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		jhasse on May 7, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don’t Let Facebook Make You Miserable Unfortunately you can't on most phones ... Facebook is a system app.

doubleplusgood on May 7, 2017 [–]

Can't those be "disabled" via the app manager? I'd flash a custom ROM if I had to deal with FB being a "system app"(!).

jhasse on May 7, 2017 | [–]

Not every phone can be rooted though :(

But yeah: The app can be disabled at least.

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