Facebook Lite App Launches
Facebook officially announced the launch of the Facebook Lite Android application that first emerged in January, saying that the app uses less data and works on all types of connections.
Facebook officially announced the launch of the Facebook Lite Android application that first emerged in January, saying that the app uses less data and works on all types of connections.
When Facebook Lite first appeared in the Google Play store on January, Facebook confirmed to CNBC that it was available in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Nigeria, Nepal, South Africa, Sudan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Facebook said in its Newsroom post Thursday that the app is being rolled out “in countries across Asia,” with parts of Latin America, Africa and Europe to be added “over the coming weeks.”
In January, TechCrunch reported that the app requires just 252 kilobytes of storage, compared with 25 megabytes for the Facebook flagship app.
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