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Re:Ask HN: Facebook Messenger alternatives for Android? by limonux on Thursday June 09, 2016 @07:38PM (#11873203)
Face Slim Unofficial app built around the mobile Facebook site. Open Source.

https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.indywidualni...

Facebook Lite Official

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.l...

Re:Ask HN: Facebook Messenger alternatives for Android? by smt88 on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @01:25PM (#11855995)
This is a very bad idea. Look at the catastrophe that happened when people used 3rd-party Snapchat clients.

If you can find an open-source Messenger cloent, then great. Otherwise your only safe choice is Messenger.