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[Android Apps and Games] SuperSandro2000:
Root and remove it
[Android Apps and Games] x-geo:
I don't want root, that's why I use this method, your answer does not help me at all
[Android Apps and Games] SuperSandro2000:
Then remove all apps with adb from your system
[Android Apps and Games] pratik_193:
This method won't help.
[Android Apps and Games] x-geo:
thanks for your answer, do you know another method for doing that? ( no root please)
[Android Apps and Games] superleeds27:
Running the test version on Android O DP4.

Everything seems fine so far!
[Android Apps and Games] pratik_193:
Nop. No method to use this version..

Try using simple pro for Facebook or any other alternative
[Android Apps and Games] superleeds27:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION]

Is there anyway of removing background scans that the app does?
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
You mean things like the bluetooth scans? It might be possible to remove these from the manifest. I've had mixed results there. Or are you referring to something else?
[Android Apps and Games] superleeds27:
I got talking to someone on G+ who posted the following:

Kind of makes sense when you think about it
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
Will this work on how to disable Facebook Messenger Day Feature? https://www.xda-developers.com/disable-facebook-messenger-day-android/
[Android Apps and Games] niphoet:
Yes.
[Android Apps and Games] azezamere:
How about I have pre installed Facebook and can't uninstall so I can't install this mod . Anyone know what to do in this case ?
[Android Apps and Games] ireun:
Root and uninstall ;)
[Android Apps and Games] azezamere:
I know rooting there is no root for galaxy s8 Snapdragon

I'm wondering other than rooting.
[Android Apps and Games] ireun:
I don't think there is such method.

To enable internal menu you need root.

To install modded app you need to uninstall every other FB app.

To uninstall system .apk you need root.

Sorry mate. :/
[Android Apps and Games] Nicole:
I have also Facebook preinstalled, look back a few pages, pretty big discussion about me not wanna root... Ppl here are so...

Anyway, I changed the name on the packagename to .nicole and that worked just fine. Now i run this patched Messenger on my XZ with Facebook deactivated.

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[Android Apps and Games] azezamere:
Thanks alot . Do u mind how u changed package name ?which app did u u use ?thanks again
[Android Apps and Games] Nicole:
I used apk editor pro, I hope you figure it out ヅ

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[Android Apps and Games] azezamere:
Thanks alot buddy
[Android Apps and Games] CONlN:
Thank you very much for this, I just installed them both on my Moto Z and everything goes smoothly. :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] TheMadRuffian:
dude..thank you soooooooooo damn muchhhhh..:laugh: i really needed tis..hope the development continues as long as facebook exists ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Georgi_Ko:
Thank you for the modded versions, much appreciated! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Nicole:
Did you use this? APK Editor Pro

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.heagoo.apkeditor.pro

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[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Hey guys!

I just uploaded v8.2 and updated the top post with the new URL (to a non-slow server this time). This version has the same mods as the prior versions, but the base APK has been updated to a version from 7/25/2017. So, this should hopefully address the nagging update nags.

Why "v8.2"? Well, I figure it makes more sense to keep track of version numbers if I split the base version from the modded version. So, every update of the base APK will increment the major version, and every update to the mods/patches will increment the minor version. That should keep the versioning a little more sane.

The next thing that happens to be on my radar is another attempt at swapping the Top Stories / Most Recent feed, but this week I have a bunch of other work to do (and dog-related things to deal with for the next few days). But with any luck I'll be able to get to the next part of the feed-swapping stuff tonight, if time permits. I'm trying to be more methodical about it this time around, but as always, FB code is a friggin mess, there are multiple parts that seem to accomplish the same thing (but in different ways), and, well, good luck figuring out the one that is actually in use. But, let's try this again.

As always, good luck, have fun, and let me know what you think!

- evilwombat
[Android Apps and Games] n_boy86:
Awesome work. Is it possible to do the same with heavy bloated Instagram?love the messenger better now?
[Android Apps and Games] el_easy:
Great work as usual, it runs very smooth too..

