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[Android Apps and Games] breakingspell:
Finally been forced to update my v91 Messenger due to Android 10.

Latest version of Messenger LC works great, clean aside from the Stories posts at the top-center of the app, and floating with the chat heads.

Are "stories" here to stay, no way to get rid of them? Entire reason i'd stayed on an ancient version of Messenger was to completely avoid these and the irritating numbered button they tack onto the chat heads interface. Simply want to direct-message friends, no need for snapchat-style features.

Messenger Lite is an alternative but the lack of media features and chat heads are disappointing.
[Android Apps and Games] Usraek:
Thanks for the update, you're amazing.
[Android Apps and Games] b4mb1_:
First of all, thanks for the update on Messenger. However, I am experiencing random crashes on the new version. I can't pinpoint the exact time when it crash but it goes randomly.

Xiaomi Mi 8 (dipper), RevengeOS (Pie)

EDIT:

Added logcat

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[Android Apps and Games] dr4go:
[MENTION=5990582]b4mb1_[/MENTION]: Your log doesn't show any crashes.
[Android Apps and Games] b4mb1_:
Oooopss. Sorry I forgot to add. Anyways, thanks for the heads up. I've updated my post.
[Android Apps and Games] sniff15:
Your new update seems to be solid so far and ready.

Thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] Wave3.3:
Not work on Samsung Note 8 N950F Pie stock (no root)

I uninstalled Messenger and any other system apps via adb with and without "-k" (they disappeared from phone apps list).

Tried to reboot, tried to install you app also via adb (with no success) :crying:

It says only "App not installed" , I tried last app with stories, and no stories, and 1 old version, same problem :(

Can someone help me please?

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[Android Apps and Games] DariasLuc:
SamSung device preinstalled FaceBook Stub, when install FaceBook (update)/Messenger, it will be check sig and you can not install FaceBook/Messenger edition version
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
Not sure why yours didnt install on your note 8. Maybe its the model version you have? I have the SM-950U Android 10.0 no root and it installed just fine over the other modded messenger app as if it was an update.
[Android Apps and Games] Wave3.3:
What is that Facebook Stub? I can unistall anything by adb. As shown in the picure I uninstalled all app with "facebook" name.

Maybe.. Mine is Exynos version and Europe. It is original.. xnox 0x0 with Pie.. :/

You tried the app Facebook? or only Messenger?
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
I have both modded fb and fb messenger installed on my note 8 (SM-950U) no root with android 10.0 installed and have 0 issues. Only thing I can think of is that yours is a differnt variant thats not playing nice with the mod.
[Android Apps and Games] acmerw:
new version works fine (OP7 Android 10)
[Android Apps and Games] damnsaif:
Pages Manager 143 is not working in my MI6 (Sagit).
[Android Apps and Games] drizzt09:
Did you also check for Instagram and probably WhatsApp? They are all FB products signed by official key.

I just got Xiaomi devices with miui and they have Facebook and Instagram preinstalled and can't uninstall (haven't tried adb). So I can't use these apps anymore.
[Android Apps and Games] Flapjack:
I seriously cannot believe you are trying to defend yourself. Do us all (and the OP) a big favor and take a long drive down a short road.
[Android Apps and Games] Wave3.3:
Thanks for reply.

I searched now but on Note 8 there are not Instagram or Whatsapp preinstalled.. only Facebook.

I don't have this apps :/
[Android Apps and Games] UnityBytes:
Where is internal preference on messenger in latest version?
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
I agree that stories are irritating, but I haven't messed with them for a long time. I don't really remember what happened, but maybe it's worth another look.

