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[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
pffff ... I told you I know how to sign but I don't have evilwombat's key.. that's the problem..
[Android Apps and Games] wonsky21:
That's not a problem at all. You can sign it with any key. The point is all apps need to be signed with the same key.
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
do you mean I can be running a messenger signed by evilwombat's key and a messenger lite signed by me and they'll both work?
[Android Apps and Games] wonsky21:
No. As I wrote earlier all facebook apps must be signed with the same key. Sign evilwombat's Messenger apk and stock Messenger Lite apk with your key, then they will work.
[Android Apps and Games] Sander9847:
No you need to resign both using the same key
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
ok, I got it now, thanks!!

in my previous setup I had messenger 89 and messenger lite 7.0,

both signed by me and they were working fine until recently,

that's why
[Android Apps and Games] the stranger94:
And for change the package name? There is some quick way?

Tapatalked with A8 2018
[Android Apps and Games] wonsky21:
Don't know. My phone didn't get preinstalled Facebook app, so I don't need to mess up with package names.
[Android Apps and Games] supertio:
por favor actualizar // al ultimo diseño de facebook color blanco // gracias.
[Android Apps and Games] adam_ky:
Thanks evilwombat for working on this been using it a while now but seems the last patched version has kinda ran it's course. Any chance of further updates?
[Android Apps and Games] stiggerby:
2nd from me
[Android Apps and Games] gaspolo:
Hey if you.need to continue your work on FB debull i can do It...let.me know.
[Android Apps and Games] deggar:
I appreciate all the great work... fantastic app. Outside of selecting the right menu "most recent" is there anyway to stop the newsfeed from shuffling and reordering of stories even though they were no new stories? This reshuffling happens each time you open app or hit back.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] L0laapk3:
I hope this mod is not dead, its great.. But unfortunately the messenger app has ran its course, since yesterday it started displaying a notification in every chat saying that its out of date.
[Android Apps and Games] KristianKenneth:
Hi maybe you can make your own fork on it and we can try. The OP seems to be very busy with personal matters. ☺️
[Android Apps and Games] el_easy:
Yeah, please continue this mods .. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] stiggerby:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] jordirpz:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] mohamed75:
please update
[Android Apps and Games] Normusmaxamus:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
yeah, ok, there is like button guys, there's no need to fill the thread with plus ones
[Android Apps and Games] sm-a510f:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
This guy gets it.
[Android Apps and Games] dex2grigg:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
What a **** move
[Android Apps and Games] niphoet:
More trolls infesting XDA.
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
There is Frost For Facebook app for those who are looking for an actively developed alternative
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
I guess so
[Android Apps and Games] BIGWORM:
Everyone, stop with the +1 spam. It is absolutely unnecessary.
[Android Apps and Games] 0lorenzo:
hello, i am using Redmi Note 5 Global (Whyred) with latest stock miui 10.

if i try to install the apk through android device, it says "apk not installed", never happened with custom rom. So i tried to install it through adb and this is the message on terminal:

adb install facebook-lc-v14.2.apk

adb: failed to install facebook-lc-v14.2.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_USER_RESTRICTED: Install canceled by user]

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Electrolite_XYZ:
I'm using LG V20 on Oreo.

facebook-lc-v14.2-withstories.apk and Messenger (v204, with dark mode, ads removed) didn't work (crash when open).

I installed Messenger Lite (v37) and facebook-lc-v13.1 and they are working fine. I didn't test facebook-lc-v14.2.apk yet

---------- Post added at 09:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:16 PM ----------

I'm using LG V20 on Oreo.

facebook-lc-v14.2-withstories.apk and Messenger (v204, with dark mode, ads removed) didn't work (crash when open).

