Facebook home on xperia z - Xperia Z Themes and Apps

Hey guys,
So here I will share on how to get facebook HOME on your xperia z .
STEP 1 : Root your device
STEP 2 : Download buildprop editor from the play store (FREEEEE)
STEP 3 : Edit your buildprop like the following :
ro.product.model=GT-N7100
ro.product.brand=samsung
ro.product.name=t03gxx
ro.product.device=t03g
ro.product.manufacturer=samsung
ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-samsung
Note, please make sure you know what was the original build prop for future use ( I took screenshots to remind myself)
STEP 4 : Since Xperia Z has facebook pre installed, go to \setting\apps , delete Facebook.apk (make a backup)
Now you can uninstall facebook via settings ( it will show uninstall updates, but the app will be removed completely)
STEP 5 : go to play store , download facebook app, log in, go to settings, scroll down, check if you have the facebook home option , if NOT , please check the above steps to see if you made any mistake, if YES , dont do anything, just get out of the app (DO NOT CHECK THE OPTION)
STEP 6 : download the leaked facebook home apk ( im not eligible to post the link, so please get it from androidpolice)
STEP 7 : Install home, enjoy, everything working fine, on my XZ ...
STEP 8 : If ya dnt mind , Hit Thanks

nice guide.
well done
personally don't use facebook anymore but still really usefull for others to know.

I'm not rooted I got it to work by uninstalling updates to Facebook app then disabling it and then installing the Facebook home apk file which was posted here with file name FB_HOME.rar then i extracted facebook home apk and then I installed Facebook home from the Facebook home apk I just extracted then launched Facebook home and then it told me to enable Facebook by clicking on the button after I did I opened Facebook home again and it told me to update it by clicking in the update Facebook button then I updated Facebook app then I opened Facebook home again then it told me to login into Facebook by clicking on the button
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joejoejo said:
I'm not rooted I got it to work by uninstalling updates to Facebook app then disabling it and then installing the Facebook home apk file which was posted here with file name FB_HOME.rar then i extracted facebook home apk and then I installed Facebook home from the Facebook home apk I just extracted then launched Facebook home and then it told me to enable Facebook by clicking on the button after I did I opened Facebook home again and it told me to update it by clicking in the update Facebook button then I updated Facebook app then I opened Facebook home again then it told me to login into Facebook by clicking on the button
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Funny, I tried that initially but didnt work out for me... reason being that the the 'signatures' of the facebook home and facebook apk had to match, they didnt match on my phone even after i disabled/removed updates n all.. hence removed it completely...

The Facebook Home APK did install and work. However the Chat Head doesn't seems to work. Messages do not pop-up on the home screen.

ptan218 said:
The Facebook Home APK did install and work. However the Chat Head doesn't seems to work. Messages do not pop-up on the home screen.
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once home is installed, open the settings (settings for home), go to messenger settings, enable sms/mms and anything else you need. Should work then.
Also, some users report a bug about chat heads missing, hopefully thats not your case

Sorry for my misinformation. Messaging popup on the home screen but chat heads is not working though... Did you get it to work?
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Ignore the above message. Finally got it to work! Will update more tomorrow. Time to sleep.

ptan218 said:
Sorry for my misinformation. Messaging popup on the home screen but chat heads is not working though... Did you get it to work?
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Ignore the above message. Finally got it to work! Will update more tomorrow. Time to sleep.
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Glad you got it working, do post some updates tomorrow ciao

There is a 'cracked' version here on xda where you don't have to mod build prop. Just saying

Here's my steps to get it work.
1. Uninstall and remove your facebook and messenger if you have already got it install. If you can't uninstall it, get titanium backup to remove it.
2. Extract Facebook Home from coolapk.com and side load it.
3. After installing the Home, launch it. It will redirect you to download Facebook from Play Store.
4. While downloading and installing Facebook, download messenger as well.
5. When everything is completed, launch Home again. It will ask you to login to Facebook. Once logon, wait for everything to load. You should see the top row where it ask if you allow the Home to replace your current launcher. Allow it.
6. Now you should be able to go to your messenger to popup your chat head. Tap and hold on any of your contact and select popup chat head.
Happy facebooking!
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will it work in all the countries like india
?

rak****.sherwoodian said:
will it work in all the countries like india
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I live in India

