This video will show you how install Facebook App on your old iPhone 3G.
So I after I did the tutorial on how to jailbreak your iPhone 3G running iOS 4.2.1 see the video here.
I had a few people ask me how to add Facebook to the old version of the iOS and this is how you do it.
NOTE: You must first Jailbreak your iPhone see the link above for more detail.
Step 1. Open Cydia on your freshly jailbroken iPhone 3G.
Step 2. Press Manage > Sources,
Step 3. Press the Edit than Add button.
Step 4. Type cydia.iphonecake.com and press Add Source.
You should then have iPhone under your Sources.
Step 5. Press iPhoneCake
Now here is the important part. You need to select the AppSync version for your iOS.
Since my version is iOS 4.2.1 I will need to select AppSync for OS 4.2.
Step 6. Select AppSync for OS 4.2.
Once you select it properly it should have a green tick beside it.
Ok, you are halfway through stay the coarse and you will be rewarded 🙂
Step 7. Download iTools2012.zip file from the 123myIT downloads webpage here.
iTools is an application which allows you to place apps directly on your iPhone. This is the tool that we will use to get the old version of the Facebook app on to your iPhone.
Step 8. Extract the iTools2012.zip file to your desktop.
Step 9. Run the iTools 2012.exe file.
Step 10. Connect your iPhone to your PC and give the PC time to install the iPhone driver. Once its installed it should look like the screen shot below.
Step 11. Download the Facebook App from 123myIT Downloads page here.
Step 12. Extract the Facebook App file to your desktop.
Step 13. Go back into your iTools 2012 application click on application inside the iTools then simply drag and drop your Facebook App file that you extracted to your desktop.
This should load your older Facebook app back on to your iPhone. Simply click on it login with your Facebook user name and password and you are ready to go. 🙂
I hope this helps you out. Please leave some feedback and thumbs and share this page with your friends if it helped you out.
Newer versions of the Facebook apps can be found on Google Play and iTunes app store.
Good Luck 😉
Everything just works following your tutorial. Thanks!
Can you do ESPN Fantasy Football App That runs on 4.2.1?
Hi Dave
I had a look for this app but when I tried to download it the links would time out. I am not sure it would be worth it anyway because I came across a page review for it and it said it got pretty bad reviews???
Regards
Matt
Hi Dave5150
Take a look at my Whited00r 6 video that I created today. It shows you how to install Whited00r 6 firmware which gives you the following features.
Voice Control, Faster Performance, Greater App Support and Video Recording.
You can find it here.
Cheers
Matt
i need to install facebook for my iso4.3.5.. how can i download & install it…??
Do you think if I Emailed it to you that you maybe able to do it? I’ve used this app before and enjoyed it! It used to be used for the 3G. don’t know what happened
Hi dave5150
Sure if you can send me the file I will take a look and see if I can get it to work.
Contact email is on this page.
https://www.123myit.com/contact/
Cheers
Matt
w0w whatta Nice …
Ups Here From Philippines !!!
How About Viber and Other Application ?
Help me Again Please ! ! !
Thank you so much!
Hi Raymond Crisostomo,
Take a look at my Whited00r 6 video that I created today. It shows you how to install Whited00r 6 firmware which gives you the following features.
Voice Control, Faster Performance, Greater App Support and Video Recording.
You can find it here.
Cheers
Matt
Can I get an older version of Snapchat on my iPhone 3G using itools aswell? Please email me any zip or anything you might have that would allow me to do that. Thanks(:
what about snapchat? is there an older version i can get on an iPhone 3G running 4.2.1?
Hi joshua sulzen
Take a look at my Whited00r 6 video that I created today. It shows you how to install Whited00r 6 firmware which gives you the following features.
Voice Control, Faster Performance, Greater App Support and Video Recording.
You can find it here.
Cheers
Matt
Fu*ck off, stop spamming this thread with your crappy shit !! And did warn the poeple, that i they install your shitty whited00r shit, then would never be able to rever to IOS 4.2.1 ??!!
Hi Bernd Luet
Why so serious?
If you want at anytime you can restore 4.2.1. My video on how to do this is here.
https://www.123myit.com/2013/06/how-to-restore-your-iphone-ipad-or-ipod-using-itunes/
Good luck.
Cheers
well thanks for the fb apps , and now I want to install whiteoor6 firmware ,since my device I phone is 3g jailbreak and it was 4.1 and I spoofed/faked the I os version to 4.3.4, so I feel risk is installing this new firmware.
Hi Iqbal Singh
If you are worried about changing the Firmware, just backup your iPhone first then try the firmware you can always do a restore then restore backup which should get your phone working again.
