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How to Install Facebook Home on Any Android Phone

Facebook has officially launched Facebook Home and lets FacebookHome available to download on Google Play. Although, Facebook Home is only available for Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, HTC One X and HTC One X+ and even only in US. But don’t worry, you can still install Facebook Home on your Android Phone. There is a simple workaround to install Facebook Home on any Android Devices that runs on Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and above Android OS version without rooting it. You don’t even need to root your Android phone device to make it compatible with Facebook Home.

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I have already posted about FacebookHome in my previous article, which helps these Android device (HTC One, One X, One X+, Samsung Galaxy S3, S4 and Note 2) owners to install Facebook Home on their phone. What if you don’t have any device listed above? Don’t worry! A developer named theos0s has successfully brought Facebook Home to all Android devices. So it doesn't matter what device you have, You can still install Facebook Home on your Android phone.

Installing Facebook Home on any Android Devices

Follow the instructions given below to install Facebook Home on your Android Phone. Here is how to install Facebook Home and make it available on your Android Device.

Step 1. Downloading APK File

You need to download Facebook Home APK files in order to make your Android device compatible to Facebook Home.

Download these two APK Files and save it on your Computer [Link 1] [Link 2].
Once you have downloaded the APK Files, now you need to extract RAR file to your computer.
Add a micro SD card to your computer and move the APK file you have extracted to this card.

Step 2. Uninstalling Original Facebook Apps

Make sure you have uninstalled original Facebook, Facebook messenger and Facebook apps from your mobile.
If you have pre-installed Facebook apps on your device, you probably need to root your device to remove these apps.

Step 3. Installing Facebook Home App

Once you have downloaded APK files and uninstalled the original Facebook apps from your Android device, you have almost done. Now follow the instruction below to install it on your Android phone. Make sure you are installing these APK files from your micro SD card.

Install com.facebook.katana (Facebook Application) first.
Now install com.facebook.home (Facebook Home App) and install.facebook.orce.apk (Facebook Messenger App).
Now you need to enable Facebook Home under Facebook app settings.

That’s it, Congratulations! You have successfully installed Facebook Home on your Android Device.

Hope you like the above tutorial to install Facebook Home on your Android phone. May this tutorial works for you. Let me know, if you are facing any issues in installing Facebook Home apps on your Android Device.

Facebook Home is Available on Google Play - Download APK File

The wait is finally over, Facebook Home for Android is now available for free download on Google Play. You can now download Facebook Home APK from here. Facebook Home is a new launcher for Android that displays the Facebook and its notifications, messages, photos, etc. on your mobile screen. As, The Facebook Home app is currently available for selected devices only such as HTC One X, HTC Once X+, Samsung Galaxy SIII and Samsung Galaxy Note II. Although, The app was actually made available earlier this month but not available for download on Google Play Store. Now the Facebook Home app has arrived on Google Play and it is available for free download for selected Android Smartphone mentioned above.

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What is Facebook Home?

Facebook Home is a group of apps that puts Facebook on your Mobile home screen. It shows the Facebook notifications, Facebook messaging, Facebook photo and other Facebook services in front of the user’s Android mobile device. From the moment you turn your phone on, you see the stream of your Facebook friends’ posts, photos, notifications, and Messages. Not only this, Facebook home lets you chat with your friends, when you are using other apps. So don’t miss it, here is how you can get Facebook Home on your mobile phone.

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How to Download & Install Facebook Home on Mobile ?

In order to run Facebook Home app on your Android Mobile device, you need to have the updated Facebook App and Facebook Messenger App for Android on your mobile. With the releasing of Facebook Home app, Facebook has updated its messenger app which added Chat Heads to the application for Android. You can download Facebook apps and Facebook messenger app from the Google Play Store. Here is where, Faebook apps can be downloaded. Follow the links given below to download these two apps.

Download Facebook App: [Link]
Download Facebook Messenger App: [Link]

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Once you have installed these Facebook application on your mobile device, Now you need to check if your Android mobile supports the Facebook Home app or not. Since, Facebook Home app is not compatible with all Android devices right now, but you still try your luck. Follow the link given below to download Facebook Home & Facebook Home APK for your Android.

Download Facebook Home: [Link]
Download Facebook Home APK: [Link]

If Facebook Home is compatible with your Android device and you have installed Facebook Home on your mobile, Press “Home” button. Now it will ask whether you want to use Facebook Home launcher or your existing launcher, Choose Facebook Home option if you want to start using Facebook Home on your Android Mobile. Enjoy Facebook Home!!