Ask HN: Facebook Messenger alternatives for Android?

3 pointsby cheuvalmost 9 years ago

Pardon my French. I'm looking for a FB Messenger compatible app with less permissions.

2 comments

limonuxalmost 9 years ago

Face Slim Unofficial app built around the mobile Facebook site. Open Source.<p><a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.indywidualni.fblite" rel="nofollow">https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.indywidualni...</a><p>Facebook Lite Official<p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.lite&hl=en" rel="nofollow">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.l...</a>

smt88almost 9 years ago

This is a very bad idea. Look at the catastrophe that happened when people used 3rd-party Snapchat clients.<p>If you can find an open-source Messenger cloent, then great. Otherwise your only safe choice is Messenger.