yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] Sheeezy:
Are those sniffing "features" removed also ?

Because I dont want to gift all my personal data to FB just for fun but I want to get away from this web wrapper
[Android Apps and Games] prone1:
Thank you very much friend :))
[Android Apps and Games] najodleglejszy:
hey, do you think it's possible to make the app display Most Recent feed by default, instead of Top Stories? I know I can access the option through Facebook menu, but it's cumbersome to do that every time I launch the app.
[Android Apps and Games] teostar:
Now this would be a killer feature.
[Android Apps and Games] redultra82:
Also making it more stable, both apps randomly keep closing and I've to fresh reinstall
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Hmm. I haven't seen instability myself. The only place that's "risky" is the place where I replace a returned "follow-up" section with a null pointer (rather than what I presume is inserting it into some list). But, the return value isn't even used at the call site, and even if that's the cause of a crash, it should only happen immediately after clicking "like" on a friend's page activity. If you're seeing a crash, could you post a backtrace from logcat?

Sorry, I've been slow lately due to being busy (and living at a friend's place for a week) and being away from my main computer setup. But, I "might" have maybe found something that "might" maybe help us hide some junk in a slightly more clean way, assuming the code I'm looking at even is used, and assuming it does that I think it does (since everything is obfuscated). If I get some time in the next few days, I'll try patching it and see what it does. (I really need to find a better way to patch and repack this stuff, other than a hex editor).
[Android Apps and Games] redultra82:
Im not sure why it happens, there doesn't seem to be an exact reason for it.

I'll keep using the app and if it happens again I'll try and look more into it.

Either way, still better than the official apps
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Cool, thanks!

As for that nicer / cleaner method of blocking crap.... sigh. I just tried it and I'm seeing force-closes due to an arrayIndexOutOfBoundException when calculating sizes of custom layouts. Damnit facebook - you couldn't bother to error-check your models prior to trying to render layouts for them? I bet the custom layout viewer for hscroll items is using item 0 to set the height of the custom viewgroup, or some stupid crap like that.

Oh well, back to square one. I really ought to be intercepting this garbage at the graphql model level, rather than trying to patch the layout rendering stuff. But that's harder to find...... oh well, back to the drawing board for now.
[Android Apps and Games] whatfor?:
Hi ! First of all thanks for all this, really great thread !

Just have one thing i'd like to ask please, tried to download and install " Messenger (as of 4/10/17): dropbox.com/s/zy9q5ache9...n-resigned.apk " but after a couple of hours the app updates by itself and becomes the "snapchat type " of messenger.

I have Google playstore automatic updates disabled so not sure why this is happening all by itself... please advise as the LC version is too basic and can't view sent images in any of the chats.

Thanks in advance !
[Android Apps and Games] kos25k:
hey dude is it possible to tell me how to create a full debullshified facebook app with just showing only photos?like instagram.and then I can clone it with a third party app,so I can have both facebook apps.thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] jineshpatel30:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION]

I think it's time to update OP as it seems working fine for everyone and better than 9.x.

please add both 10.1 & 10.2 with a note.

I just changed my signature link to OP so when you'll update OP people will get correct versions ;)

[MENTION=684050]users[/MENTION], let's make this mod to get some limelight it deserve by adding Thread info to your signature (but not too much to get Facebook's attention other they'll come poaching :p )

if you want to use mine, here's the code.... (remove #)

[URL#="https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/bullshified-version-facebook-okay-to-t3586318/"][IMG#]http://i.picasion.com/gl/86/8ze7.gif[/IMG][/URL]
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Awesome! Thanks for the words of encouragement. I've updated the OP with links to 10.2, with and without the Event footer hidden.

As always, good luck and have fun! I'm gonna go catch some sleep.
[Android Apps and Games] agustinsaavedra1:
What's event footer?

