In April 2017, the Messenger Lite version was officially launched in over 130 nations around the world, including Germany, Colombia, Italy, Vietnam, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Turkey, Japan, Taiwan, the Netherlands and others. At the time, the social network giant revealed plans to extend the service into countries with less robust Internet infrastructure. The Messenger Lite app was originally unveiled in October 2016 in Kenya, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Tunisia. To keep data consumption low, the app does not allow voice and video calling, message-based money transfer and the ability to send GIFs. Users will also be able to send links to videos and websites via text.

The features offered by the newly-launched app include the ability to send and receive text, photos, emojis, and stickers. Designed to work without a hitch on smartphones that are either old or entry-level, the application requires less processing power as well as memory.īecause it comes without the usual frills, the Messenger Lite app works on slow Internet networks, which is a common problem users face in India. According to a Facebook official, the app takes up less than 17 MB, which is around one-tenth the weight of the standard Facebook Messenger app.

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