[How to] Use facebook messages without messenger

[nemoc 23]

A quick guide for those who want to use Facebook messages without downloading facebook messenger.

Step 1
Uninstall Facebook messenger (if you have it installed)

Step 2
Make sure you have Unknown sources enabled from device settings

Step 3
Install the attached apk (hello world application) or create a new (empty) android project with the package name com.facebook.orca

As long as the only validation that the facebook app does is checking to find if an app with package name com.facebook.orca is installed on the phone this should work

Tested and working on N4 running omnirom 4.4.4

 

[hheelloo]

If that work, I thank you xd

Tapnięte z mojego S Advance ☺

 

[nikhilsk]

It worked thanks

Sent from my A110Q using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

[gnhuy91]

worked. Thank you, I got annoyed when the fb app says move to messenger,

 

[Ja_som]

Thank you for this guide...

I made my own small app

 

[djmaj0]

thank you. finally i found useful solution

 

[onthecouchagain]

+1.

Very nice.

 

[epraes]

Thank you so much! It worked perfectly.

I went one step further: I froze your app once installed, and Facebook still thinks Messenger is installed. It has survived a reboot.

 

[andriman]

My tutorial:
(0. Uninstall Facebook Messenger...)
1. Go to Play Store and disable Auto-Update for Facebook.
2. Go to Apps - Facebook and Clear Data. Then Force Close the application.
3. Start Facebook, login and go to messages, click "Remind Later"
Tadaa - you can now use the chat in the native Facebook application without installing any apks.

 

[NobleDroid]

God i hate this "force to install" policy.. Thanks for the tut

 

[varanda]

thank you

 

[rogxd]

Great!

 

[Sim-X]

Just what I was looking for! Such BS facebook makes you download an additional app to use messenger than I hardly ever use anyway. I refuse to use it, thanks op! Hopefully fb does not update the validation process.

 

[hazmad]

THIS WORKS! good job ?

 

[Okamaokama]

So glad that I find people who use the same method as me. However, I think Facebook stops the push notification service on purpose. I keep uninstalling and installing the facebook original app and hello world apk, and I would get push notifications for the first few hours or more. But then after this duration of time, I will not receive push notifications anymore out of no reason. Do you guys encounter the same problem as mine? Thank you.

 

[BACARDILIMON]

A quick guide for those who want to use Facebook messages without downloading facebook messenger.

Step 1
Uninstall Facebook messenger (if you have it installed)

Step 2
Make sure you have Unknown sources enabled from device settings

Step 3
Install the attached apk (hello world application) or create a new (empty) android project with the package name com.facebook.orca

As long as the only validation that the facebook app does is checking to find if an app with package name com.facebook.orca is installed on the phone this should work

Tested and working on N4 running omnirom 4.4.4

Thank you so so much sir you have saved me a nice chunk of battery life.

 

[leorod199]

Thank you, have a way around the whatsapp? In the case do not show that the message was read.

 

[nemoc 23]

Thank you, have a way around the whatsapp? In the case do not show that the message was read.

I'm not sure if this is available in the app from the play store (most probably it will be roll out in the next update if it wasn't already updated) because i don't have whatsapp installed on my phone but i think if you download the apk from the official whatapps website you can disable it from the settings menu
Settings > Account > Privacy
Uncheck Read receipts

 

[Matrixie]

Worked great, thanks for this.
I too am lacking in push notifications about messages.
This would be absolutely perfect if I got notified about messages!

 

[nemoc 23]

Worked great, thanks for this.
I too am lacking in push notifications about messages.
This would be absolutely perfect if I got notified about messages!

I will look into it. I don't have any issue with notifications. Make sure you have notifications and message notifications active from the facebook app under app settings