( Wired ) -- Facebook 's iPad app could be a lot closer to launch than we thought . A full-sized , fully-functional version of the iPad app is hidden inside the current iPhone app . That means that , if you are running the iPhone app you already have the iPad executable on your phone . Discovered by M.G Siegler , Apple writer for AOL 's Tech Crunch , the iPad app is a lot more modern-looking than the tired old iPhone version , and looks a lot like Twitter 's official iPad app . On the left is a source list to navigate between your Wall , info , photos and friends sections . Up top , below the status bar , you 'll find more icons to take you to different sections ( places and chat , amongst others ) , and if you flip to horizontal orientation you get a combination of both these navigation `` aids , '' and the top-bar nav icons remain . In short , Facebook has managed to fully port the signature confusion of its website to a tablet app , a not insignificant achievement . Siegler , who found the app after reading about it on Twitter , calls the app `` spectacular . '' The discovery was made by a an engineering student named Marvin Bernal , who also gives instructions on how to get it running on your own iPad . If you are smart enough to know what that means , and yet you still use Facebook , then go ahead and hack away . The rest of us can either wait for the official launch , or wait for Google to release Google Plus for the iPad . Subscribe to WIRED magazine for less than $ 1 an issue and get a FREE GIFT ! Click here ! Copyright 2011 Wired.com .
Facebook 's iPad app appears to be more modern-looking than the old iPhone version . Below the status bar are icons that lead to different sections like places and chat . The new iOS 8 is also much faster, with a lot less lag time between when you click on an icon or swipe down from it.