My two cents: Apple bought twitter.

eye · Sep 26, 2011, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by isaacdull

Who cares?! FACEBOOK SUCKS.

Twitter is where it's at.

@isaacdull

If you really believe any of them are any different (myspace, Facebook, twitter, google plus, etc etc), you're nuts. People will keep moving to the newest and coolest indefinitely, but there's no difference. My demographic has no use for it, so we're not on any of them. Kids and women will always be into these things and move from one to the next, most people will not be into any of them.

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Ciclismo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Munich	I stopped caring about a Facebook app a long time ago. I spend less than 15 minutes on FB a week, tendency falling, as it is becoming more and more annoying to use. __________________ Search before you post: MRoogle
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jav6454 macrumors G5 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1 Geostationary Tower Plaza	I bet FB interation will come with 5.1 or something. I don't see it right of the bat if the iPad app developer just quit. __________________ Al MacBook 2.4GHz Late '08 \| Macross Click Me
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:04 PM	#4
BC2009 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2009	Between Nuance integration and Facebook it seems there are several features in iOS 5 that are not in the beta versions the developers have been testing.
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:05 PM	#6
r018u macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	If that's true this is a kick in the teeth for the guy who's just quit Facebook after developing the app.. could have taken all the credit at the Oct 4th event! But I'm sure Google are paying more money for him to care about this.
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:12 PM	#10
isaacdull macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2011	Twitter Who cares?! FACEBOOK SUCKS. Twitter is where it's at. @isaacdull
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zedsdead macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2007	If they take up time at the keynote for this....what a waste. __________________ iMac 27: 3.4 Core i7 Quad, 3tb Fusion, 24gb of RAM, 2gb NVIDIA 680mx Macbook Air 13": 2.13 Core2Duo, 256 Flash, 4 gigs of RAM, NVIDIA 320M iPad 3, iPhone 5, Apple TV, Final Cut X, Logic, Drobo 5D
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:16 PM	#12
Blorzoga macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2010	Wow, a rumor about a rumored app launching at a rumored event about a rumored phone.
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:19 PM	#13
isaacdull macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2011	Is anyone still on Facebook? __________________ @isaacdull MacBook Pro OS X Lion - 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 iPhone 4 S⃣ 16GB
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:20 PM	#14
Bobby Corwen macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2010	Apple is keeping Facebook alive. Everyone is leaving Boringbook and using Twitter exclusively these days.
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:21 PM	#15
frunkis54 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2009	facebook was just waiting till they could start charging people before they released it.
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:24 PM	#16
abhimat.gautam macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Berkeley, CA	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_5 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/8L1) Makes sense. I think I remember reading that their timeline feature is supposed to be released to the public on Oct. 3. __________________ Abhimat Gautam
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:27 PM	#17
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:29 PM	#21
Aeolius macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2002	If the new Facebook app is anything like the revised Facebook web interface, I'll pass. The new changes are a giant step backwards.
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:30 PM	#22
tigres macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Land of the Free-Waiting for Term Limits	Who cares. I hope not, if so I'll skip that part of the keynote and go to the restroom. __________________ Quicker than two shakes of a lambs tail
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Macopotamus macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2010	not happening
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Sep 26, 2011, 05:30 PM	#24
macintoshdaddy macrumors member Join Date: May 2009	My two cents: Apple bought twitter.
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