Question: Is there anyway to disable or hide FB activity log? Because, before I used to hide it, now every hot chicks that i press LIKE, my wife catch me later looking the activity log.. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
I'm afraid the activity log is a server-side thing. You could probably kill the actually log menu within the app, but she could always look at it from another device or from the web.
[Android Apps and Games] el_easy:
Yeah, that's what she does look all my activities on her phone, not even that all my contacts see what i do ..Damn!!
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Takyon:
Get a new woman. Doesn't she trust you?
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
All women do it. Trust is not an issue. Just a matter of wanting to know. Mainly with something like facebook. If she doesnt check up on you then she no longer cares.
[Android Apps and Games] lalit387:
Hahaha
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Takyon:
My missus doesn't check up on me. She's free to look if she wants but we have trust.

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Having issues with groups not always showing content, it's fine on standard Facebook.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
OK.
[Android Apps and Games] REDISBLOOD:
After installing this my phone installs a spam app instant apps(com.app_iamx.layout) and I cannot stop this.
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
Stop clicking LIKE on hot chicks :D:silly: or better yet, click on the down arrow next to the post and save post/link :laugh::highfive::cool:
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Takyon:
That's not this mod, it's part of Google or Android, it's legit. Most people only notice when they see it's updating, normally runs in the background.
[Android Apps and Games] REDISBLOOD:
Did you read the package name?? And still thinks it's part of Google or android :confused: serious problem there.

it's a spam app in play store ,check rating and reviews . And I don't know it's bundled in this mod or not but it's just showed as soon as I installed this modded app and opened
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
If you check under settings, Google and under Services there should be Instant Apps. Some phones do not have instant apps yet, but I just got this earlier this week.
[Android Apps and Games] REDISBLOOD:
Dont get confused google instant app with this purticular app.

Check below screenshot and i am talking about this app.not google instant app(this works in diffrent way)

Check package name com.app_iamx.layout is installed in your phone if so uninstall immediately because its a spam/spy app that steal ur data,(for ur info google package name start with com.google and com.android for android system apps)
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
I do not have com.app_iamx.layout even after installing this modded Facebook. You probably got the malware from somewhere else.
[Android Apps and Games] CONlN:
I've installed this mod on lots of smartphones and I can certify it is completely clean.

Check your sources, maybe you got the "spam app" from somewhere else.
[Android Apps and Games] ANDR01DN00B:
Latest v8.2 Dropbox link seems to be down. Anyone else?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
Yeah, but I just uploaded here http://www49.zippyshare.com/v/lxH8GKar/file.html
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
"Your Dropbox links temporarily suspended for generating excessive traffic"?? Okay, it's back to the university server for me. It may be slow but at least it, you know, worked. Link updated. Thanks for mirroring!
[Android Apps and Games] onolox:
Can you make a Facebook Lite signed with the same key as yours?
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
I already did. See top post.
[Android Apps and Games] onolox:
I had not found.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.lite
[Android Apps and Games] CONlN:
It's on the FIRST POST of THIS THREAD. :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] onolox:
Other FB apps signed with the same key (but not modified):

Messenger (old version, pre-stories): http://club.cc.cmu.edu/~smoskovc/fac...-Messenger.apk

Messenger Lite (as of 7/20/17): https://www.dropbox.com/s/0qb71ldvrs...3-resigned.apk

Messenger (as of 4/10/17): https://www.dropbox.com/s/zy9q5ache9...n-resigned.apk

Pages Manager: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qekk19mdut...s-resigned.apk

Workplace by Facebook: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4vx4839x0e...k-resigned.apk

Workplace Chat: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4gu5gz3olu...t-resigned.apk

Groups: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fpbo4yupb7...2-resigned.apk