However if you are happy with your iPhone so far, don’t change anything. 🙂
Here is the back up video.
https://www.123myit.com/2013/06/how-to-backup-your-iphone-ipad-or-ipod-using-itunes/
Here is the restore video.
https://www.123myit.com/2013/06/how-to-restore-your-iphone-ipad-or-ipod-using-itunes/
Good luck.
Cheers
Matt
Worked like a charm, first time; thanks so much dude, you’ve made our lasses’ phone worth having!
A
Hi Alex
Good to hear ! I am glad it helped out check back from time to time.
Cheers
Matt
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Hi Kamysh
Glad I could help!
Cheers
Matt
Great Job on all the info this and ur jailbreaking info worked like a cham didnt give me a bit of problems and it was so easy with ur step by step intructions thankx for the great job on this info
Thankx James
Hi TazM583
No problem at all check back from time to time for updates!
Cheers
Matt
OMG I can’t thank you enough after browing the web for hours I am sure I’ve been busy for more than 24 hours in the past days, I finally found this and it’s the best and only one I could find on the internet and now I can finally use facebook and other apps on my Iphone. Seriously I can’t thank you enough. Thank you thank you thank yoou thank you. I LOVE YOU.
A little over the top. But no worries glad it helped you out. 🙂
My facebook app installed as mentioned above crashes again n again…Any suggestions??
Hi Hamza
The only suggestion I have is to do a backup of your data and then restore your iPhone back to factory settings and repeat the process. Otherwise you can try the Whited00r 6 firmware which has the Facebook in the App Market.
At any rate here are the videos to help you.
Backup.
Restore.
Facebook install.
OR
Whited00r 6.
Good luck. Let me know how you go.
Cheers
Matt
I tried to step 7 but it has problem. When open itool 2012, it requires to update then I update but it has notice “iTools 2012.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. ” . I tried many time but couln’t. Pls help to fix it.
Hi Hong Nguyen
It sounds like something very wrong with iTools or your PC.
You can try this program its the same type of tool as iTools.
http://www.i-funbox.com/
Good luck let me know how you get on.
Cheers
Matt
its not updating in my phone what i can do
Worked like a charm. And I’m not just saying this. Thanks!
amazing!!!!
Ďakujem veľmi pekne 🙂 ..do teraz som využival Iphon 3G len ako MP3-ojku 😀 teraz už aj na internet 😉 ..naozaj ďakujem 🙂 …zmakol som to hned rychlo bez ziadnej komplikacie 🙂
Thank you !!! 🙂 🙂 excelent MAN! thank you 🙂
HI Patrik
No problem at all don’t forget to leave a thumbs up on the video and subscribe to the YouTube channel. 🙂
Cheers
Matt
Hi! Is this possible if my iphone3g is running on iOS4.1? Please help!
Hi Melissa
As far as I know it should work. Otherwise you could try updating your firmware?
Cheers
Matt
hi there, it helped, but wasnt quite what i was looking for. Apparently i cant seem to fina any normal way to install skype to iphone 4.2.1. Any advice?
Hi Irena
You can install Skype via Whited00r 6 I know this works as I have logged in and tested it myself.
If you don’t want to go that far with the firmware I will see if I can fix it using the 4.2.1 firmware and let you know.
Cheers
Matt
is there any chance for me to download other applications like path, whatsapp, and the other?
Hi! I just installed the messenger on my 3G the way You instructed us to do, everything went well but… when I logged into the messenger, there’s a communique saying sth like “To use Push notifications, connect to iTunes. Notofications for “messenger” can be communiques, sounds and badges on icons” (not sure how would it be in english, I use polish in my 3G). The communique is impossible to close (it has OK button but it appears again right after pushing the button) 🙁 What should I do?
Hi Paul
Did you Jailbreak the phone? and did you set the App Sync via cydia.iphonecake.com ?
If you did and then it is still not working I suggest that you do a:
* backup.
* Restore
* Jailbreak
* Then run the Facebook messenger again.
Good luck 🙂
Cheers
Matt
Yep, my iP is jailbroken already. I simply turned off the notifications for apps in the main settings menu, it works now 🙂 Of course notifications don’t work anymore but I don’t find them extremely helpful anyway 🙂 Thank You!
Superb….Extremely well.
i was struggling too much for Facebook
thanks a lot for your help. can you please help me for Whatsapp for ios 4.2.1 3G phone
HI Vishnu
I have not been successful with getting Whatapp to work. I can get it to install etc but then it asks to update.
I don’t believe anyone can get it to work.
