Facebook Home APK Leaked Ahead Of Friday Release


The Facebook Home platform will be officially released on April 12 through the Google Play Store. In the meantime, the new “Facebook phone” interface has leaked in APK form.

The build, pulled rom a pre-release HTC First ROM, is said to be buggy and incomplete (Chat Heads are not working). Despite issues with the build, users are downloading the product for a quick preview.

Facebook Home’s new build will work on devices with a maximum resolution of 1280×768 pixels, and it requires users to uninstall their previous Facebook app. The old app must be uninstall since the APKs are re-signed and can’t install over top of existing installations. Unfortunately, because of the setup, devices with Facebook install in the base ROM are excluded. On the other hand, the leaked APK means some Android smartphones not receiving the Facebook Home setup can still be used.

The leak consists of 3 APKs, which can be downloaded here: Main Facebook app (katana), Integrated-with-your-SMS Messenger app (orca), and Home / Launcher ‘shell’ app (home).

Users with a baked in Facebook ROM can still use the APK setup with root access and some more advanced hacking methods.

To install the 3 APK files, visit the APK store and download the “APK Installer.” Next download the files to your Android device by plugging it into your computer and moving the files into your smartphone’s downloads folder. Launch the APK Installer app and go from there.

Once you have downloaded and installed the platform, you can use the options menu to hide or default to notifications.

User beware: If you decide to install the SDK files, they were signed with test keys, which can present a direct security risk. You can resign the APKs with your own private key for security purposes.

Are you going to use the Facebook Home app when it releases on Friday?

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