Dive Summary:

• In an effort to go mobile-first, Facebook launched the latest version of its app, aiming for speed.
• Facebook assures its users that photos will and newsfeed stories load faster in Facebook 5.0 for iOS.
• The app will merge into Apple iOS 6 this fall and Mick Johnson, Facebook's product manager, assures users that similar improvements will hit the Android app next.

From the article:

If you're an iPhone or iPad owner and a heavy Facebook user, you know the Facebook app has been slow. It can take time to get to a friend's profile, see updates on your newsfeed, see comments and photos. You get used to tapping your fingers.

But today Facebook is changing that. It has released Facebook 5.0 for iOS, which promises to be twice as fast as the previous version. Facebook says it will be faster to launch, faster when scrolling through the newsfeed...