Right now I am actually rebasing the main FB app, just to see how much stuff has changed, and to see what would happen. The new UI is interesting, and there are some new server-side annoyances (that are going to be a huge pain, so I'm punting on them for now). But at this immediate moment I am trying to track down the Marketplace tab that Just. Won't. Die. As with many new features, Facebook's app is a complete stinking mess, with many different code paths for accomplishing slightly different versions of the same thing. Good luck finding the one that's actually being used :/

Edit: It's not exactly clean, and I don't quite fully understand how it works, but I "think" the maketplace tab (at least for me, at least for now) is dead. Either that, or I'm losing it... either way, gonna test this for a bit and see where it goes. Now, time to sleep (it's almost 7AM here)
[Android Apps and Games] DariasLuc:
You can search Facebook preinstalled with "BK Package Manager (Samsung) v2.4.3 (Patched)"

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You can search FaceBook preinstalled with "BK Package Manager (Samsung) v2.4.3 (Patched)"
[Android Apps and Games] Wave3.3:
Do you read previous post? I already uninstalled all packages containing "facebook" in the name. Also Facebook preinstalled.
[Android Apps and Games] breakingspell:
Thank for so much for the update and progress!
[Android Apps and Games] drizzt09:
could also search orca and katana. those are the code names for facebook and FB messenger
[Android Apps and Games] Wave3.3:
Omg :( read my post please:

All name that you say I have uninstalled (orca is Messenger already uninstalled)

Not work on Samsung Note 8 N950F Pie stock (no root)

I uninstalled Messenger and any other system apps via adb with and without "-k" (they disappeared from phone apps list).

Tried to reboot, tried to install you app also via adb (with no success) :crying:

It says only "App not installed" , I tried last app with stories, and no stories, and 1 old version, same problem :(

Can someone help me please?

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[Android Apps and Games] teostar:
Has anyone successfully resigned this to work on devices with fb pre-installed? I've been trying to rename it with APK editor but it crashes on launch.
[Android Apps and Games] deggar:
Anyone know what "service" is tied to either facebook or messenger "stories"? Trying to remove in stock facebook/messenger using Lucky Patcher.
[Android Apps and Games] con_sau_may_tinh:
try use zipsigner to sign both facebook lc and messenger with test key then try install again
[Android Apps and Games] Joy Bangla:
Do i need to sign messenger apk or is it already signed? i Want to use messenger only
[Android Apps and Games] el_easy:
Go to Alysky thread and ask him, he knows.
[Android Apps and Games] Rolin_pt:
It's already signed
[Android Apps and Games] church_foster:
Thanks for the new messenger update.

Hoping for a dark mode Facebook too. Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] mick86:
Hi,

I have a question i have Samsung Galaxy S8 with Android 9 Pie system (Non Root) and I uninstall via ADB all stock Facebook application in system but when I try install modify Facebook-lc-v15.3.apk via android devices or ADB tool I have error. I attached screen from terminal and show me all the time the same error "Install failed version downgrade" I search on Google what is this error and show me mostly the problem is I still have installed some Facebook application, but I uninstalled all apps from Facebook.

Does anyone have a solution what I can do with this problem?

Wysłane z mojego SM-G950F przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Apps and Games] Vidy01:
Thanks

Thank you for the apks
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Hey guys. If anyone is interested, I took a stab at rebasing the Facebook patches to a more recent APK (specifically, from 10/15/2019). The previous version had been working fine for me (and the update nags have been quite rare) but I had a little bit of time, so I thought I'd give it a shot.

This version is quite poorly tested, but if anyone is interested, here is a link:

facebook-lc-v16.1.apk

If anyone tries this, please let me know what you think!

This contains the "new UI" that people have been talking about. It seems interesting...

One thing of note is that this APK is based on the Android 5.x version of the base facebook app, whereas I normally start with the Android 4.x version, for compatibility reasons. The issue this time is that the DEX packaging format used for Android 4.x has changed, and I have not yet had time to reverse-engineer it. Given how the previous release was about six months ago, I wanted to start with something easier to work with, to avoid wasting time reverse-engineering the DEX format, in case some other roadblock came up. Now that this seems to be more-or-less working, I might be able to take a look at the new DEX format (but again, work has been taking up 200% of my time, due to the upcoming launch). It looks like there are two "superpack" files, containing 5 DEX files each. But on top of this, there's a bunch of extra data in the superpacks and I'm not quite sure what it's for. A long time ago, an engineer at facebook described their Android 4.x dex packing format as "completely insane", and they were referring to the *old* format :). If I (or someone else) can figure out the new redex format, I'll probably go back to the Android 4.x releases.