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[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
It's the bar at the bottom of every event post, with details and a big INTERESTED button. Not sure how I feel about it. I'll probably leave it in for future releases - it feels kind of cluttered but it is in some ways useful.
[Android Apps and Games] rixz59:
Can someone make a flashable version of this app? I cant install it because somehow samsung integrated facebook as a system app.
[Android Apps and Games] thanhnvt194:
uninstall fb via titantium backup or root explorer, restart device then instal this mod
[Android Apps and Games] MatG-DK:
You saying we can't get rid of the MyDay crap?
[Android Apps and Games] lowspeed:
Seeing ads in the contact list... Any way to disables this?
[Android Apps and Games] mikeprius:
i noticed that the FB messenger now has ads ?
[Android Apps and Games] MatG-DK:
Now it makes no sense using your version? The myday crap is back and no way to remove or disable.. How did they manage to update the old version i was using.. Suddenly the myday crap was back and i thought i just nedded to install your latest version, but is there any difference in original version vs evilwombat version now?
[Android Apps and Games] jineshpatel30:
Something to look forward for next release ;)
[Android Apps and Games] FirefighterDown:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] Messenger 145 from your OP once restarted updates with the snapchat imitation crap UI. Any way to revert it back to the oldschool UI?
[Android Apps and Games] AlmostIdiot:
If you long press on that notification you can disable it yourself
[Android Apps and Games] Osama Chishty:
still having ads in Facebook and messenger i am currently on 10.2 version.
[Android Apps and Games] jineshpatel30:
I tried already but i still keep getting those almost daily basis.

And funny part is i never ever watched any video on FB.
[Android Apps and Games] Y2Ne1:
Hey Everyone Love the Mod i was wondering is there a patched version of Messenger ? I have a rooted note 4 with a modded play store running 4.4.4 still lol , i do have 138 patched version of messenger the new 145 doesn't install on my phone =(

ps. here a patched version of messenger 138 http://www88.zippyshare.com/v/rnq3Tzwb/file.html

also here is a patched FB green & purple V59 its old but epic http://www73.zippyshare.com/v/MiKVarUx/file.html

Its would be great to have it new fb themed because i can't seem to update my fb anymore =(
[Android Apps and Games] kos25k:
hello.with new version something weird is happening.After 10+ pages of newsfeed scrolling,suddenly I see posts from 1 December and older.
[Android Apps and Games] bobiscool07:
Is there a version with a different name for non-root Samsung users? I cannot install because the default facebook is system level on TouchWiz and conflicts with the install.
[Android Apps and Games] Zenns:
I got a rooted v20 and have issues removing the default fb application any idea would be great :)
[Android Apps and Games] kos25k:
any idea why the "pokes" button dissapeared?There are some who claim that suggested pokes are the persons who mostly visit your profile [emoji23][emoji6]
[Android Apps and Games] Dims_Camper:
Maybe you can try this https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
[Android Apps and Games] VulScanner:
interesting

Hi, i think the app is interesting. I may wanna test. Just a suggestion that you can add some screenshots. Too much words, a little bit heavy in visual.:)
[Android Apps and Games] lubikem01:
Has someone an older version of Pages Manager.apk
[Android Apps and Games] deggar:
Does anyone know if there is a way to turn off newsfeed shuffle within "internal settings"? Again, great work, thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] jiojio:
nice app

why so-many permission required

feedback

i need a facebook app like "login in firefox browser"

so

*only internet access permission

*no notification in background

*no contact sync

*no location sync

*no data-minig
[Android Apps and Games] Avhill:
It has the same permissions as the official app. Maybe you're searching for some Facebook website wrapper, like "Swipe for Facebook" or "Friendly for Facebook" ?
[Android Apps and Games] azndan2:
Just started using this and its so nice. I was previously using a 2 year old version of facebook messenger so that I wouldn't have to see all that garbage "Stories" junk. Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] EwOkie:
Tried this version but installing with fb 9.1 I get this package conflicts with an existing package ??

