Using the Flipboard and Friendly Facebook Apps

While it is frustrating that there is no “official” iPad Facebook app, there are two very good alternatives (both free) in the App Store. Both can make the Facebook experience more enjoyable on the iPad's big screen.

Friendly Facebook for iPad has a free version available in the App Store. Just search for “Facebook” in the App Store and you should find the app.

Once the app is installed, you can see your Live Feed, Events, and Places marked as buttons across the top of the app (see Figure 23–4). Just touch one of the buttons to jump to that particular section.

At the very top, you can find buttons for your Profile or Friends, as well as a Home button to go to the live News Feed.

There are also smaller icons at the top for Messages, Notifications, Requests, and a handy link to your Facebook Games page.