“When we first rolled out FB Lite and Messenger Lite as standalone apps, our goal was to deliver the power of a native app, with as many of the same features as possible while still being lightweight,” a spokesperson said. All other advanced Messenger features are also missing.įacebook confirmed the launch of the Messenger Lite app for iOS to TechCrunch: This means no built-in video calling or ability to see which of your contacts are online. On the flip side, it lacks quite a few features found on the regular version of the app. The lighter nature of the app means it is faster to install, open, use, and navigate. This is far smaller than the regular version of the app which weighs in at 140MB. Its a lighter version of the Messenger app for iOS, with a download size of only 10MB. Messenger Lite for iOS is exactly what its name suggests. Facebook has been offering a Lite version of its key apps for low-end Android devices for more than a year now. This move comes just a few days after Facebook first launched a lite version of its app for iOS, again exclusively in Turkey. For now, this app is only available for iPhone and iPad owners in Turkey. Today, it is launching a lite version of its messaging app for iOS as well. Facebook has been offering a ‘Lite’ version of its Messenger app for Android for quite some time.
