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Interesting facebook doesnt have 2 separate apps. A "stable" version and a "beta" version that people can use. When a beta version runs well enough make that one the stable version. People running a "beta" that has some bugs will be far more forgiving than people running "stable" versions with bugs.

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I use facebook's Paper app, which is essentially this. I have found it to be totally stable, a much more pleasing interface, and (for those who care, I personally don't) you don't need the Messenger app either. I don't use the content aggregation either--it's just a significantly nicer facebook interface.

It's rate 4+ on the app store, with 512 reviews. I think it's just less well-known.

Edit: link https://www.facebook.com/paper

I believe Paper is only available on the US App Store as well as being iOS only. So it isn't surprising it's not well known.

I didn't realize it was US only. I wonder why.

You might think this until you read the 1-star reviews written by people running developer/preview builds of iOS. Think "App crashes on iOS 9 alpha 6, this is a HUGE inconvenience!"

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