There's no FACEBOOK LITE.
[Android Apps and Games] twe90kid:
Which version of messenger has chatheads?
[Android Apps and Games] PokemonTotalWar:
Are you able to upload these to XDA Labs by any chance? It'd be very useful to be able to keep track of updates and I think they have their own hosting.
[Android Apps and Games] ElaJohn:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] bro can you re-upload v7? Its down from the 1st page. :( Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] xezrunner:
It seems that Messenger has disabled editing MobileConfig (and possibly GK Override) in the latest versions. Not sure if it's client-side or server-side, but the latest version from the Play Store, with the root "am start" way, opening the internal menu and changing anything in MobileConfig no longer allows changing to a different value, it just stays what it is. Someone on Facebook under XDA's public post on this My day stuff said they were running a 130 version of Messenger (the beta), and they had a dialog pop up when trying to enter MobileConfig saying "Make sure you're an employee" or something similiar. This all happened the day when XDA developers decided it'd be the greatest idea in the world to make this publicized on every single social platform there is for the Facebook devs to see and patch it. Why did they even make an article on this, for money?

GK seems to work for now, and the Facebook app also doesn't appear to be patched yet, but I can see it being patched in a few days. :(
[Android Apps and Games] Ryuce:
lolol i started getting ads in the messenger app

Anyone known how to remove them?
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Takyon:
Not an issue I've faced, sorry.

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Is anybody else getting random issues where groups sometimes won't load or show posts? I'm only getting it with the last 2 builds I've tried but not with the official apps.
[Android Apps and Games] Geek_Man:
I running the last version in my Galaxy S6 everything seems go smooth. Thanks for your work in this mod :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] ayylmaomyman:
Messenger 126 link is 404 for me
[Android Apps and Games] Arkonite:
Could someone reupload FB v7 because the download link shows page not found...
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
Here you go http://www33.zippyshare.com/v/yFN9ojjo/file.html
[Android Apps and Games] Javs2010:
Wish I could install this but my phone already comes with Facebook preinstalled and I can't remove because I'm not rooted [emoji20]
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
You can still install it from a few pages back by using this app app and renaming the package name.
[Android Apps and Games] XERO_Racer:
I do not know if this has been asked previously, but I did a quick search and nobody has asked if its possible to remove the "reactions" portion, I do not even care to see if someone is saying "haha" or "angry" face on a post, i really preferred it when it was just "likes"
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Done. Top post updated.
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
I recommend jumping to v8.2, but I just reuploaded v7. Due to space and bandwidth restrictions, I might have to move from dropbox to something else...
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
That's not a bad idea. Thanks! I'll check it out.
[Android Apps and Games] payjo73:
V82 have same problem in lollipop 5.1.1 Z1 compact like official facebook....success installed but every time blinking white screen when launch app..
[Android Apps and Games] ElaJohn:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] Honestly, I feel v7 is the most perfect version so far. I experienced slow response from v8. Images takes awhile to preload. While n V7 images is intantly loaded even when I rush to the bottom of the news feed. Just an observation. Thanks for the mirror. :)
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
No problem. I'll keep it up there. The mods between them are largely the same (but with offsets updated, to match the new APK). Any slowdown there is likely due to the base version having gotten more bloated. You'll see update nags on v7, but you'd see them just the same on an unmodded base APK from the same date.

