Install Old MS Messenger app on Win10M? Solved

[SL2]

Re: Old MS Messenger on Win10M ??

Sure, mine too, but I was talking about transparent tile, e.g. when there is no message, tile is blue, not transparent:

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You can make a transparent tile with Hot Tiles, although I see it's not free anymore. There are similar tile creating apps available though.
https://forums.windowscentral.com/e...2Fp%2Fhot-tiles%2F9wzdncrfhvqz&token=LjOdbd7O

Still haven't encountered anything bad with the "FB" FB app.

 

[Anamnesis]

hmmm I am very tempted to try this.... I wonder if it will still send notifications to the Microsoft Band Messenger tile (something else we lost with the update)

 

[Anamnesis]

OMG - so everything went perfectly and it all works!! Can't even begin to tell you how grateful I am for this!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Player Piano]

I am unable to install. I get the message asking to install the app and then it just flips back to the file explorer. In developer made and changed to .xap. Any other suggestions?

 

[Anamnesis]

I am unable to install. I get the message asking to install the app and then it just flips back to the file explorer. In developer made and changed to .xap. Any other suggestions?

Are you trying to install from a PC or on the device?

 

[Player Piano]

Are you trying to install from a PC or on the device?

On the device.

 

[Anamnesis]

I am not sure if it can be done that way.... the instructions in the second post are the ones I followed that require you to load it from a PC.

 

[Dano91]

Yep, as Anamnesis said, you have to install it from PC using a XAP Deployer. And you also first need to uninstall the previous installation of Messenger, otherwise it will throw an error.

 

[Player Piano]

Yep, as Anamnesis said, you have to install it from PC using a XAP Deployer. And you also first need to uninstall the previous installation of Messenger, otherwise it will throw an error.

Awesome, thanks!!

 

[Player Piano]

So I just got around to side loading the old Facebook Messenger app this past weekend. Oh what a relief, this one works soooooo much better than the newer ported app. Just wanted to chime in to say thanks to all for the guidance!! Much appreciated.

 

[Vasil Dechkov]

But I don't have access to a PC at the moment and I want to see how the old one works.. Any alternative variant that can be done only on phone or (Android) tablet?

Sent from mTalk on my Lumia 535.

 

[purefire21]

You have bring your phone back to 8.1 and update back to wm10 keeling the aps for 8.1

 

[Vasil Dechkov]

You have bring your phone back to 8.1 and update back to wm10 keeling the aps for 8.1

Yeah but you need a PC in order to downgrade to 8.1

Sent from mTalk on my Lumia 535.

 

[Dano91]

You can download the .xap file to your phone and install it from there. Just be sure to save it on your phone memory (not sd card) and uninstall the previous version of messenger prior to installing the downloaded one.

EDIT: This method not always works, but.. you can at least try..

 

[Vasil Dechkov]

You can download the .xap file to your phone and install it from there. Just be sure to save it on your phone memory (not sd card) and uninstall the previous version of messenger prior to installing the downloaded one.

EDIT: This method not always works, but.. you can at least try..

I get a message asking if I want to install the app, therefore I'm brought back at the folder where the .xap is saved. Obviously didn't work. I guess I'll just be using the new one for like a week, until I get access to a PC. Anyway, thanks for the help!

Sent from mTalk on my Lumia 535.

 

[Vasil Dechkov]

So, I eventually got access to a PC today, I tried to download WPV XAP Deployer 2.0 from a couple of places and when I run it "the program has stopped working".. Can someone send me a link for it which actually works?

Sent from mTalk on my Lumia 535.

 

[Dano91]

So, I eventually got access to a PC today, I tried to download WPV XAP Deployer 2.0 from a couple of places and when I run it "the program has stopped working".. Can someone send me a link for it which actually works?

Sent from mTalk on my Lumia 535.

This is mine working copy:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Am0chM0fIO-IhsEm5GWOngtir4qh-w

 

[Vasil Dechkov]

This is mine working copy:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Am0chM0fIO-IhsEm5GWOngtir4qh-w

Thanks, man. Unfortunately it still refuses to work. Someday when I'm in the mood to do so, I will revert to 8.1 and then back to 10 and will just cancel the Messenger update.

Sent from mTalk on my Lumia 535.

 

[Faisal Islam2]

I don't want old messenger app just want stability in current windows 10 mobile messenger app

 

[xandros9]

I don't want old messenger app just want stability in current windows 10 mobile messenger app

Well that doesn't seem like its going to happen anytime soon.