I installed Messenger Lite (v37) and facebook-lc-v13.1 and they are working fine. I didn't test facebook-lc-v14.2.apk yet
[Android Apps and Games] REDISBLOOD:
Any ine has latest messenger with ads removed,i want to use delete for everyone feature
[Android Apps and Games] toolhas4degrees:
Yuck. Problem with those apps is feed sucks doesn't load but a page or two of posts and navigation sucks
[Android Apps and Games] Electrolite_XYZ:
Oh I didn't noticed the development was halted. I'm looking for alternative Facebook apps because the official one keeps crashing. I'll check if I find other projects.
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
Theres no post by the dev saying hes haulted working on theses apps. Some one posted a quote showing the last time the apps were updated and made it seem like the development has stopped even though theres nothing from the dev saying it has. Its possable hes taking a break and workong on another project. Dev may also be working on new versions and just hasnt released anything yet cause they arnt finished.
[Android Apps and Games] Electrolite_XYZ:
I see, would be cool if he continued, he made a very nice app. I liked the older version, very close to vanilla Facebook but much better, just what he aimed for.
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
It got better with time. Also you dont see ads while browsing Facebook plus you get to download videos and pics. The only downside is the in-app messenger.
[Android Apps and Games] spbx123:
anyone else not getting notify on led light using the latest messenger, im on nos using poco if that helps

the lite works fine but no dark mode
[Android Apps and Games] wonsky21:
Got my first update prompt... Hope the dev will appear soon with his magic wand ?
[Android Apps and Games] supersemar:
nice app. hope in the next build have a fitur no need messengger to open message :)
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Hello hello. Quick update on things....

Like some of the other users, I got my first update nag. So it begins...

It seems like this update nag happened almost exactly six months since the last update. I thought that could be "good" because it meant having to update less frequently...

... but from looking at the code, a lot can change in six months. On top of being super busy with work (startups and all), I'm somewhat rusty on the FB internal structure - time to dig up the notes. Plus, the code has changed a fair bit - some of my earlier breadcrumbs are barely recognizable. But, I started digging into things tonight, and I "think" I managed to rebase my first patch. We'll see if I've actually found the right code path, or if that code path is still in use, or if the associated logic is doing what I *think* it's doing. So we'll see.

Unfortunately the changes also mean that some of my earlier semi-automated tools won't work on this version, and will require some modification. For at least one of the patching tools, I think the porting should be straightforward, but I have to sit down and do it, before I can apply the patches and spin up an APK. I tried to port one of the auto-generated patches by hand and the very early results look like they might be promising, but it would be annoying to do 30 of these by hand. So... time to update the tools for the new code structure.

Some of my other automated tools look like they were less affected, but I won't know for sure until I try applying the patches that they generate (and again, assuming the code paths they touch are still in use in the application). So hopefully that part will be a little easier, but I won't know for sure until I try. Something frustrating and unforeseen always comes up ...

Then, I have to rebase all the manual patches (there's a handful), and of course, deal with whatever unwanted junk was added over the past six months.

But, one step at a time....... here we go :)
[Android Apps and Games] ahac85:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] any chance to update messenger lite to the latest version, v37 crashes when you try to go to the settings tab?
[Android Apps and Games] wonsky21:
Oh, dear Lord...
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
I got my nag too, is this nag once? or is it supposed to repeat itself?
[Android Apps and Games] stiggerby:
Same here, both in the main app and messenger. Seems to be ongoing for me...
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
I think it'll start nagging weekly, then more often than that. I'm working on an update - this stuff is starting to come back to me. Had kind of a **** day at work but got some facebook stuff in tonight. Got the first set of automated patches pulled in, plus a few of the manual ones. Still need to go through two more sets of the semi-automated patches - tried another one by hand and at first first glance it seemed okay, but I won't know what further gremlins may lie beneath, until I do more of them, and do more and more and more testing. With any luck, I'll be able to take a look at some of the other automated stuff tomorrow, and look at the other one-off manual stuff. Then it's off to find and track down any of the *new* unwanted junk that was introduced in the last six months...

Hoping to get to Messenger after that - it's only like, six patches and they're quite similar, so maybe I can squeeze it in somwhere (or jump over to it if the main app hits unforeseen difficulties)....