I wonder if the "Your app is out of date" notification is somehow special, because it tries to launch an internal update activity (which means we could isolate and hide it)? Nah, probably not - any notification needs to be able to target any screen within the app, so I bet they're using some kind of generic internal-URL scheme or something. But it would be nice to be able to filter out the update notification, and thus relax the time between APK updates...
[Android Apps and Games] avirupz:
Thanks a lot for this modded version ?
[Android Apps and Games] ANDR01DN00B:
Hey OP! I love how active and responsive you are on this thread, its really awesome! So in your post, you mentioned "I haven't done manifest cleanup (...) stripping out annoying background services, location-related crap, bluetooth scanning, etc." Do you think doing this will decrease the background activity of these apps? I'm currently on the O Beta and damn FB and FBMessenger eat my battery in the background even when their background runtime is limited.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] gregsoir:
can't install the modded fb app, i uninstalled all other fb apps.
[Android Apps and Games] onolox:
Use Catlog or Logcat Extreme to get logcats of what is happening.
[Android Apps and Games] JUSTINMARMER:
Doesn't install. Says it is corrupt. Hope it works out.
[Android Apps and Games] rootlinux:
Thank you for all your hard work.
[Android Apps and Games] niphoet:
Yes, absolutely.
[Android Apps and Games] rajkatiyar07:
90+ Mb ! what did you do ? i mean i appreciate your hard work but it would consume more RAM than official one, wouldn't it ? also number of wakelocks and alarms will be more so battery hogging . would be nice if someone could share the battery consumption .
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Takyon:
No it doesn't, he explained it a while back why it appears larger. It takes no more resources on my phone than the standard client.
[Android Apps and Games] rajkatiyar07:
Did you ever check for battery consumption ? wakelocks and alarms ?
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
It should occupy the same amount of ram as stock. The difference in size is due to compression (namely the way apktool compresses resources) but that doesn't matter because that stuff gets decompressed when it's used. I have a link to an open apktool bug a few posts back, but honestly I'm not worried about it because that guy already works super hard as it is.

As for wakelocks, that shouldn't really change either. Most of my mods are single-instruction patches that relate to loading of unwanted crapware - they touch the core logic hardly at all. Although you might see a small improvement in terms of performance (due to some crap posts not being loaded), I'd realistically expect things to be largely on par with stock. The goal here is to improve the quality of content (and to block unwanted content) rather than hack and slash at the core logic.

That said, I need to bring back some of the manifest hacks (to strip out background location crap and Bluetooth-related crap) though I imagine these will be a separate / experimental thing since different Android versions do different things with runtime permissions and the like.

Now that I'm done house/dog sitting for a while, maybe I can have some time to myself and to look at this stuff. I am still in the middle of trying to mess with the Most Recent feed- maybe tomorrow I can hopefully resume that.
[Android Apps and Games] rajkatiyar07:
Thanks for explaining :) i thought its gonna save my battery a little. :good::highfive:
[Android Apps and Games] Gamer4Life:
Any update ?
[Android Apps and Games] Matvei27:
messenger now showing sponsored content. any solution?
[Android Apps and Games] EriTay:
This is a perfect solution, thanks for fulfilling this need! :)
[Android Apps and Games] rohitece06:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] this app throws bunch of java io exception as well dexlib loader messages. I am guessing it keeps the processor awake.
[Android Apps and Games] rootlinux:
Mine is sleeping like a baby.
[Android Apps and Games] Assunta_Maggio74:
Try messenger lite
[Android Apps and Games] pratik_193:
By any way, is there a chance of reducing the wakelocks ? the facebook app is a battery hogger & wakes on its own even if greenified..
[Android Apps and Games] abraden80:
Using app ops to deny the "keep awake" and "run in background" permissions helps a lot
[Android Apps and Games] tjlmbklr:
I use Messenger Lite Version 11.0.0.2.159-6601515. it works just fine.

Can be found on apkmirror.com
[Android Apps and Games] pratik_193:
which app ops do you use? i tried couple of them, but does not work on oneplus 5
[Android Apps and Games] abraden80:
App ops is built into the ROM that I use but from what I've heard this one works fine too https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission
[Android Apps and Games] stuartslaugh2@gmail.com:
There is an app in Playstore called "Swift" which solves most people's problems with the fb! This app has all the fb functionality you want, minus the crap & bloat!! Messenger is included in the app, aml

There is an app in Playstore called "Swift" which solves most people's problems with the fb! This app has all the fb functionality you want, minus the crap & bloat!! Messenger is included in the app and the whole package is only 19.32mb!!! And it doesn't spawn a bunch of background services...my Galaxy J3 Prime runs like a Tour De France bike! It occasionally gets a little buggy, but nothing like the agony of the bloated behemoth that fb has become. Oh, and the name is Facebook Swift...and that's truth in advertising.