Cheers
Matt
does this work on ipod touch 4.2.1?
Hi Sarah
It should do as the firmware is the same.
Let me know how you go.
Cheers
Matt
Thanks man its working for me 4.2.1 with 06.15.00 thanks ::)
I am running mac, can i download and install itools for mac?
Hi Matty
Yes you should be able to download it here.
Cheers
Matt
HI!!! THIS IS SO AMAZING, YOU’RE AMAZING! 🙂
btw, can you help me download iBooks to my iphone 3g? please please please. Thank you in advance 🙂
Hi JB
haha thanks for your kinds words.
I don’t know if you use Viber or not but Viber works as well I just put a Video up on how to get it working here.
I will look into iBooks when I get a second.
Cheers
Matt
Worked like a charm…thanks tonnes 🙂 🙂 🙂
Wish I’d gotten to this page first!!!
Hi Antonia
Glad it helped out don’t forget to check the Viber App install here.
Cheers
Matt
Thanks alot. Ive successfully installed facebook on my iPhone 3g..
Hi Shashank
No problem glad it helped out.
Cheers
Matt
Hi Shashank
No problem glad I could help out. Don’t forget to share my site around it really helps out.
Cheers
Matt
Hi,
I want whatsapp for my iphone 3G, ios 4.2.1. When i downloaded whats app 2.8.4. I was able to install but when i tried to open and start using this app. It was asking phone no for registration. After i entered my phone no. It asking upgrade ur app to update. But latest app is not supporting for my ios 4.2.1. Pls help out from this prob and i want working whatsapp for iphone 3g ios 4.2.1
Hi Srikanth
Whatsapp doesn’t seem to work on the iPhone 3G(ios 4.2.1).
Cheers
Matt
It did not work. When i click install it says ‘Install failed: Verification failed as the authority.’
Hi Lexi
Have you jailbreaked your device?
Cheers
Matt
I have jailbreaked my device and its says the same: failed to …
Hi Nik
Failed to?
failed for me too. 🙁
Hi csabab
What does it do? where does it fail?
Cheers
Matt
Hi csabab
Still works just tested it. Have you installed app sync?
Cheers
Matt
Great! Thanks a lot!!!!!
Hi klarayy
No problem. Glad to help out.
Cheers
Matt
can’t get to download apps for my 3g iphone
thank you for your jailbreaking tutorial, definitely the best i came across on the web – i’ve gotten as far as downloading cydia and installing the appropriate appsync (to get facebook on my iphone)- but i don’t have windows on my mac. is there an alternative method or do i have to download 8 through your link?
HI gabrielle
Sorry, just to be clear what stage are you up to? You are trying to get Facebook on your iPhone 3G, but you don’t have a Windows PC yeah ?
Cheers
Matt
hi matt, i figured it out and replaced the newer one with the ipa for the older one in itunes. thanks to you it’s all good.
now i’m working on instagram – i’m hoping to recover an old account, because it won’t let me sign up for a new one. it gives the ‘this is an old version please update message’. i clicked on the v2.5.0 link from your download page. if i can’t recover the account, what to do?
i’m already follow your instruction to do that, but all my apps didnt work can you help me? mine is iphone 3g 8Gb ver 4.2.1
Hi putut
Its works.
You need to make sure the iPhone is jailbroken.
The video you need is here.
Make sure you do a back up restore first.
Backup here.
Restore here.
Install Facebook after jailbreak here.
Facebook messenger install here.
Install viber here.
Good luck.
Matt
My iphone already jailbroken, I repeat it twice (un install then install again) but still didnt work
Hi putut j wibowo
Do you get an error ? if so at whats stage ? did you install iphone cake ?
Cheers
Matt
Hi, thanks for this! Unfortunately I get a GVG error (whatever that is?) when I have added iphonecake as a source. It then comes up with cydia.iphonecake.com as a source but nothing happens when I click on it. Please help me, this thing is proving to be a massive headache 🙁
Oh, it has worked now! Thank you so much for all of this, you are very helpful! 😀
HI Laura G
No problem, glad it helped out.
Cheers
Matt
great tutorial..thanks from indonesia
HI poerwangga
No problem, glad it helped out.
Cheers
Matt
thanks bro
HI satish
No problem I am glad it helped you out.
Cheers
Matt
I did everything but still I cant use the facebook app 🙁
HI ishat
Then you didn’t do everything. Did you install the app sync?
Cheers
Matt
thanks I really appreciate this. finally i have installed facebook on my iphone 3G. i have a question. I managed to get whatsapp 2.8.4 installed on my phone cause it was the only one that i could use -iOS 4.1 – i can’t register, because they say it’s too old for them to send the 4 digit code. help with this. is there a way i can manage to cheat my way through this?