Anyways, it's late, and I gotta go crash...

Good luck, and have fun!

-evilwombat
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
it seems that there are issues with androidfilehost at the moment and I can't download,

I only downloaded once but installation failed
[Android Apps and Games] MRDA1981:
Clicking on your link only gives me this, [MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION]: View attachment 4850963
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Yeah, that seems to be an issue with AndroidFileHost. I ran into this while trying to upload the file, but switching to a different mirror made things work again. Looks like they've run out of log space, so hopefully they'll clean that out and be back up soon. Just now I was able to download the file, and compare it against my local version (they matched).
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
yeah, that was what I was talking about and several other,

anyway, I managed to download twice but app refuses to install after signing with my key,

I don't know if it's the androidfilehost issue or the dexes one

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ok, I've found the error:

W/PackageInstaller(12904): Parse error when parsing manifest. Discontinuing installation

this means that I should download again (3rd time)?
[Android Apps and Games] pogi.paul0119:
Love this. It's android 10 friendly (dark/black) and haven't seen ads atm but stories is there but all in all it's great..
[Android Apps and Games] Pseudonym:
Cannot install on OP6 running Pie
[Android Apps and Games] the stranger94:
Any hope of a versione with a different package name for who have fb pre-installed?

Tapatalked with A8 2018
[Android Apps and Games] Jouros:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] just downloaded the new FB app mod and installed fine on my Note 8 (SM-950U) android 10.0 with no root. Looking good so far. Im not seeing the groups tap (which is a good thing cause that annoyed the hell out of me lol) not aure if that was you or just something fb did but glad its gone lol.
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
I opened the apk with apk editor and "app name" seems to be blank :S

I tried to save it but apk editor becomes non-responding,

so can I update my existing facebook or the only solution (?) is to uninstall and

install from scratch?
[Android Apps and Games] stiggerby:
Testing now, and running your latest experimental messenger, both work fine
[Android Apps and Games] vinoca:
Downloaded 5 to 6 times but everytime is shows Problem with Package
[Android Apps and Games] Cherifiali:
[MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] with the latest messenger apk, I missing the little icon that show the last time a friend was online,is that normal?

By the way thanks for your efforts ?, I appreciate
[Android Apps and Games] MRDA1981:
Okay. Tried again. Downloaded. Seems to be working well. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] jineshpatel30:
This version is excellent, performance wise, swipes & scrolling are much much smoother compared to past.

No ads & Everything works perfectly except for 2 things.

1. (Option next to GIF for new comment) Comment Strikers are not loading but it's fine as most of us don't use it anyway.

2. Sometimes stories are visble "in-line" but we can easily mute it so not much hassle on that part also

Finally below mentioned issue got solved i.e comments load properly now with "relevant" ones on top. :good: So our hypothesis that FB need new base every few month even though it don't nag, stand corrected

Big thanks for the update :)

~Jinesh

(oldest user of the mod :p)
[Android Apps and Games] vinoca:
Anyone kindly upload this file to another Hosting Site

Everytime I Downloaded but have a Problem
[Android Apps and Games] incognitonk:
The command isn't working anymore. Got any alternatives?
[Android Apps and Games] ShinzJr:
It's working, I use latest Messenger from PlayStore
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
If you're copying and pasting the command, there's an extra space that sneaks in. But you don't even need the command. My modded Messenger APK already has the internal settings unlocked, so you can just go straight to step 3. This also means root access isn't needed anymore.
[Android Apps and Games] LP.DUKU:
The first i'm many thank to your mods.It's very helpful to me. And I have a question

I installed the Facebook LC v7.But I'm still seeing the menu "people you may know" in my newfeed.How to hidden it or I'm just waiting for your new update ?

Sorry for my bad English
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
Misread your reply. Lol
[Android Apps and Games] zeeBomb:
Okay uh, which messenger app I Should install that isn't the lite. The Pre Stories one or the Build from April? Asking cuz i read somewhere pre-stories one may not work anymore.
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
Try this pre-stories one out https://www.dropbox.com/s/knmwix2iiuvmama/msg-v82-resigned.apk
[Android Apps and Games] Ryuce:
Is it possible to load recent feeds as the main feed?
[Android Apps and Games] magarto:
In Samsung Galaxy S8 I cannot uninstall stock Facebook without being root so I edited your apk with Apk Editor to change the package name and I can now install your modded Facebook.

