Facebook Original APK [561.0.0.42.67] Jun 2026

Facebook Original is the Android social app from Meta, and this page tracks its latest APK. You'll find 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, the social app where people share photos, videos, and short clips with their followers. Posts, Stories, Reels, direct messages, Explore, Live broadcasts, and saved collections all behave the same way they do on the official app.

The mod version bolts on the privacy patches 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 dots in your messages. And you can watch Stories without telling the poster you looked, which people call ghost mode.

You still sign in with your usual Facebook login. Your followers, saved posts, and chat history all come along. The patches don't touch anything on Facebook's servers. They just 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 stock app does. Save any photo, video, or Story from a post with a single tap. Turn off read receipts and typing indicators in your DMs. Open Stories in ghost mode so the poster never sees that you viewed them.

The mod also pulls sponsored posts and promoted Reels out of the feed, so what's left is content from accounts you chose to follow. Tracking and analytics endpoints are stripped from the binary too, which cuts down the data the app phones home.

Sign-in runs through your existing Facebook account, so your followers, library, and history are right where you left them. Nothing changes on the server side. The patches only widen what the app on your phone can do with the data it already has.

Key features

Facebook Original carries the same feature set as the official app. Here's 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: Create and watch short-form videos with effects and music.
• Direct messages: Chat with photos, videos, voice notes, and reactions.
• Explore and discovery: Browse trending posts and accounts by topic.
• Live broadcasts: Stream live to your followers with comments and reactions.
• Saved collections: Bookmark posts into private collections for later.

What's new in the latest version?

The current build of Facebook Original (v561.0.0.42.67) is mostly about stability, compatibility, and small interface fixes layered on top of the latest 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.

• Steadier performance on newer Android releases, including Android 14 and 15
• Faster loading and a smaller 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 handling of foldables and tablets
• Mod modules rebuilt against the new base APK

Pros and cons

Good to know before installing

Modded APKs install by sideload, so Android will ask you to allow 'Install unknown apps' for whatever file manager or browser you used. That's normal. Only turn it on for sources you trust, then switch it back off.

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, skip the install.

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. APK files from random mirrors can be old, tampered with, or just unsafe. Before you install, check the package name, version, file size, and the permissions it requests. If any of that looks off compared to the official listing, don't install 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, and you can dismiss it and continue at your own call. The real question is what's 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 is free to install, and 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 spotted. If that worries you, sign in with a spare account instead.
• Can I install Facebook Original without Google Play?
  Yes. Download the APK and install it by sideload.
• Does Facebook Original update automatically?
  No. Come back to this page and grab a fresh build when a new version drops.
• What Android version does it require?
  Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or later for the latest builds.

Final verdict

Facebook Original is worth a look if you want more say over your social app on Android without the limits the official client puts on you. You get media downloads, ghost mode, and an ad-free feed. Just check compatibility, permissions, and where the file came from before you install, and come back here for a fresh build when a new one lands.

For your main account, the Play Store version is still the safer route thanks to Google's pre-install scanning and automatic updates. Run the modded build on a secondary or throwaway account, where there's less to lose if something goes wrong. If one account is all you've got, weigh how much you want the unlocks against the small but real chance that Facebook flags patched clients.