Same if uninstall it completely then install msgr 138 above then install 10.1 or 10.2 any help?
[Android Apps and Games] deggar:
It could be a conflict with signing. I download the less crap version I like and then a pre-stories version of messenger from apkmirror (messenger 91 or less). I then resign them both using the app zipsigner from the play store. No conflict on install and they work fine. Also remember you must uninstall any genuine facebook apps prior or you will have installation errors.
[Android Apps and Games] Salvaparalyzer:
Remove stub with Titanium Backup, proceed to install.

Or you can install the apk in another device, backup with Titanium, then import in your v20.

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Is there a way to ger rid of video ads, recently I'm getting my vids interrupted by stupid 20 secs ads. ;(
[Android Apps and Games] Flasher8:
Sane here with ads
[Android Apps and Games] kos25k:
hello.can u please remove also the posts with "fake" contests that our friends posts?You know..this known post from companies that say:post this to win a present,etc...

My news feed is full of these posts..[emoji35]

also if u could add option to remove songs that friends post.nobody cares for everyone's stupid songs! [emoji23]
[Android Apps and Games] owlery_hk:
I hate how they decided to hide the "most recent" option, so that they can decide for you what you see...
[Android Apps and Games] deggar:
For that reason I have gone back to the pre-stories version 115.0.0.20.72. The lack of a real most recent feed and constant shuffling makes it impossible to know what is an actual new post on your newsfeed.
[Android Apps and Games] bauer18:
Hey guys, I installed the messenger but I still have the Myday thing, how can I get rid of it? Sorry noob. Can't seem to find the settings.
[Android Apps and Games] Jigneshg:
I agree with this.. What a load of crap FB is.. Sometimes I get to see today's feed after 2-3 days. Entire Fb app designed by them is crap.
[Android Apps and Games] the stranger94:
Is there any simple way to know when you release an update ?

The number of last version in the title could help..

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[Android Apps and Games] Redhawk2000:
Does that correlate to any of the previous versions in the OP? The ability to easily do a most recent feed is the most important thing for me.
[Android Apps and Games] deggar:
I guess FB has better protected access to their internal settings after version 134, but after lc version 8.4, you can still access some internal settings. If you long press the newsfeed icon on far left and then select "Always do a fresh fetch on cold start" you should get a better organized newsfeed on initial start.
[Android Apps and Games] neok44:
So I've been using the messenger app with the internal menu unlocked to remove the my day/stories crap.

Past few weeks it kept bringing up a warning saying you have to update and so and so and today I'm completely locked out with Please Update Messenger and only option is update. Going to try and uninstall/reinstall and see if that works but this is the situation now.

There are so many posts in here it's hard to figure out what's going on but is there any version of the messenger app that does not have the myday/stories garbage right now that works without update nagging?
[Android Apps and Games] manoy_patikan:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] , happy holidays to you Sir!

Just a little request but only when you have the time. Is it possible for you to generate a new APK (similar to v10.2) but fixing the double entry in res/values/styles.xml?

<style name="nux_bubble_text">

<item name="android:textSize">12.0dip</item>

<item name="android:textColor">@android:color/white</item>

<item name="android:textColor">@android:color/white</item> <----------------------------------

<item name="android:gravity">left</item>

<item name="android:paddingLeft">8.0dip</item>

<item name="android:paddingRight">8.0dip</item>

<item name="android:shadowColor">@color/black25a</item>

<item name="android:shadowDy">-1.0</item>

<item name="android:shadowRadius">0.25</item>

</style>

In all your previous versions, I have been able to successfully change FB color by simply replacing values in color.xml but with this new version, I get an error when compiling using apktool because of the double entry. If I remove the duplicate line, I'm able to compile successfully and I can get the apk installed (after signing, of course), but I'm getting several force close even after wiping app data.

I'm not really sure if that's the cause but that's the only difference in what I'm doing with ALL your previous versions.

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My wife is using the pre-stories messenger found in the first page since Facebook-LC v5 release.. No problems 'til now. I think the version is somewhere 63.X.X.X.X.

