A few days ago We announce to you Launching Facebook Home application for Android, a kind of launcher for smartphone-uri which keeps the focused user's attention to Facebook account. Although the use of such a launcher is not a good idea (at least not for productivity: P), many Android users are curious to test the new Facebook Home, even if Facebook itself is trying to put some sticks in wheels, such as the availability of the application only for certain regions (Initially this was Available only for the US, from today, other countries have been added to the list, including Romania) and only for a limited number of modele smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Note2, HTC One X+ and HTC First (The phone launched with Facebook Home ca launcher principal), urmand ca dupa lansarea acestora aplicatia sa fie disponibila si pentru HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. In cazul in care aplicatia este instalata pe un dispozitiv necompatibil, in locul launcher-ului este afisat un error message, marca Facebook.
Daca telefonul dvs. nu se afla pe lista de compatibilitate (destul de scurta ce-i drept), aveti totusi posibilitatea sa testati (si sa folositi, daca tineti cu tot dinadinsul) launcher-ul Facebook Home pe smartphone-ul din dotare urmand pasii descrisi in metoda de mai jos.
Cum putem instala si folosi aplicatia Facebook Home pe un telefon cu Android incompatibil cu aceasta?
Pentru inceput, este necesar ca dispozitivul dvs sa fie root-at, deoarece implica modificarea ID-ului to it build.prop (To fool Facebook Home that is installed on a compatible device, namely Samsung Galaxy S3). Then you need the applications Facebook Home (obviously) and build.prop Editor (download links below).
- Make one backup system Your Android for any eventuality
- Transfer the application Facebook Home pe sd card (or internal memory of the phone) and install Buid.Prop editor
- Launch the Build.Prop editor application, click on the button of Menu of the phone and select Backup (In order to be able to return to the original settings When will you saturate your Facebook Home)
- give tap on the following parameters and change their values with those specified:
ro.product.manufacturer: samsung
ro.product.model: SPH-L710
- Restart your phone, Update the Facebook application (if you haven't done it yet) and Install Facebook Home (If you have the application installed before making the above changes, Make sure it has been uninstalled before restart)
And ready, the application will work without problems and on your phone you will have to Select Facebook Home as the main launcher and enter Logging data for Facebook account.
Download buid.prop Editor (via Google Play).
Note: The application will only work on Android 4.0+ operating systems (if you have an older Android system, the tutorial is not valid).
UPDATE: You can install Facebook Home and on phones fara acces root (it is made to modify buid.prop), using o modified version of it, which You can Download from here. Uninstall whatever means Facebook on your phone, then First install the Facebook application (com.facebook.katana.apk), then Facebook Home (com.facebook.home.apk), then Facebook Messenger (com.facebook.orca.apk). After installing applications (exactly in the mentioned order), Launch and log on to Facebook (actual application), then go to Menu > Settings > Account > App Settings And check the option Enable Facebook Home. Enjoy!
STEALTH SETTINGS – How to install Facebook Home on any Android smartphone
