https://github.com/b3ll/messagebox

Break Facebook's Chat Heads out of the iOS Sandbox!
https://github.com/b3ll/messagebox

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Break Facebook's Chat Heads out of the iOS Sandbox!

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/b3ll/messagebox
• Owner: b3ll
• Created: 2014-02-17T06:56:36.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-04-03T00:39:38.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-04-11T19:41:39.951Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Logos
• Size: 1.92 MB
• Stars: 51
• Watchers: 13
• Forks: 17
• Open Issues: 11
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  • Readme: README.mdown

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# MessageBox

## Breaking Facebook's Chat Heads out of the iOS Sandbox

### Intro

MessageBox is a jailbreak extension for iOS that allows users to use Facebook Messenger's Chat Heads system-wide in iOS. Currently this only works in conjunction with [Paper](https://facebook.com/paper/) and iOS 7.

[The Verge](http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/17/4235816/chat-heads-for-iphone-jailbreak-tweak) approves! :P

For more technical info I did a [blog post](http://blog.adambell.ca/post/73338421921/breaking-chat-heads-out-of-the-ios-sandbox) as well!

The [original hack](https://github.com/b3ll/MessageBox-olde) has been deprecated and will no longer be supported, however back-porting a lot of this to iOS 6 shouldn't be too difficult (for those of you still on iOS 6).

### How do I MessageBox?

Open Paper, wait for everything to appear, press the Home button. Magic! :D

**If you open the app and close it super quickly, you're going to have a bad time!**

![MessageBox Preview GIF](readme/messageboxPreview.gif)

### Price?

Totally free! If you'd like to support my continuation of this project (and others!), feel free to [donate](http://www.adambell.ca/donate)! It'd be much appreciated :D

### How do I get?

It's on Cydia under the BigBoss repo!

### How do I compile?

[@DHowett](https://www.twitter.com/DHowett) was very sad when he realized I didn't use [theos](https://www.github.com/DHowett/theos) for my initial version of MessageBox, and seeing as how it's now the suggested route for [Cydia Substrate](http://cydiasubstrate.com/) so I've switched to that (though, I'm using [@rpetrich's fork](https://www.github.com/rpetrich/theos) since it's nicer for working with universal builds).

Once you've got that setup, (nice writeup [here](http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/Theos/Getting_Started)) change the Makefile to your liking. After that simply run:

    THEOS_DEVICE_IP= THEOS_DEVICE_PORT= make package install

### License?

Pretty much the BSD license, just don't repackage it and call it your own please!

Also if you do make some changes, feel free to make a pull request and help make things more awesome!

### Contact Info?

If you have any support requests please feel free to email me at messagebox[at]adambell[dot]me.

Otherwise, feel free to follow me on twitter: [@b3ll](https:///www.twitter.com/b3ll)!

### Special Thanks

me :P  

Facebook, for being awesome.