Swipe for Facebook was a social app developed by Happening Studios. It was removed from Google Play Apr 2, 2021 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Swipe for Facebook had been downloaded 2.2 million times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Swipe for Facebook was rated 4.23 out of 5 stars, based on 81 thousand ratings.
App Information
Swipe for Facebook was free to download. The APK download size was 6.00 MB. The last available version was 9.0.1. The last update was on March 25, 2021.
Technical Requirements
Swipe for Facebook required Android 4.4+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app had been available on Google Play April 2016.
Description
😉Why sacrifice your privacy or an awesome user experience when you can have both? Meet Swipe, the best Facebook alternative - lightweight, highly customizable, and battery friendly, with a strict “no tracking” policy to ensure your privacy is secured.
It isn’t really a secret - the official app is bloated, slow, power hungry, and doesn’t have your privacy in mind. Many alternatives have tried, but surely, you’ve found most just lack in overall quality.
That’s why Swipe is your answer - with a robust day/night theming engine, Messages access built-in (Chat Heads included), customizable widget for your notifications and messages, as well as an ad blocker to filter out the noise, you’ll find lots to love.
🌈FACEBOOK & MESSENGER – CHAT HEADS INCLUDED
When you can have both for less than 5MB, the decision in 2014 to split the most popular social media app doesn’t really make much sense. Switching to Swipe saves you hundreds of MB on your phone, so that you can use the extra space saved for things that matter most.
As an added bonus, Swipe comes with Chat Heads too! Keep on chatting away with friends even when you’re using another app.
🔒BLOCK ADS, PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY
No one likes them, and in Swipe, you don’t have to endure them! There are absolutely no advertisements from Swipe, and sponsored content from Facebook can be blocked as well. There’s also no tracking in Swipe - your connection is encrypted and any data you share goes directly to Facebook’s servers.
🎨THE BEST DAY/NIGHT THEMING ENGINE EVER!
Swipe’s theming engine is next-level. There’s just no comparison.
While theming isn’t new, you can now assign each theme element their own color (you can even put in hex codes). If tinkering isn’t for you, we have some beautiful preset ones we’re sure you’ll love!
You can even change how the app looks and feels – whether tabs are at the top or bottom, titles are centered or left-aligned, card or flat views, and whether to use the classic Floating Action Button or the modern swipe up Bottom Sheet Menu.
The icing on the cake is that you can set these separately for both the day and night themes, and themes can switch automatically in the morning and evening.
🎴WIDGETS LET NOTIFICATIONS LIVE AT HOME
Read your latest notifications and messages right on your home screen, without having to open the app. The widget is automatically updated as you use the app and when notifications are fetched.
Swipe’s Widget is just as customizable as the app itself, allowing you to pick just about any color your heart desires – or even make it transparent to let your wallpaper shine through!
🔔FULL CONTROL OF YOUR NOTIFICATIONS
Not only can you receive both notifications from Facebook and Messenger, but you can even set up quiet hours (when notifications shouldn’t come through) and filters (items you don’t want to be notified about).
🎬DISCREET PHOTO & VIDEO DOWNLOADS
Downloading photos and videos in Swipe is not only easy, it is more importantly discreet – without notifying the person or page about the download.
👀KEEP PRYING EYES AWAY WITH SECURITY LOCK
It isn’t uncommon to hand your phone to a friend or family member to show them a funny video or interesting photo. Keep your Facebook account safe from others by setting up Security Lock and requiring a PIN code or fingerprint to open the app.
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There is much, much more that makes Swipe the best Facebook alternative out there, but I think it’s time to give it a spin yourself.
It’s better in every single way. You’ll feel it.
📧For feedback or bugs, feel free to drop by https://reddit.com/r/swipeforfacebook or email us at jcbsera@gmail.com
Disclaimer: Swipe for Facebook is an alternative app (client) and is no way sponsored, endorsed, or associated with Facebook. All logos, names, and trademarks are owned by their respective owners.
Recent changes: Thank you so much for using Swipe! We want to make sure we meet your expectations as the best Facebook alternative out there, so we're hard at work fixing bugs, improving performance, and adding new features we know you'll love!
Here's what's new in Swipe 9.0.1: https://bit.ly/3s8Hyal
Got feedback or a bug to report? Help out at reddit.com/r/swipeforfacebook
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★★★★★
Like the app better than FB original Finding since the new update Swipe messenger really slow to load up, like the idea looks good. When it connects quicker I will go back to it and give it another go. So in the mean time will still stick fb messenger as an option.
★★★★★
nice app, but in my device it slow to load news feed.
★★★★★
One of best app ever for Facebook ios like interface its very easy to use with one hand like ig
★★★★★
App is broken for me. I can't search anything and I cant view some pages due to the "too many rdr" error. I also get BOMBARDED with posts from marketplace. Like 80% of my feed is couches and shoes lol. Idk what that is all about cause my feed looks nothing like that on desktop. Keeping the app for a few more days because I hope the devs are gonna fix it. Gonna change rating once it's functional again. Edit: Search function has now been restored and my feed looks normal also! Fixing my rating.
★★☆☆☆
Does not open 'community' tab in pages, and doesn't keep search history. And notifications are only active when the app is open, which makes notifications pretty useless.
★★☆☆☆
I can't search anything It won't let me view any profile I had this app for a year and it only has been updated 1 time since I had it that's bad considering how much other apps get updates
★★☆☆☆
Not living up to what it claims to be able to do, Messenger is totally worthless compared to the real one, I don't see it as an adequate replacement for the awful Facebook app
★★☆☆☆
My first paid app and it's broken in under a month. Can't search anymore.
★★☆☆☆
It looks as feels great and you don't see the bs you see in the Facebook app but now every notification, event or even search brings up an error, essentially making the app worthless.
Technologies used by Swipe for Facebook
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