I really like it, thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Awesome! APK Editor? Interesting. I was trying to change the package name by hand (sed / grep / apktool) as some users have asked for it, but I could never get the manual process to work. Good to know that there's a tool out there that can automate the process. Just tried this again but installation fails with INSTALL_FAILEC_CONFLICTING_PROVIDER. Bah. This is where the rabbithole of intents / activities / providers begins. I wonder how Apk Editor handles this? Shrug... need to look when I'm less tired.

Or do they just change the package name in the manifest and leave all the class structure and class names untouched...?? I guess that makes sense - I didn't know you could do that. You live and learn.

As for making "Recent Stories" the default view, I think this would take quite a bit of work. If I'm not mistaken, the main feed and the "most recent" feed aren't of the same "type". There's a "ranking config" option in MobileConfig, but these are always scary to mess with. I can dig a little deeper, but we'll see how it goes. EDIT: Actually, hold that thought. I just tried some stuff... I am seeing feed stories that are mpre recent-ish (a few minutes), but they're still not in 100% chronological order. I think there's some re-ranking going on based on what has images loaded/cached, or on a million other factors. Hmm. I wonder if this is going to break anything........

As for "People you may know", these aren't meant to be hidden because I don't consider them to be ads with sneaky or nefarious purposes. Maybe there's something in MobileConfig for these, but nothing jumps out at me beyond "pymk prefetch count" or whatnot. But again, these are scary internal options.

As for Messenger without "Stories", there's a link to a post in the top post that explains how to use the messenger internal settings to disable "My Day" features. Is that what you mean by "Stories"?
[Android Apps and Games] pratik_193:
can you share the apk here?
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
Okay... if anyone feels brave, here's a highly experimental version that "tries" to make things "more" recent. Unfortunately, the top/recent switch is a very coarse setting, and I have practically no control over how things really get ranked. But I tried to set the default feed to "Most Recent", and although things are not in 100% chronological order, it "seems" like I'm getting somewhat fresher posts. Or maybe that is based time of day / phase of the moon / whatever.

But, if anyone is feeling brave, here's a super-experimental build. This "may" have also had the side effect that the "Most Recent" menu now does the opposite - it brings up top stories, but they don't refresh / re-rank when you reload the "Most Recent" feed. This is kind of a very rough hack....

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hznrk9z3zi0ln88/facebook-lc-v7.1-experimental-recent.apk
[Android Apps and Games] zeeBomb:
Okay nice nice. Battery doesn't take a hit too much compared to the regular right?
[Android Apps and Games] selw0nk:
Not as much.
[Android Apps and Games] Peteves:
Does anyone know how to get rid of the banner ("Notifications are currently off. Tap to turn on.") that appears on Messenger when you block all notifications for the app through the android settings?
[Android Apps and Games] Mr.Jay:
Does this version of the Facebook app waste less energy than the original one?

Enviado desde mi ONEPLUS A3003 mediante Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] Arstoien:
Perhaps similar to the question above (sorry if asked before, I'm using the phone xda app and couldn't find any): I understand that the original facebook background activity hasn't been blocked in any way. Is that in the to do list, or entirely out of the mod's scope? I wish Facebook could work only when I see it in front of me. When it's in background I'd like it to be as "quiet" as if not even installed.
[Android Apps and Games] GerardSamija:
Well I uninstalled FLC and kept watching my files, and it turns out the zero byte files are still appearing. Not nearly so many now for some unknown reason, but still a few per day. So it seems unlikely they're connected with this app.