Good night for now...
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
being root, I had used myandroidtools to disable all update (services/broadcast receivers and activity) and

the app crashed some hours ago,

luckily for me I reopened it and it worked

is there any chance you disable the update components?
[Android Apps and Games] the stranger94:
Any hope to have a version with a different package name for whom have it pre-installed?

Tapatalked with A8 2018
[Android Apps and Games] onliner:
if you use the "search" function, you will see that your question was answered before.
[Android Apps and Games] the stranger94:
Already use it, and ask this question several time never have an answer. If you can quote the answer of evilwombat it'll be appreciated

Tapatalked with A8 2018
[Android Apps and Games] robinmg:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION], highly appreciated that you are spending your free time to do this! I get that you can take stress home from work, and that it is in your valuable free time that you try to fix a new APK. Thank you, and waiting in anticipation to install new de-bullshitified versions of FB and Messenger.
[Android Apps and Games] evilyamateh:
i hope someone can fix the video ads, it annoying when we enjoying the video. highly appreciated that
[Android Apps and Games] bohemist:
I hav been using AdGuard's DNS over HTTPS and I no ads appear in both FB app and messenger. Sometimes sponsored posts appear bu very rare. Force closing the app and re opening and no more ads even in videos.

This is a good solution for me, for now.
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
I'm using adguard regular dns (and custom filters, hosts, etc) and I've seen no ad in this messenger version I'm using since xmas, as for Facebook, I use the browser and no ads there either
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
I will have to try this :highfive: Which version are you using?
[Android Apps and Games] evilyamateh:
wow , its is good solution .. will try it later
[Android Apps and Games] giorgosperi:
today started getting notification also for the fb ap to update....they are getting so annoying.
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Working on it :)

I've got most of the existing patches pulled over - still need to deal with hiding unwanted tabs, but I've been on a bit of a detour, trying to hunt down one annoying thing, which is hard for me to reproduce reliably: video ads. I might post a super-super-experimental version later today, even if it doesn't have the tab cleanup stuff in it.... we'll see how it goes.
[Android Apps and Games] giorgosperi:
oh you are working also on the fb app? that it will be awesome. thank you, you are doing great job :)
[Android Apps and Games] stiggerby:
Great news, and very much appreciated mate!
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Okay.... for anyone who is feeling extremely adventurous, here's an early experimental version of the next release. This version is a bit incomplete, because it's still missing the patches to hide unwanted tabs (marketplace, video, etc), as well as any other newly-added unwanted junk that we have yet to discover.

Most of the patches have been pulled over from the previous release, but there is one new patch that is particularly new/interesting/scary. Specifically, I tried to take a look at what can be done about video ads. These are quite difficult for me to reproduce reliably, aside from repeatedly watching a specific video about a chimpanzee crawling on power lines (he was fine), and even then, it's not always reliable. So, without a reliable test case, I am not sure how well this will actually work. I've got an experimental patch in place, but whether it does the right thing, or even touches code that's *actually* in use, is another question entirely. Fingers crossed, I guess...

Please let me know how well this works, paying special attention to behavior related to video ads.

Also, how do people feel about "People You May Know"? The last version had this hidden, but it just happens to be re-enabled in this version (for testing purposes, and to see how it goes). If this gets annoying, I can go back and pull it out. Thoughts?

Anyway, I gotta go crash for now, but I'm hoping to finish up the tab stuff at some point soon. In the meantime, here's a super experimental release:

facebook-lc-v15.1-very-experimental.apk

As always, have fun, and good luck!

-evilwombat
[Android Apps and Games] BIGWORM:
Thank you for your continued updates, [MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION]. Definitely appreciated!
[Android Apps and Games] Panterman6:
Thanks for the apdate
[Android Apps and Games] BungleMX:
Please hide it

Also, is there a way to put a filter option?

Hiding those post that includes any undesired word in a blak list
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
Kill the people you may know. Over 90% of the "people i may know" face book I suggest for me are people from other countries lol. There are a few that are friends of friends of friends of friends but even then i still dont know that person and dont care to lol.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Huge thanks for the update!

