Instagram DMs only
All your chats, groups, photos and voice notes. The feed, Explore, Reels, Stories and the Notes row are kept out of the way.
HatChat for Android
Your messages. Not the feed.
A free, open-source Android app for your Instagram DMs and Facebook Messenger chats, so you can uninstall the apps that keep pulling you into Reels and the news feed.
● Free & open source · No ads · Android 8.0+ · Not affiliated with Meta
Built for focus · Designed for daily use
See it
Quiet alerts.
Your look.
A short settings page, and alerts that tell you something arrived without putting your conversations on the lock screen.
InstagramNew message
Messenger2 unread chats
PrivateAlerts never show who wrote or what they said.
Tap to openA tap takes you straight to the right tab.
Light or darkFollow your phone, or pick one for HatChat.
Example screens with made-up names. Alerts work while HatChat is running in the background.
Just the conversations
Instagram and Messenger,
minus the scrolling.
HatChat opens Instagram's and Facebook's own message pages and keeps you there. Everything that leads back to a feed is hidden or sends you straight back to your inbox.
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Messenger without Facebook
Your Messenger chats on a phone-sized screen, without the news feed, Watch, Marketplace or Facebook's top bar.
Your login stays yours
You sign in on Instagram's and Facebook's real login pages. HatChat never sees your password, and the session is stored only in the app on your phone.
Feels like a phone app
Light, dark or follow your phone. Alerts for new messages while HatChat is in the background, and the typing box always stays above the keyboard.
Set up in a minute
Install it.
Sign in once.
HatChat isn't on Google Play, so Android installs it from the downloaded file. It then keeps itself up to date.
Good to know: Message alerts work while HatChat is running in the background; if Android closes it, open HatChat again to keep them coming. HatChat is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Meta, Instagram or Facebook.
1
Download the APK
Tap Download for Android on your phone, then open the file. Android asks you to allow installing apps from your browser once.
2
Sign in on each tab
Log in on the Instagram tab and the Messenger tab. If Instagram or Facebook asks "Was this you?", approve it: it's a new browser to them.
3
Updates arrive on their own
When a new version is out, HatChat offers it when you open the app. Tap Update, then Install.
4
Uninstall the old apps
Once your chats are there, you can remove the Instagram and Messenger apps whenever you're ready.
Ready when you are
Keep the chats. Lose the feed.
Free, open source under the MIT license, and private by design: no ads, no account, no server, no analytics.
Download HatChat for Android