Facebook unveils Messenger Lite app for slow internet markets/

Facebook unveils Messenger Lite app for slow internet markets

Facebook has launched Messenger Lite, a stand-alone version of Messenger for Android that offers core features of Messenger for markets with slower than average internet speeds."Messenger Lite is starting to roll out to people in Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Venezuela and will come in other countries in upcoming months," Tom Mulcahy, Engineering Manager for Messenger Lite, said in a blog post.More than one billion people around the world use Messenger every month from a range of mobile devices on networks of various speeds and reliability.

Facebook launches Messenger Lite app for emerging markets

(Image: Facebook)Facebook announced on Monday it will roll out a lighter version of its Messenger app for Android to emerging markets.Why 800M people (including me) are warming up to Facebook Messenger I'm begrudgingly willing to admit that Facebook Messenger is becoming the "one app for all communications" that calls people, not numbers, which I always wanted regardless of device choice.Read MoreFacebook will begin rolling out the 10MB app to Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Venezuela, and has plans to expand to other countries in the coming months.

Facebook's (FB) latest attempt to reach developing markets is a pared-down Messenger app — Quartz

Facebook is giving users with slow internet their own version of Messenger.The social media giant has tapered its Messenger offerings to make an app for people with older devices or low connectivity.Messenger Lite is a "slimmed down version," which offers the core features of Messenger like "quickly and easily send text, photos, and links to anyone," Tom Mulcahy, Facebook's engineering manager for Messenger Lite, wrote in a blog post Sunday (Oct. 2).

Facebook rolls out pared down Messenger app for emerging markets – EMTV Online

Image: A picture shows the Facebook logo on a beach chair at the Facebook office in Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2016.REUTERS/Stefanie Loos/FilesBy Yasmeen AbutalebSAN FRANCISCO(Reuters) – Facebook Inc launched a stripped down version of its popular Messenger app for emerging markets on Monday as it seeks to expand its international footprint.Messenger Lite, which uses less data and is designed to work in areas with slower internet connections, will roll out in Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Venezuela.

Facebook launches 'lite' version of Messenger app

FACEBOOK IS launching a 'lite' version of it Messenger chat app.It is aimed at emerging markets, where many people use older phones that don't have enough room to store or ability to run the full-featured application due to slower Internet speeds or other issues.Messenger Lite became available on Android devices in Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Venezuela yesterday (Oct 3).

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Facebook unveils Messenger Lite app for slow internet markets/