When Facebook Home
first was introduced, it brought with the “chat heads” that provided a
nice little notification in the corner of your display with a picture of
your contact. You could then click on the picture and then seamlessly
read and respond to messages without having to stop what you’re
currently doing on your device. If you’ve liked the way this works, but
use another messaging service more than Facebook Messenger, take a look
below and we will explain how to achieve the same results.
Facebook Messenger isn't the only messenger with chat head functionality. / © ANDROIDPIT
To achieve this, you’ll
need to download an application called Seebye Chat Heads which is
available via the Google Play Store. It is a module of the Xposed
Framework and does require root access. Check out our article on what the Xposed Framework is and how it works.
Downloading Seebye Chat Heads
Thanks to this application, we can get the chat head notifications
for other messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, to appear on the screen with
a small circle and a picture of the contact. By click on this bubble,
you’ll get access to three options in which you can see the
conversation, mark it as read, or even reply.
With Seebye Chat Heads, you can get Facebook Messenger style notifications for WhatsApp. / © ANDROIDPIT
Much like Facebook Messenger, the chat heads can be moved anywhere on
the screen so as to not obstruct your view of the display. As well, to
get rid of a chat head, you simply have to do a long press on the icon
and then drag it to the bottom of the screen where a "X" will appear. If
you let go over the "X", the chat head will disappear from the
display.
Have you used Seebye Chat Heads with any of your messaging applications? Let us know what you think of it.
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