Successfully signed and installed on OnePlus 5 android 9.0

Testing....
[Android Apps and Games] Jadelor:
Doesn't bother me.
[Android Apps and Games] pratik_193:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] - I had asked you earlier too, when I try to rename package name, it fails giving error dex merging failed.

However, I am able to rename stock fb app with same method.

Any thoughts?
[Android Apps and Games] onliner:
Thanks for the update! Everything seems to be fine here, just a little question, have you cleaned the manifiest in this version?
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
I tried this and I am still getting sponsored posts no matter what. If I use Facebook on the Chrome browser there are no ads at all.
[Android Apps and Games] the stranger94:
If anyhow you can change the package name please share it.. It's almost a year that I'm stuck with the pre-installed one

Inviato dal mio SM-T830 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] lubikem:
I tried over 10 videos and there were no ads, big thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] manoy_patikan:
Haven't seen ads in videos til now too. The PYMK, however, keeps popping back while scrolling through the feed. I keep hiding it but it keeps coming back. You'll see it again after scrolling down further.
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
If you grabbed the new one he just loaded he said he added back in the people you may know and asked if people want that or dont want that.
[Android Apps and Games] NightRiders87:
[MENTION=259309]evil[/MENTION]wobmat Delete the "people you can know" sections.

Wysłane z mojego CLT-L29 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] Ketsueki_Takayanagi:
Still not able to install on Note 9 unrooted. Would it be possible to make an alternatively named one we can install on devices that have FB preinstalled and we're not able to get rid of it?
[Android Apps and Games] Binary Assault:
Have you tried an apk editor?
[Android Apps and Games] manoy_patikan:
I got you bro.. But that's my own way of saying it's annoying.. Just phrased it like someone reporting, not complaining..
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
Doesnt come accros like that though. Kinda seems like your conplaining its there and not saying its something better left out.
[Android Apps and Games] manoy_patikan:
:) Seriously man, did you see it as complaining? Hmmm.. I've got to rethink my life choices in that case and I thank you for your input.
[Android Apps and Games] stiggerby:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] seems to work well for me, not a fan of the suggested friends thing personally, but if that is the price to pay for nag free Facebook then I'm a happy camper.

Top work mate
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Cool. Thanks for testing. I'll nuke "people you may know" in the next release. Waiting to see what else we need to patch... I still haven't dealt with the tabs, but for some reason I'm not actually seeing the unwanted tabs lately. Coincidence? Oh well, if they don't come back over the next few days, I'll just spin the next build without tab patches.
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
Does this app wallow one to download pics and videos?
[Android Apps and Games] Sander9847:
Thanks for the new FB test release. I still have the bug where I can't open pages when searching for them.

Otherwise great!
[Android Apps and Games] aer0zer0:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] great job man.
[Android Apps and Games] Flasher8:
Hi thanks for the patches . Just curious I should use the old messenger?
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
Just wondering if youve started working on messnger as well. Last week and a half im getting the messenger is out of date and i have so many days to update every 10 opens of the messenger app.
[Android Apps and Games] jineshpatel30:
Hello Mate, Sorry for being little late to the party and Thanks for update as always !

Actually, i went back to official FB for a while as last modded version wasn't opening "Friend's comment" directly in public pages/posts when i click on them in comment thread, like they usually do in official FB of current version and i found that quite useful as mostly we are concerned about what over friedns had commented in public post rather than scrolling through hundreds on comments to reach there ;)

Let's see how this version fairs that aspect and usual mods. Will Get back to you by tomorrow.
[Android Apps and Games] Beakhole:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION], my vote is to trashcan the people you may know.

