What about just using Facebook for its chat features and ignoring the timeline altogether? I use this even on desktop: http://m.facebook.com/messages http://m.

What about just using Facebook for its chat features and ignoring the timeline altogether? I use this even on desktop: http://m.facebook.com/messages http://m.facebook.com/messages Alternatively you could bridge to Facebook from some more open system like Matrix or Bitlbee.