I changed my ro.product names etc, now when ever I try to restart my xperia z my network goes. I did not back up the original names. plz help

joejoejo said:
I'm not rooted I got it to work by uninstalling updates to Facebook app then disabling it and then installing the Facebook home apk file which was posted here with file name FB_HOME.rar then i extracted facebook home apk and then I installed Facebook home from the Facebook home apk I just extracted then launched Facebook home and then it told me to enable Facebook by clicking on the button after I did I opened Facebook home again and it told me to update it by clicking in the update Facebook button then I updated Facebook app then I opened Facebook home again then it told me to login into Facebook by clicking on the button
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i tried to follow this but i'm getting a message
"you need the facebook app to be signed with the same certificate as facebook home"
and then there's an "install facebook" button!
any ideas???

Read this guy's much easier to install
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/04/1...-to-work-on-xperia-and-other-android-devices/
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sam1374 said:
I changed my ro.product names etc, now when ever I try to restart my xperia z my network goes. I did not back up the original names. plz help
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sam any idea what all stuff you changed in the build props?? if you only changed what i put up in the first post, everything should be okay.. but if you changed anything else, pls let me know.. i can get you the stock value..
Also, as some of the guys are saying, there is an easier way to install home now... it didnt exist when I wrote this tutorial

I changed the file names as u had put in the post. No other files were changed, also if u can help me how to delete stock facebook.
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Seansmit17 said:
Read this guy's much easier to install
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/04/1...-to-work-on-xperia-and-other-android-devices/
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this doesn't work if you have a pre-installed facebook app though?!

Thanks for your work, but i dont like FB home..

Facebook Home is listed in Play Store, so you can install from there directly but in order to make XZ work with it, the above modifications still need to be done. Remember to screenshot or write down the original value before you made a changes.
Cheers.

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Answer this

Went in and changed background on facebook app and pandora...now my facebook account is gone and won't come back and pandora widget disappeared. All I did was change backgrounds...ideas?
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Mine did the same thing running kaosfroyo v32. Not sure about Pandora, but for Facebook, go into the Facebook app, go to settings, then under other settings where it says sync contacts it probably says "don't sync". Change that and you should be good. You may have to go into your contacts and manually link them, but it should work. It worked for me.
You may have better luck with an answer if you post in the Q&A section, sorry I can't help you though. Hope you solve this.
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helowrenchturn2 said:
Went in and changed background on facebook app and pandora...now my facebook account is gone and won't come back and pandora widget disappeared. All I did was change backgrounds...ideas?
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My best suggestion would be to uninstall Pandora, remove your Facebook accts on Settings and resync Facebook. Make the changes you want, then redownload and install Pandora.
Had this issue as well for Transparent Chaos. A couple different things might help, one, rebooting. Two, make sure that when you change something in Market apks, it often helps, or is even necessary to sign the apks. Apk Manager is helpful for this (suggested by Daneshm90). So, all that combined with jsuh's suggestions should put you on the right track.

Who Can Help.....

