What Is Facebook Doing To Make Its Android App Accessible In Developing Countries?

Faster, leaner, smaller -- no, it’s not an advertisement for a gym, but rather, a description of the changes Facebook has made to its flagship Android application with an eye toward making it more accessible worldwide, including in areas that are still reliant on older networks and devices.

AndroidLogoOnBlack650Faster, leaner, smaller — no, it’s not an advertisement for a gym, but rather, a description of the changes Facebook has made to its flagship Android application with an eye toward making it more accessible worldwide, including in areas that are still reliant on older networks and devices.

Facebook said in a post on its engineering blog that it sent a team of product managers and engineers to Africa to get a hands-on feel for how its app was performing in developing countries, and the social network outlined the changes it made to its Android app as a result.

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