Lite Facebook App
Sunday, July 15, 2018
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Lite Facebook App, Early this early morning, Facebook published a brand-new, slendered down variation of their app called Facebook Lite to the Google Play Shop. Focused on low-end devices in emerging markets where cellular data is a little slower, we need to confess, we were plenty delighted at the prospect of a 2G-friendly variation of the normally bloated Facebook app.
Quickly after setup, our optimism was consulted with cold hard reality-- this app was little more than a wrapper for the mobile web view (ie, it's nearly similar to going to m.facebook.com). Okay, so there are some essential distinctions. There's no videos (like, at all) and unlike opening Facebook in your phone's web browser, Facebook Lite will offer you with push alerts on your Android device, useful if you're waiting for an essential message and wish to stay up to date with good friends without needing to refresh the browser.
The trade off? Facebook Lite-- which is marketed as less than 1MB (252KB), however actually took up 1.16 MB after installation-- requests a reasonable amount of authorizations from your Android gadget, much like the full fledged 114MB (after installation) regular version of the app (only without the location information). Oh, did we discuss it's sluggish?
Even on WiFi, the app is slow to load, slow to scroll, and slow to switch between News Feed, your messages, and notices. Even with a high-end Snapdragon 801 equipped Android gadget, the "app" directly feels like molasses. But as we discussed, you do get direct access to your messages without having to set up Facebook Messenger, so there's that.
We believe Facebook really had something here and were actually wishing for a quicker, lighter, less function heavy, Facebook app for those of who don't require all the frill of sticker stores and so forth. Regretfully, Facebook Lite truly simply does not cut it.
Facebook Lite is currently offered for all Android 2.2+ gadgets in Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, or Zimbabwe by means of the Play Shop. Those living in other places who 'd still prefer to offer it a try, you can download it from us by means of the link below.
Download: Facebook Lite for Android
Lite Facebook App
Quickly after setup, our optimism was consulted with cold hard reality-- this app was little more than a wrapper for the mobile web view (ie, it's nearly similar to going to m.facebook.com). Okay, so there are some essential distinctions. There's no videos (like, at all) and unlike opening Facebook in your phone's web browser, Facebook Lite will offer you with push alerts on your Android device, useful if you're waiting for an essential message and wish to stay up to date with good friends without needing to refresh the browser.
The trade off? Facebook Lite-- which is marketed as less than 1MB (252KB), however actually took up 1.16 MB after installation-- requests a reasonable amount of authorizations from your Android gadget, much like the full fledged 114MB (after installation) regular version of the app (only without the location information). Oh, did we discuss it's sluggish?
Even on WiFi, the app is slow to load, slow to scroll, and slow to switch between News Feed, your messages, and notices. Even with a high-end Snapdragon 801 equipped Android gadget, the "app" directly feels like molasses. But as we discussed, you do get direct access to your messages without having to set up Facebook Messenger, so there's that.
We believe Facebook really had something here and were actually wishing for a quicker, lighter, less function heavy, Facebook app for those of who don't require all the frill of sticker stores and so forth. Regretfully, Facebook Lite truly simply does not cut it.
Facebook Lite is currently offered for all Android 2.2+ gadgets in Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, or Zimbabwe by means of the Play Shop. Those living in other places who 'd still prefer to offer it a try, you can download it from us by means of the link below.
Download: Facebook Lite for Android