Problems I Have so far that i can't seem to figure out.
1. When i go into gallery it shows photos that have recently been uploaded by people on facebook, I don't want this
2. With the Zoe camera, when i try to do the "Sequence Shot" when editing I get an error that says "Unable to continue there are not enough images to process"
3. Flat out cannot connect this with my sony smart watch anyone else had any success
Hi, it works perfectly fine with my Sony smartwatch, had to put watch in pairing mode first by holding down the power button for around 10secs once power is off watch, and had to download the liveware and smartwatch app etc from play store.
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You need to click options(three dots on the top right) and then add a service. Click on facebook and click the three dots again, where it will let you remove it. Hope that helped.
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Thanks guys .... really appreciate the help here Will try the smart watch when i get home
Gadget_Grover said:
You need to click options(three dots on the top right) and then add a service. Click on facebook and click the three dots again, where it will let you remove it. Hope that helped.
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Just tried this .... problem is it removes the facebook account altogether so i lose some of the sync options (contacts birthday calenders etc)
I only want to lose the facebook stuff from the gallery
gsusx said:
2. With the Zoe camera, when i try to do the "Sequence Shot" when editing I get an error that says "Unable to continue there are not enough images to process"
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I think where Zoe is concerned, you need to have enough movement in the shot or it can't process enough images, i was getting that error when i first tried it out, but after a few attempts seemed to get it right, camera still and enough movement in shot.
craftycarper1 said:
I think where Zoe is concerned, you need to have enough movement in the shot or it can't process enough images, i was getting that error when i first tried it out, but after a few attempts seemed to get it right, camera still and enough movement in shot.
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will give that a go !!! thanks for the help
gsusx said:
Just tried this .... problem is it removes the facebook account altogether so i lose some of the sync options (contacts birthday calenders etc)
I only want to lose the facebook stuff from the gallery
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I thought if you removed Facebook just from the gallery, then only that particular functionality
will be turned off(photo syncing in this case), bit of a let down really. HTC should've kept
gallery and calendar synchronisation separate.
htc one launch bar
hi dose anyone know how i can remove shortcuts from launch bar i have a folder on launch bar with three apps in but canot remove any of them .any help would be great.
scut said:
hi dose anyone know how i can remove shortcuts from launch bar i have a folder on launch bar with three apps in but canot remove any of them .any help would be great.
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You have to bring up the app drawer first, then drag the icon from your launch bar onto the app drawer.
Thanks it has been driving me mad nearly did a reset.
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Any body had a problem with weather live wallpaper freezing.
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Gadget_Grover said:
I thought if you removed Facebook just from the gallery, then only that particular functionality
will be turned off(photo syncing in this case), bit of a let down really. HTC should've kept
gallery and calendar synchronisation separate.
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there is an app called Haxsync that can sync your contacts, birthdays and events while removing the FB account alltogether.

[APP] Facebook Home 4x HD

Hello guys. I don't know if some one posted this on our forum but I successfully installed FB Home app on my 4x HD, so I wouls like to share it with you guys.
This tutorial is based under my experience
1. Uninstall Any FB app you have on your phone.
2. Download this , it is the home app obliviously
3. Unzip to SD
4. Install com.facebook.katana.apk
5. Install com.facebook.home.apk
6. NOW it is important to open Facebook app NOT FACEBOOK HOME and press finish setup
7. ALL DONE and enjoy.
I am using it now and it looks amazing.
Please post your result
ljubisa_sk said:
Hello guys. I don't know if some one posted this on our forum but I successfully installed FB Home app on my 4x HD, so I wouls like to share it with you guys.
This tutorial is based under my experience
1. Uninstall Any FB app you have on your phone.
2. Download this , it is the home app obliviously
3. Unzip to SD
4. Install com.facebook.katana.apk
5. Install com.facebook.home.apk
6. NOW it is important to open Facebook app NOT FACEBOOK HOME and press finish setup
7. ALL DONE and enjoy.
I am using it now and it looks amazing.
Please post your result
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This facebook post is already made:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232307
Very nice.
Thanks
the app is available for download from play store btw.
The play store versions is not supported tho
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Yeah I downloaded it, then it said that I haven't installed Facebook App, so I downloaded FB App and FB Messenger App, logged in and opened FB Home again... Then it told me that my device isn't supported :banghead:
Why not earlier?
I'm on CM 10.1 Stock Kernel, if anybody cares
Hi,
This apps works good except for the chat head... Maybe it is a layer problem.. hope it will works better... Thx for sharing
Mike
anyone notice we can now 'use home anyway' from the official Facebook Home app?
no need for sideload
L2Deliver said:
anyone notice we can now 'use home anyway' from the official Facebook Home app?
no need for sideload
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Where can I find this option?
ruzin.aleksandar said:
Where can I find this option?
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i think it only works on CM10.1 or 4.2.2 devices. if you are using LG stock no harms trying still.
Download Facebook Home from Play Store, open it. On the default screen it should tell you FB home is not ready/available for your device yet
Below this notice there should be two buttons. One is something like 'Open the Facebook APP instead'. And the other 'Use Home anyway'
If you doesn't get the latter option then you can't use it 'officially'
L2Deliver said:
i think it only works on CM10.1 or 4.2.2 devices. if you are using LG stock no harms trying still.
Download Facebook Home from Play Store, open it. On the default screen it should tell you FB home is not ready/available for your device yet
Below this notice there should be two buttons. One is something like 'Open the Facebook APP instead'. And the other 'Use Home anyway'
If you doesn't get the latter option then you can't use it 'officially'
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You were right I tried it on stock LG JB and it didn't work I couldn't find the app in the Play Store. Then I succeeded with the apps at the start of this thread and it works :good:

