Facebook Launches Messenger Lite for Markets With Poor Connection Speeds
Facebook Launches Messenger Lite for Markets With Poor Connection Speeds
Facebook is bringing Messenger to areas with poor internet connections with its introduction of Android application Messenger Lite.Much like Facebook Lite, Messenger Lite is a "slimmed-down" version of Messenger that gives users access to the app's "core experiences"—messaging, sharing photos, sharing links and stickers.Messenger Lite will initially be rolled out in Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Venezuela, with more countries to be added "in the coming months."The app's engineering manager, Tom Mulcahy, said in a Newsroom post:Messenger Lite is a slimmed down version of Messenger that offers the core features of Messenger for markets with slower-than-average internet speeds and a prevalence of basic Android smartphones.
Facebook Launches Messenger Lite For Markets With Slow Internet
Facebook Launches Messenger Lite For Markets With Slow Internet
Not everywhere around the world has fast and stable internet.This is why companies such as Google have launched apps such as YouTube Go which are being aimed at emerging markets where internet might be slow and unstable.Facebook also wants in on the action and has since announced Messenger Lite.
Facebook Launches Messenger Lite For Emerging Markets; Coming to India Soon
Facebook Launches Messenger Lite For Emerging Markets; Coming to India Soon
Emerging markets like India, China and Brazil have a huge chunk of population waiting to be online and companies like Google, Facebook and even Apple have realized the importance of tapping into these markets.Stripped down version of apps are becoming a trend these days, with the latest addition of YouTube Go.Launching a lighter version of Messenger, Facebook has unveiled the Messenger Lite standalone app for developing countries like India, Sri Lanka, Brazil and Kenya etc.
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