HI Joe
Not really. I have tried :)Too my knowledge it doesn’t work.
Cheers
Matt
I successfully added FB as instructed; it now appears on my iPhone 3Gs using iOS 4.1 – but after I log in, the Facebook app shuts down. Hmmm?
Hi Crystal
Did you add AppSync?
Cheers
Matt
Yes, I selected the Appsync for 4.0+. Everything worked perfectly, but the app keeps shutting down after I sign-in.
Also tried going back into iPhoneCake and changing the green check to AppSync fos OS 4.1. Still fails 🙁
Yes, I selected the Appsync for 4.0+. Everything worked perfectly, but the app keeps shutting down after I sign-in.
thanx god bless you in kiswahili(tanzanian)mungu akubariki sana!!wellcome tanzania
Hi elly obedy
Glad it helped you out. Good Luck.
Cheers
MAtt
T’was superb. Thanks a lot dude 🙂 Wonder if you do have any idea on how to install camera app like Camera 360, my sister loves on taking selfies :3 Waiting for your reply. Thanks again 😀
Hi! Thank you for help!
I have a question did you have a app twitter?
Sorry for my english 🙂
Hi Paula
Yes, take a look at this video here.
Twitter iPhone 3G.
Cheers
Matt
What happens if itools2012 say is it needs an update and then tries to update then an error comes up and closes itools? How else can i get facebook on my iphone 3g ??
thanks
HI Lee
You can try iFunbox. You can get that from the downloads section.
Good luck.
Matt
thanks for the step by step installing it really helps a lot. . . and it really work thank u so much @123MYIT 🙂
Repository Not Find When I’m Add Iphoecake.com what should i do Now.
Hi vineet
Do you have the phone connected to the internet?
Cheers
MAtt
Howdy! Do you use Twitter? I’d like to follow you if that would be okay.
I’m absolutely enjoying your blog and look forward to new posts.
Hi there
Yes find it here 123myIT Twitter.
Cheers
Matt
if i did so and then back up my phone and removed my jailbreak the app. stays ?
Hi ahmed salah
Unsure you would have to test it.
Cheers
Matt
Hi Bro!
I got an iphone 3g 4.2.1 as a gift, I use an iphone 5 at the moment. my itunes verion is 11.2.2.3. My doubt is can I use my iphone 3g to the itunes for which I have connected my I5.
Will two Iphones works for an itunes on pc?
I have not connected it yet, I dont want to be in trouble 🙁
Please reply
Hi zaky
Should work ok. You might want to test it with another PC first. I would put it in DFU mode then connect it. This will wipe the phone and restore the firmware fresh. At this stage you can set it up as a new iPhone.
Cheers
Matt
Thanks bro!
Sir my Iphone 3g’s Wifi doesn’t work any more. Is there any chance i could get the iphonecake files and manually install them VIA IfunBox?
HI Arvin
The best bet would be to reinstall the iPhone firmware and see if this fixes your wifi.
If that doesn’t then the issue would be a hardware problem. Make sure you backup your data before doing this.
Cheers
Matt
when i install itools2012 it needs to be updated to 2013 but when i updated it an error occured and it closes the application… pls help sir 😀
HI jhe santos
Unsure about this can you try ifunbox ? and see if that works?
Cheers
Matt
I cant find the Iphonecake in the sources but only appcake only. I have an Iphone 3g 4.1 Thanks Youuu
HI Tamir
Make sure you have a wifi or internet connection on your phone?
I haven’t checked this process in a while so I am unsure if everything is still as it was.
Good luck
Matt
Hi, I am stucked on a step 4, I have AppCake instead of iPhone source and there is no option for App Sinc OS 4.2. What should I do? Thanks!
Hi Veronika
I heard recently from one of the 123myIT subscribers that App Sync 4 has been killed off. Your best bet would be to try app sync 5.
Good luck!
Matt
Thank You for Your reply. In the end I just downloaded old messenger from App store. 🙂 Have a nice day!
That will work too !!! Lucky.
The AppSync provided is AppSync Unified which only applies to iOS 5-8. I can’t install it from my 3g version 4.2.1. Need help
HI Cris
I am not sure this works any more after the app sync for ios 4.2.1 was dropped.
Good luck,
Matt
Sir can Do the same Thing Using Itunes ?
Hi iam now at step6 but i can’t see OS 4.2
HI issah
This was removed with the release of IOS 7 I believe. I am not sure if this works any more.
Good luck
Matt