Facebook Original APK [511.0.0.12.433] Jun 2026

Facebook Original is an Android social media app. This page covers the latest APK release. You get screenshots, the main features, install steps, compatibility notes, and a quick checklist to run before you tap install.

What is Facebook Original?

Facebook Original is the Android client for Facebook. People use it to share photos, videos, and short clips with the people who follow them. Posts, Stories, Reels, direct messages, Explore, Live broadcasts, and saved collections all behave the same way they do on the official app.

The mod build adds the privacy controls and media-download tools that the official app leaves out on purpose. You can save photos, videos, and Stories straight from any post. You can hide read receipts and typing indicators in your chats. And you can watch Stories without telling the poster you looked, which people call ghost mode.

Sign-in works the way it always has, with your normal Facebook login. Your followers, saved posts, and chat history come right along with you. None of the patches touch anything on Facebook's servers. They only change what your phone is allowed to do with the same data.

What does Facebook Original offer?

Facebook Original hands you more control than the official app does. Save any photo, video, or Story straight from a post with one tap. Turn off read receipts and typing indicators in your messages. Watch Stories without notifying the person who posted them, which is the ghost mode people ask about.

The mod also clears sponsored posts and Reels out of your feed, so you mostly see the accounts you chose to follow. The tracking and analytics calls are stripped out of the binary too, which cuts down the data the app reports back.

Sign-in still runs on your existing Facebook login, so your followers, saved library, and history carry over without a hitch. The patches change nothing on the server side. They only change what your phone can do with the same data.

Key features

Facebook Original gives you the same surface as the official app. Here is what people actually open it to do:

• Posts and Stories: Share photos, videos, and 24-hour Stories with your followers.
• Reels and short-form video: Make and watch short clips with effects and music.
• Direct messages: Chat using photos, videos, voice notes, and reactions.
• Explore and discovery: Browse trending posts and accounts sorted by topic.
• Live broadcasts: Stream live to your followers with comments and reactions rolling in.
• Saved collections: Bookmark posts into private collections to come back to later.

What's new in the latest version?

The latest build of Facebook Original (v511.0.0.12.433) is mostly about stability, compatibility, and small interface fixes layered on top of the upstream changes from the official app. The maintainer rebuilds against each new upstream release as it ships, so the modded build usually trails the official version by a few days.

• More stable on newer Android releases, including Android 14 and 15
• Quicker loading and a lighter memory footprint on lower-RAM phones
• Fixes for reported playback, sync, and sign-in problems
• Interface tweaks that line up with the official app's current look
• Better behavior on foldables and tablets
• Mod modules rebuilt against the new base APK

Pros and cons

Good to know before installing

Modded APKs go on through sideload, so Android will ask you to allow 'Install unknown apps' for your file manager or browser. That prompt is normal. Only switch it on for sources you trust.

Check the package name, version, and the permissions it asks for before you open the app. If the permissions don't fit what the app is supposed to do, hold off.

App information

How to install Facebook Original APK on Android

Is Facebook Original safe?

Facebook Original is safest when you grab it from Google Play or the official developer source. APK files from random mirrors can be old, altered, or unsafe. Before you install, check the package name, version, file size, and the permissions it requests. If anything looks off compared to the official listing, skip the APK.

The Facebook Original APK on this page is signed by the modder, not by the original developer. Google Play Protect will flag it during install because it didn't come from Google Play. That warning shows up for any sideloaded APK, so you can dismiss it and go ahead at your own discretion. The real question is what sits inside the file, which is exactly why we list the package name, version number, and file size right at the top.

FAQ

• Is Facebook Original free?
  Yes. The modded APK costs nothing to install. You sign in with the account you already have.
• What does this Facebook mod offer?
  Media downloads, ghost mode for Stories, hidden read receipts, and an ad-free feed.
• Will my account be flagged?
  Patched clients can be detected. If that worries you, sign in with a spare account.
• Can I install Facebook Original without Google Play?
  Yes. Download the APK and install it through sideload.
• Does Facebook Original update automatically?
  No. Grab a fresh build from this page whenever a new version lands.
• What Android version does it require?
  Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or newer for the latest builds.

Final verdict

Facebook Original is worth installing if you want more say over your social app on Android without the limits the official client puts on you. The build brings media downloads, ghost mode, and an ad-free feed. Just check compatibility, permissions, and where you're downloading from before you install the APK, and pull a new copy from this page when a fresh build drops.

For your main account, the Play Store version is still the safer route, thanks to Google's pre-install scanning and the auto-update channel. Save the modded build for a secondary or burner account, where the stakes are lower if something goes wrong. If you only run one account, weigh how handy the unlocks are against the small but real chance that Facebook flags patched clients.