Google Hangouts

As you guys may know, Google has integrated all their communication systems into the new Google Hangouts and it is started to rolling out.
Just wanted to let all root users know that you don't need to wait to get it as for some your Google Talk isn't being updated to Hangouts currently. Like if you have Talk currently and you go to the playstore and search hangouts it will say you already have it installed and you are updated to Hangouts even though you only have talk.
If you use something like Titanium Backup to uninstall Talk from your device, you can then go on to the playstore and be able to download and install the new Hangouts app.
I don't know if this has already been mentioned as I haven't seen a thread but just wanted to let people on to this little tip if you want to get it right away!
EDIT: I'm thinking now I might have probably posted this in the Themes and Apps forum, but I wasn't exactly sure if this should have been posted there as this is just a general tip. If any Mod wants to move this please do!
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they pushed a new update out this morning that should have fixed this
Anyone get the 'couldn't sign in because couldn't reach google, try again' or whatever? I get it every time :-\
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You don't need to uninstall Google talk... You can use the Web Google play to install hangouts and it will automatically replaces the old talk or obtain the apk file from the web and install it over the Google talk.
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MDMonster said:
Anyone get the 'couldn't sign in because couldn't reach google, try again' or whatever? I get it every time :-\
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I was getting it until this miring
I love the 90s. Good times.
I like the UI for Hangouts, BUT..
It doesn't show you who is online or away... drives me NUTS! Went back to GTalk..
glassjosh said:
It doesn't show you who is online or away... drives me NUTS! Went back to GTalk..
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I agree. I really miss the who is online and who is offline thing. You can VAGUELY tell by the contacts picture being grayed out, but that sucks compared to a red dot. Hit the menu button in the hangout app and hit send feedback. Request for this feature to be put back in.
Had problem today
Solution: http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...s-cant-sign-updated-solution.html#post2789468
1.Use some app to take backup of Google Play Services (ES File Explorer can do it for you) and save the apk locally. This is recommended because after the next step you may not be able to connect and re-download the update over Mobile Data. It would work on WiFi however.
2.Go to Manage Apps > Google Play Services
3.Do "Uninstall" / "Uninstall Updates" for Google Play Services
4.Google Hangout will automatically ask you to Install or Update Google Play Services.
5. If you "Uninstalled Updates", then the app would update over Mobile Data when you click on update in Google Play. After this go to Step #8
6.If you "Uninstalled" the app completely, you wouldn't find it in Google Play. So install it from the backup created in Step #1.
7.Now go to Google Play and install any updates for Google Play Services.
8.Now open Google Hangout. It may still show you a connection issue for a couple for times.
9.Don't lose your heart. It should work after you try for a maximum of 1-2 times.
Google
I have seen hangouts, never used it. I prefer Handcent
justdoinit said:
I have seen hangouts, never used it. I prefer Handcent
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I haven't been a huge fan of hangouts either yet. I use textra. I have heard that there might be some nice things in the works for it though. I'm keeping tabs on it.
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Hangouts sucks half of the people I've tried to call don't never receive the call
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Google+ Contacts - Keep Contacts up to Date in Google+ settings Missing?

disclaimer: I'm stealing the title here from thafngame24's post because it's the only one that came up after a long series of google searches with my exact problem.
The deal is, until recently it seams, you were able to have your user avatar in android sync with your google+ profile pic.
Here's a quick and easy how-to of how it used to be:
http://veecards.com/blog/how-to-enable-google-contacts-sync/
But now the "Contacts" menu item along with "Keep contacts up to date" option is gone.
Currently I'm on Build version 9.8.0.151187131
Anyone else have this issue?
I'm having the same problem right now, I've tried to search for a solution but without success, I can't seem to find a way to link my google account to my android owner user account...
I have resolved by downloading and installing the 9.5 version, you can then enable that option and let the app update
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thesplitter said:
I have resolved by downloading and installing the 9.5 version, you can then enable that option and let the app update
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This works, thank you
I also tested it by updating the app as you said, then changing my profile pic in g+ and it changed in android. Win!
Hopefully newer updates add this back - or at least hopefully they won't break the connection that's still there in the background.
Edit:
Google+ 9.5.x APKMirror link

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