Ask HN: Facebook Messenger alternatives for Android?
Pardon my French. I'm looking for a FB Messenger compatible app with less permissions. Face Slim
Unofficial app built around the mobile Facebook site. Open Source. https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.indywidualni... Facebook Lite
Official https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.l... This is a very bad idea. Look at the catastrophe that happened when people used 3rd-party Snapchat clients. If you can find an open-source Messenger cloent, then great. Otherwise your only safe choice is Messenger.