There was a time when I saw Facebook as one of the most innovative companies in the world, not anymore. Since last year, Facebook has shamelessly stolen many of its rival Snapchat’s features. Probably the biggest feature that Facebook copied from SnapChat was the “Stories” feature, which it renamed and introduced as “My Day or Messenger Day”. Now, as a consumer, I don’t care about companies that take inspiration from their competitors to bring new features to their platforms. Because at the end of the day, we are the users who benefit from it. But I hate when companies force users to use these features. It’s sad that Facebook is doing the same with its Messenger Day feature.
So just look at the picture above, the Messenger app is bombarding us with stickers asking us to create our stories. I like the way Facebook has implemented the Stories feature on WhatsApp and Instagram. They are not on your face and you only need to use them if you want to. But in the Messenger app, Every time you send someone a picture, the app asks you to add it to your story.. This sounds like a shameless publicity stunt by Facebook. And look, I understand that some of you won’t mind that. However, if you are someone like me who finds this really annoying and will try every possible way to disable it. So without further ado, Here is how to disable Facebook Messenger Day feature on your Android Device:
Disabling Messenger Day
There are two ways to do this. Your device must be rooted for the former to work. Secondly, it will also work on non-rooted devices. The root method will work inside your currently installed Messenger app, while the non-root method will use the help of a modded APK file. I will explain both one by one.
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Disable Messenger Day on Rooted Android Device
For this method, We will use a terminal emulator on your Android device. Before you start, download: Material Terminal application. After installing the app, follow the steps given below.
one. command “su” (without quotes) and press enter. Grant any permission requested by your device.
2. Now copy and paste the following command into the application.
am start -n "com.facebook.orca/com.facebook.messaging.internalprefs.MessengerInternalPreferenceActivity”
3. When you press the Enter key, it will automatically Facebook Messenger’s hidden “Internal” settings page. Here, scroll down Find “Gatekeeper Override” Select and tap on .
4. Tap on option “Search Gatekeepers” and type “internal” and press ok.
5. Now, “messenger_internal_prefs_androidTap ” once and press YES.
6. Tap the back button in the navigation bar to return to the previous menu. Here, “MobileConfigurationSelect ” and then tap on it.
7. Here, tap on the search bar at the top and search for the text below, “wave2”. You should only be seeing one result (Param: wave2 mount enabled). Tap on it.
8. On this page, Under “Config:android_messenger_montage” change the value to “false”.
9. Now restart the application as follows: “Restart Now!” by clicking the button The option that appears at the bottom of the screen. If you missed it, tap the “false” value again and it will appear again.
That’s it, now you’re done. You will no longer see the Messenger Day feature in your app.
Disable Messenger Day on Non-Rooted Android Device
As I mentioned before, we will use Facebook Messenger’s modded APK file to get rid of the “Messenger Day” feature. The steps to disable the Messenger Day feature are the same as those used in the tutorial above. However, since some time non rooted device cannot access internal settings option, we will need to use a modded APK. The APK already comes with an unlocked internal settings option. Then you must be wondering why I can’t use the modded APK on my rooted device as using the APK will reduce the number of steps required to disable the Messenger Day Feature.
This is because the non-rooted method has a downside. Facebook uses key-based authentication For sharing data between applications ecosystem. Other Facebook apps will not work with it, as developers have to sign the APK with their own key to replace it. What you need to do for this APK to work Uninstall all other apps under Facebook ecosystem, including Facebook, Messenger, Messenger Lite and Facebook Page Manager, among others. If you are ready to do this, you can use the modded APK to get started. Download APK by visiting the given link. The modified APK was developed by a member of the XDA-Developers team, so be sure to thank them when you’re there.
1. I hope you have installed the APK by now. now meopen the app and go to settings options. Here, scroll down to find the internal settings and then tap on it.
2. Now follow steps 6 to 9 from the previous tutorial. To help you get started, the first thing to do is to find “MobileConfig” (mentioned in step 6) and then import it from there.
Note: Note that you have to delete all the apps Facebook made before installing the APK, otherwise the process will not work.
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Uninstall Facebook Messenger Day on Android
The Messenger Day feature and the way it chokes users is unacceptable. Use the above methods to remove the feature and otherwise enjoy using the awesome Messenger app. I understand that following this tutorial can be a bit difficult. So when you get stuck anywhere, feel free to ask questions. Also, if you liked this article, please let us know in the comment section below. It’s nice to receive feedback from our readers.