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Glad you guys are happy, but I believe that Facebook Swift is a great solution as well. I'm well pleased with this software; the developer/s did a fantastic job.

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Huh??? You must be dating some f'd up women.
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Hmmm. It's hard to tell. I suppose we could give it a shot (life has been ridiculously busy lately - I haven't had time for dinner after work, let alone sitting down) but hopefully this changes tonight. I honestly haven't noticed any significant battery drain related to these apps, though I'm on M. If they are indeed causing wake-ups, that would cause battery drain, though I'm not sure how many wake-ups are caused by app activity, vs what the app does in the background when the app is already awake...
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Hmm. I've had that happen once or twice, and it seems to be a glitch during install. All the times it's happened to me, doing an uninstall and rebooting the phone has cleared things up. It sounds silly but that's been my remedy. I hope it works out for you...
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Sponsored content in Messenger? Yuck! I haven't seen it, but I will keep an eye out. The only sponsored content I've seen is in the built-in browser (so when your friend sends you a link, it opens in messenger's own browser, with its own ads). But I just set Messenger to open links externally, so I don't have to deal with that nonsense...
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Takyon:
I've had no sponsored content in messenger ever, although I do use a modified hosts file to block ads.

I've also had no issues with fb keeping the phone awake or draining battery.
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
Yeah, sorry I misread your reply. If you are on a custom ROM such as Lineage OS. Settings/Privacy/Privacy Guard/top right 3 dots/Advanced/Background
[Android Apps and Games] stuartslaugh2@gmail.com:
Fair enough. Personally, I HATE the

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chat heads. In fact I hate most fb apps. And frankly, I prefer to use the web. I do the same thing with Google apps. Why would I clog my system with the Google search app when the web search is actually faster than using the mobile app. And the fb Android app gets more unstable with every update. These deep pockets companies can hire computer engineers from the best schools, yet they couldn't figure out that web applications are often far more efficient & functional than their local applications. I mean, I just uninstalled the latest fb, and it was an incredible 450 or so megabytes!! There isn't one feature I miss from that ridiculous bloatware.

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Messenger was OK, but most of its functionality is included in Swift. But the main fb app is a piece of crap!! It, at least on my device, is unstable & buggy and it would bring my system to its knees. Good bye and good riddance to fb software.
[Android Apps and Games] xxqxpxx:
I noticed something today when i was sending a picture messanger won't send says u must update to continue chatting. Im on 126
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
You must be the developer for that app since you are promoting it in your replies a lot. If you do not like the official Facebook app that is modded here, then leave the thread and stop promoting the wrapper version.
[Android Apps and Games] lowspeed:
Happened to me too... Says must update. ... But then it continued to work
[Android Apps and Games] ayylmaomyman:
As others have said, messenger 126 has no sending functionality for me
[Android Apps and Games] ireun:
Same here.. Waiting for an update!
[Android Apps and Games] :
Did anyone notice that there's a hidden menu when you press and hold on the notification and on the "3 bars" icon in the main screen? Some developer options, someone knows what they are for?
[Android Apps and Games] d14gvn:
Can you add this patch to the current version of debloated?

https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-facebook-apk-patcher-to-enable-t3366080
[Android Apps and Games] r3ix:
Yes i would like to use a Facebook app modded with messenger included... Would be great.

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[Android Apps and Games] Rizaria:
Certainly enjoying this less annoying FB app. Was using Lite, but it really doesn't play nice with uploading decent sized photos and videos amongst other issues.

One thing I miss however, is a Mark All As Read button for notifications. Like on Lite, Web app and such. Is there a way to enable it, perhaps in that mobile configuration section?