I'm using messenger 90.0.0.14.70 from apkmirror.com.. I read somewhere that this is the latest version available in apkmirror that does not have the stories crap. I just tried it last Saturday and everything seems to be fine. No stories, no update nags. Note: I have to re-sign OP facebook-LC and the messenger APK I got from apkmirror with the same signature to get it working. All FB apps must have the same signature. I use ZipSigner to sign both apks.
[Android Apps and Games] spyura:
Can not install

Hello,

I can not install the app it says that apk with a similar name already exists. Which is not true I dont have any fb apk on my device. How can i bypass that error?

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] danitucek:
Hello guys, i dont know whether its only me but every time i remove completely everything from facebook and install the modified messenger it disables the internal menu automatically (actually, it wasnt even activated in the menu) and enables this montage snapchat-wannabe bullp**p. I have read somewhere that facebook managed somehow to eliminate this feature but i am not sure. Since today it was working flawlessly, no force updates, no montage and (the worst of all kind) no my day on chat heads. Can anyone confirm that something is happening or it is just my phone/fb profile? Thank you guys
[Android Apps and Games] jineshpatel30:
I'm not sure but double entries could be related to "comment bubbles" introduce recently by FB and when you are removing those for your color mod it causes FCs.

So i don't think those double entries were placed by OP. they should be in official FB version as well (check it) if it's the case, i'm afraid that your mod is doomed until you find other work around.
[Android Apps and Games] manoy_patikan:
Yes, it's also in the official FB app but reading from the apktool support, I think it's a mistake. I'm just hoping OP's workaround in compiling would correct it. He's able to compile it with the duplicate entry so I'm thinking he's using other tools,,, other than apktool.
[Android Apps and Games] mdxdave:
Is there any reason why I can not install lc-10.2 on Android Oreo 8.0? [emoji848]
[Android Apps and Games] MeNoNoob:
Check if there are any installed Facebook apps and uninstall them then
[Android Apps and Games] widmo1980:
The Good Job :D
[Android Apps and Games] mdxdave:
There are no Facebook Apps preinstalled, it's a custom rom. [emoji1]
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Happy holidays indeed! I'm afraid the duplicate line in styles.xml is the result of facebook's internal gremlins (and/or how apktool deals with them), rather than anything I did. I faced the same issue when I try to repack the stock facebook APK, and I too had to delete a duplicate property in styles.xml. I opened a bug on this a while back, but it looks like this is just an artefact of how the original APK was packed.

https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/issues/1618

Luckily it looks like you've found the same workaround - deleting the duplicate property makes things work, and doesn't seem to cause any harm.
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Hmm. Shouldn't be any reason for this. I've used it on Oreo 8.0 (and 8.1, when that came out) and it seems to be working for me. Is your ROM including some other package named 'com.facebook.katana' or some such? That would be unlikely, but possible I guess.... I wonder if having any baked-in facebook widgets in the ROM would cause issues?
[Android Apps and Games] Gamer4Life:
if i update, do i install new apk over the old one. or i must perform a clean install
[Android Apps and Games] manoy_patikan:
For some reason, if I remove the duplicate entry, I get force closes when installing the APK. How did you manage to build your mods to a new apk while keeping the duplicate entry? I see the 10.2 apk still has the duplicate entry.
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Aah, yes. There seems to be a problem with apktool when repacking the lastest (that I tried) base Facebook apk. It looked like string resources weren't being packed into the destination APK at all. This caused the login screen to lack text labels, followed by an FC on login.

Since of my mods are code mods, I unpacked the base apk without unpacking resources (apktool -r). But since I still wanted to patch a few resources anyway, I used apktool to unpack the resources to a temp directory, patched them, rebuilt the APK, then unzipped the rebuilt APK, pulled out the compiled versions of the resources I changed, and dumped them back over my regular workspace (where the base apk had been unpacked with -r). This is quite roundabout (especially since apktool names its resources differently from stock, and I had to match their filenames up), but it's a quick and dirty way of getting the job done. Note that since apktool isn't repacking string resources properly (or, I guess, at all), I haven't changed the name of the app to "Facebook LC" in the latest release.

