In order to connect people in markets where mobile internet connection are slow, Facebook has come out with the ‘lite’ version of its Messenger app in India. Messenger Lite was previously rolled out in countries such as Vietnam, Nigeria, Peru, Turkey, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands.
‘Messenger Lite’ is a lightweight, fast and simpler version which offers the core features of the app for markets with slower than average internet speeds and a prevalence of basic Android smartphones. The lite version comes with a size less than 10 MB with same features as that of Messenger, enabling users to send and receive texts, photos, links, emojis, and stickers. Besides, the Lite version also features voice calling, active now indicator feature, has the ability to view and remove group members and add members to groups.
The Messenger app on Android has nearly 5,000,000,000 downloads and has been rated four out of five by 46,056,597 users.