Earlier in the month, Facebook released a major update for its iOS app that brought iconic features such as Chat Heads, Stickers from Facebook Home for Android to the iPhone and iPad.
However, due to the limitations of iOS, Facebook hasn’t been able to bring Chat Heads system-wide.
Last week, we told you about a jailbreak tweak called Message Box was in the works that could bring Chat Heads system-wide to the iPhone. We’ve some good news if you’ve been eagerly waiting for it.
Adam Bell, developer of MessageBox has just released the beta version of GitHub. Here’s how to install it:
Update:
Message Box is now available on Cydia. Tap on the download link provided below to install it from Cydia instead of using the iFile method.
Requirements:
- Ensure Facebook app is installed on your jailbroken iPhone.
- This method needs iFile installed on your iPhone.
Now follow these simple steps:
- Download Message Box .deb file on your jailbroken iPhone. Tap on this download link on your jailbroken iPhone.
- Tap on “Open in iFile” button on the top right corner.
- This will open iFile. Tap on the Installer option from the menu.
- Then tap on the “Done” button. This will install the .deb file.
- Reboot your jailbroken iPhone.
That’s it. You should now be able to use Chat Heads system-wide on your jailbroken iPhone. To see if it works, launch the Facebook app, initiate a conversation by tapping on your Contacts and quit the Facebook app. The Chat Heads should still be accessible on the Home screen or even when you launch any app. You can easily remove them by tapping and dragging them to the bottom section of the screen.
Adam has also submitted the tweak to the Big Boss repo, so it should be available for free on Cydia shortly, in case you want a more hassle free way to install the tweak.
Check out the demo video of system-wide Chat Heads:
It’s quite cool and exactly how Facebook would have liked to implement the feature on the iPhone.
Let us know how it goes and what you think of system-wide Chat Heads. Kudos to Adam Bell to make this possible.
Update:
Message Box is now available on Cydia via the Big Boss repo. Tap on the download link below to install it from Cydia.
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