The Last Stand of the Lumia: Getting Facebook on a Windows Phone
"You cannot download the official Facebook app for the Nokia Lumia 520 anymore because Microsoft shut down the store in 2019. However, you can instantly get a free, working Facebook experience by opening Internet Explorer, going to mbasic.facebook.com, and pinning it to your Start screen. That 'web tile' is now the Lumia 520's Facebook app." Is it worth it? Yes, as a nostalgia device. The Lumia 520's screen is small, but the mbasic site loads faster than modern Facebook on many Android phones. Just don't expect Messenger video calls or Stories to work properly.
The Nokia Lumia 520, released in 2013, was one of the best-selling Windows Phones ever. It ran Windows Phone 8 (later upgradeable to 8.1, but not Windows 10 Mobile). This is crucial because the app ecosystem for Windows Phone was shut down by Microsoft on December 31, 2019 .