But I'll keep it uninstalled, because when I went into data in settings and looked at the app's behavior it turned out FLC had downloaded over 33MB of data in the previous 3 hours. I had been asleep. The app was not open, had been closed the night before. So yeah, it's still pulling a lot of data through my connection, even when it's not been launched. Just in case I want to see that junk piling up? Whatever the reason, I only look at Facebook perhaps once a week and usually more like once a month, and I certainly don't want it chewing through my allotted 10GB of data per month all by itself. Probably Facebook's fault not FLC's, but that's splitting hairs when the issue is wasted downloads.
[Android Apps and Games] evilwombat:
You'll see Facebook pulling a lot of data immediately after installation (regardless of version) because the local caches are completely cold.

As for the background activity / background data, can't these few restricted via app settings?
[Android Apps and Games] GerardSamija:
At the time I saw 33MB downloaded while I slept, the app had been installed for about five days. So unlikely related to initial installation in any way in terms of Facebook catching up on the device. More like routine downloads just in case I opened it and wanted to see everything.

I had last week gone into my little-used Facebook account settings on my PC to make sure no new invasive and intrusive insanity had been auto-renewed or added, something it seems Facebook loves to do. I dug deep and disabled absolutely every sort of notification for which there was that option. Disabled all I could everywhere. I've never allowed most of that crap anyway. I only joined to get people to stop asking me to join. I have to be especially bored to visit the place, and always end up even more deeply bored within a few minutes and leave again. So yes I did try to make sure extremely little was enabled, just shy of deleting my account. Same for the app settings, though I found some of the off/on toggles auto-on'd themselves even after several attempts to disable them. Alerts being especially stubborn. While this app may provide a less crap-infested experience for the enthusiastic Facebook member, for the almost-non-user that I am it is providing dramatically more than I want.
[Android Apps and Games] tsalta:
thank you [MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION] just to report the latest FB client 16.1 is awesome very smooth and stable everythng work perfectly fine

also the latesst messanger app is awesome they both work together perfectly fine for me thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] Keinta15:
Don't know if it's against the rules or anything but here are the latest apks uploaded to MediaFire (if it is, I can take it down)

Here:

Facebook lc v16.1

Messenger v236
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
I downloaded this one as well and I even uninstalled my facebook app but I still can't install, something is wrong with the app, can't I use my own signing keys anymore?
[Android Apps and Games] porse:
works well for me, pocophone 10.3.8

Thanks for for your work! :svetius::victory:
[Android Apps and Games] vinoca:
Am using Facebook Lc 15.2

Whenever i try to install Facebook lc 16.1 this problem arise "There was a problem with parsing the package"

I dont know what should i do

Am using Redmi Note 3

Android 6.0.1 [MENTION=5029215]evilwombat[/MENTION]
[Android Apps and Games] Keinta15:
Try uninstalling Facebook lc v15.2 first
[Android Apps and Games] KenjiHannya:
Work here

Device Whyred

Tnx very much
[Android Apps and Games] Marvino.:
Good luck in your struggle against the world's biggest corporate of evil. We all support your honorable work.
[Android Apps and Games] vinoca:
Tried but no use
[Android Apps and Games] luckynhat123:
Facebook lc 16.1 I have problem when installing, it said "Error while parsing the apk" :( seem like there is sth missing in the apk? Cuz when I install on an emu it doesn't have an icon
[Android Apps and Games] jeppoo1:
I have the same problem with fb lc 16.1 "there was a problem while parsing the package". The new messenger version works fine, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] deggar:
Simply download messenger lite and zipsigner from apkmirror and sign all Facebook/Messenger lite versions with zipsigner. Then install.

I re-sign every lc version (with test key) prior to installation just to ensure all versions are the same and can install over-top of each other.
[Android Apps and Games] church_foster:
Thanks for the new version. But how do I remove the big Facebook logo on top of the screen?
[Android Apps and Games] krkhaha:
Hi. I have some problem, I cant install this app on s10e. I've never had this problem before, I mean my any different device.
[Android Apps and Games] teostar:
Here hoping for the same.
[Android Apps and Games] krkhaha:
Any hope of a versione with a different package name for who have fb pre-installed?
[Android Apps and Games] KiraV:
Thanks, app works almost flawlessly, apart from the fact that it gives me this error when trying to tap on any group from the search results page. I have to use the browser version to search for groups.