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How to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBox

How to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBox

Posted April 27, 2013 at 1:23am by iClarified
These are instructions on how to enable system-wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS using MessageBox by Adam Bell.

UPDATE:
Message Box has now been released in Cydia so it will be easier for most to just install it directly from Cydia rather than use these instructions.

Step One
You need jailbroken device to install MessageBox. You can find instructions on how to jailbreak your device via the iClarified Jailbreak Wizard.


Step Two
Install iFile and MobileSubstrate from Cydia. Of course, you also need Facebook installed from the App Store.

Step Three
Click this deb link using Safari on your mobile device.

Step Four
You will be prompted by Safari to choose an app with which to open the .deb file. Select iFile.
How to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBox

Step Five
When iFile opens tap the large Installer button.
How to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBox

Step Six
Once installation has completed successfully, tap the Done button at the top right of the screen.
How to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBox

Step Seven
Reboot your iOS device then launch the Facebook app from your Springboard.
How to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBox

Step Eight
Log into Facebook then tap the button at the top right of the navigation bar to bring your friends list.
How to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBoxHow to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBox

Step Nine
Select a friend to chat with from the list and you will notice a chat head appear.
How to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBoxHow to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBox

Step Ten
Tap the home button and thanks to MessageBox the chat head will still be present over your Springboard!
How to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBoxHow to Enable System-Wide Facebook Chat Heads on iOS Using MessageBox
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Peewee
Peewee - May 3, 2013 at 9:50am
It's missing the den file
Samnang
Samnang - April 28, 2013 at 11:19pm
How to disable and remove it?
FLEXXMATTHEWS
FLEXXMATTHEWS - April 28, 2013 at 6:03am
Works great on my iphone 5. Thanks!
Cristi
Cristi - April 27, 2013 at 8:40am
Works perfect on 3GS iOS 6.1.2 :D
jhonfreddo
jhonfreddo - April 27, 2013 at 7:33am
It doesn't works on iPodTouch 4 iOS 5.1.1 :(
cural
cural - April 27, 2013 at 3:56pm
you need iOS 6.x
Pablo Junge
Pablo Junge - April 27, 2013 at 5:15am
Works great thanks to the developer !
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