Here's the relevant apktool issue:

https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/issues/1669

I hope this helps...
[Android Apps and Games] areq1987:
Why scrolling app cause huge stutters and lags?
[Android Apps and Games] widmo1980:
Try the version facebook-lc-v9.2
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Cold cache after update. If it continues, try reinstalling. I be haven't seen it.
[Android Apps and Games] areq1987:
I've installed version 9.2 and this version is really smooth but hasn't marketplace implementation. Version 10 lags far more than original app and causes instability of all system and CPU drain.. Uninstalling help CPU goes back to low frequencies. There is something wrong with version 10.2

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[Android Apps and Games] iamnotstanley:
Hi! Can you make a clean/modded version of Messenger v146? It's the last version which can be themed with Substratum. I'm using this variant from apkmirror. Thanks! https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/faceb...146-0-0-33-136-android-apk-download/download/
[Android Apps and Games] nomigujjar:
I try to install v9.3 but fail

Am on s4 custom rom ff
[Android Apps and Games] Flounderist:
Hi, I reverted to v9.2. It looks a little smoother. Any update incoming?

Keep up and happy New Year!
[Android Apps and Games] manoy_patikan:
Yes, 9.2 is faster/smoother but it does not load groups from notification. I also switched back to 9.2 because of slow internet connection. Our country's ISP sucks. I reverted a single mod I found to bring back the groups though.

I compared 9.2 and 9.1 and diff -qr only shows the following files as the difference.

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Files 9.2/res/values/strings.xml and 9.1s/res/values/strings.xml differ

Files 9.2/smali_classes2/com/facebook/graphql/model/GraphQLGroupsYouShouldJoinFeedUnit.smali and 9.1s/smali_classes2/com/facebook/graphql/model/GraphQLGroupsYouShouldJoinFeedUnit.smali differ

Files 9.2/smali_classes2/X/1eU.2.smali and 9.1s/smali_classes2/X/1eU.2.smali differ

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After series of shot in the dark trial and error, I think the line(s) that caused the groups not loading is in line 1340 to 1342 of smali_classes2/com/facebook/graphql/model/GraphQLGroupsYouShouldJoinFeedUnit.smali

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const/4 v0, 0x0

return-object v0

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I removed those 2 codes and just copied and pasted what's in 9.1

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iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/facebook/graphql/model/GraphQLGroupsYouShouldJoinFeedUnit;->k:Ljava/util/List;

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That's as far as I can get. I tried this guide but nothing is sinking in my brain. I hope evilwombat will revisit the 5.1 based version or some experts can help him out. He has been very supportive of this mod since daay 1.

So far, only issue I encountered is "Suggested Groups" and "Create a Group" shows up every once in a while. Not like it's popping up every N number of posts though.

If you always have fast internet, 10.2 is the best version for you but if you prefer the 5.1 based version, you might want to give it a try.
[Android Apps and Games] jineshpatel30:
Yes as i said in past, 4.x base version always feels laggy/shuttery (for any application not just FB) for god knows what reason :rolleyes: but right now there's NO stable version of base 5.1+ as FB moved to only two variants, 4.x+ & 8.x+ since version 150 So we don't have any other option as of now.

Let's hope they will come back to 3 variants strategy soon and after that with some miracle OP somehow will able to get it work on every API :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] widmo1980:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] Hi! Can you make a clean/modded version https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/facebook-2/facebook/facebook-80-0-0-21-65-release/facebook-80-0-0-21-65-android-apk-download/
[Android Apps and Games] Gamer4Life:
there is a glitch that makes videos dont display properly when they are not full screen. does any one face this problem?
[Android Apps and Games] AnthonyJRP:
This is the last version??

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[Android Apps and Games] kos25k:
please make a second version with full debloating everything except friend's photos!(like instagram experience)