“Enjoy Facebook experience with an app weighing only 435 KB !”
Facebook Lite is designed for users who are based in markets with
heavy 2G network usage or in areas with slow or unstable data
connections. The app supports devices running Android 2.2 or higher, and
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently wrote that Facebook Lite is
rolling out to countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe.
The key points of difference between Facebook and Facebook Lite are
that the Lite version runs a simpler interface and that Facebook’s
servers optimize content to make it load faster on slower networks.
Facebook has stated that video content is not yet available, but will be
added to Facebook Lite at a future date.
Features
1. The app has been designed to run on Android devices with far lower
specs than the usual flagship devices and has been released as a trial
in various Asian and African countries. Despite rejigging the main app
last year for emerging markets, Facebook evidently realized even more
elbow grease was required.
2. Facebook Lite also works on poor quality internet connections,
meaning that regardless of where you are, if you’re using Facebook Lite
you’ll get more Facebook out of the Lite version when your Wi-Fi or data
signal drops. From what we can see there are also no auto-play videos
in the stream either.
3. The Lite app is based on Facebook’s feature phone service Snaptu,
but you’ll still have access to push notifications and other
indispensable Android features like camera integration and chat.
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