Facebook launches Messenger Lite app for basic Android phones
Facebook launches Messenger Lite app for basic Android phones
Facebook has come out with a "lite" version of its Messenger app, in a bid to reach users in emerging markets where mobile internet connections are slow.In a blog post published Monday, the company described Facebook Messenger Lite as a "slimmed down version of Messenger" designed for basic Android phones with low memory.The app rolls out today to users in Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Venezuela, before expanding to other markets in coming months.
Facebook's Messenger Lite lights up old Android phones
Facebook's Messenger Lite lights up old Android phones
Enlarge Image FacebookFacebook has a tiny, speedy new messaging app designed for owners of older Android phones.Facebook Messenger Lite, announced Monday, takes up a much smaller amount of a phone's storage -- just 10 megabytes -- than the full-fat app that most users have installed on their phones, and it has been pared back so that it runs peppily over slower-than-average networks.It is the companion app to Facebook Lite, a stripped-down version of the social network, also for old Android phones, launched in 2015.
Messenger Lite app released for basic Android smartphones
Messenger Lite app released for basic Android smartphones
Last Oct. 2, Facebook announced that a new version of its Messenger app would be released, targeted specifically for certain Android smartphones.A "Lite" version of the Messenger app would be made available to users who only have access to basic Android smartphones.It would also benefit users that have slower than average internet access, as the app would have only the core features of Messenger.
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