But I did install this so I could test the video ad removal. I've always been able to get video ads to play for me pretty consistently. The two fb pages that I've always gotten the most video ads on are FailArmy and Tasty. Well I just stood my phone up on my desk for about the last hour. The first 40 or so minutes I just had FailArmy video after FailArmy video play back to back. I then did the same thing for the last 20 minutes with Tasty right before posting this. Anyway, in the past, I can't go more than 3 or 4 videos without getting a midroll ad whenever I watch videos from FailArmy and Tasty. And I for sure always get a midroll ad on the first video from each page that I watch for that day. But my phone running this new version of yours just played tons of videos and I didn't get a single ad. I should've at least gotten 10 or something like that.

So I'd say your patch worked!! Well done!!! :good: :D
[Android Apps and Games] Hemingray:
Just tried the modded messenger from here, but it won't even sign in. Currently using v100 as it lacks ads. Wanted to test out dark mode without the annoying bullsh*t ads.
[Android Apps and Games] vaxoiva:
facebook-lc-v14.2.apk not work on android 9
[Android Apps and Games] Beakhole:
It works just fine for me on Pie.
[Android Apps and Games] vaxoiva:
strange on my xioami 5 plus aosp rom i even cant install this version
[Android Apps and Games] Beakhole:
Did you follow the instructions in the OP to make sure that you have all of Facebook apps signed with the same key as the one you tried to install?
[Android Apps and Games] vaxoiva:
yes tnx i delete all facebook apps and it work now
[Android Apps and Games] Beakhole:
:good:
[Android Apps and Games] jineshpatel30:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION]

Almost everything works as expected in 15.1 , I confirm about the video Ads being blocked properly as i watch around 20 videos and haven't see single ad which usually comes in middle of video in Official app for me. :)

I'm in favor of blocking "people you may know" because it keeps nagging every few pages even if we click "hide this kind of post"

Finally only difference i saw between Mod & Official is "In line threaded reply" are not showing in Modded version like in official version you are able to see 1 or 2 comment posted by friend in some public post without actually opening the comment section but unlike last Modded version this version actually takes you to the friend's comment which you open the comment section so I'm fine with no in line comments.
[Android Apps and Games] Flounderist:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION].

Installed on OP3T and Lineage OS 16 since a couple of days.

No ads in videos anymore but I get a lot suggested video. They got increasing time by time :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] deggar:
Question. I was using an older non lc facebook version. Just installed lc-v12.3 and went into "Account Settings" "Ads" and hid over 100 ads. When using lc version will we see no ad interactions inside Account Settings?
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
Starting to get a little more frequent in telling me i need to up date now. Went from being about every 10 opens to about 6. Not sure if any one els is getting this message or not.
[Android Apps and Games] giorgosperi:
yeah i got also the message for update on the messenger i guess they start eventually...
[Android Apps and Games] deggar:
I use a signed pre-stories version, Messenger 91.0.0.19.70. No ads and no update prompts.
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
Mine is the mostrecent modded version evilwombat did and i dont have any adds but i am getting the update push that started about a week ago and is getting progressively pushier lol.
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
I had that version too but I figured out I needed an update,

because I was missing out on new and useful features like

forwarding a message, replying to a message, adding reactions to a message,

fast forward a video, etc.

not to mention dark mode, which I don't like/use but is very popular

so, I would suggest updating, anyway I only got one nag... so far

edit: and the second nag today
[Android Apps and Games] stiggerby:
Same same
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
mine crashes when it wants to check for updates,

because I've got disabled all its update services/broadcast receivers,

however it's happened twice already today!

anyway, I saw from the logcat that it checks the version in a file,

what if we change this file so that it contains version 999.x.x.x?

and make it read-only?

(those who are rooted at least)
[Android Apps and Games] BungleMX:
Today FB announced the new interface ?
[Android Apps and Games] nidza010:
Installation

Why it worked on huawei nova but didn't work on samsung s9? And i can not uninstall facebook only can disable it.
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
Cause samsung was paid by fb to have the app pre-installed like system app so it cant be removed with out root. Fb is trying to do this with as many phone manufacturers as possable to cut down on people using modded apps like this.
[Android Apps and Games] nidza010:
****

And now, only root will resolve problem?