Messenger Lite

Lite version of Facebook Messenger

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Lite version of Facebook Messenger

3 followers

Messenger Lite is a slimmed down version of Messenger that offers the core features of Messenger for markets with slower than average internet speeds and a prevalence of basic Android smartphones.

Launch tags:Android•Messaging•Facebook Messenger

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Today we’re launching Messenger Lite, a new Messenger for Android app. Messenger Lite is a slimmed down version of Messenger that offers the core features of Messenger for markets with less reliable Internet connectivity and a prevalence of basic Android smartphones. With Messenger Lite, people are able to quickly and easily send text, photos and links to anyone using Messenger or Messenger Lite. Messenger Lite uses the same bolt logo as Messenger, but with colors reversed. The bolt is blue with a white chat bubble background.

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10yr ago

Nuvio

@rssems Nice - is there a comparison of Messenger Lite and Messenger regarding traffic usage ?

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10yr ago

@rssems Splendid :) this will benefit the 3rd world countries also the traffic will be awesome generated. Best

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10yr ago

Sushi Land Stickers

@rssems any plans for an iOS version?

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10yr ago

Chatvibes: AI Copilot for Messages

@gorkemcetin @rssems That would be a cool comparison

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10yr ago

@rssems @davidmarcus These are exciting news for users like me which use Messenger here in Cuba to chat and talk with our friends and family who live outside of the country. Excellent work

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10yr ago

Hi Riza. I'm from Nigeria, which I'm guessing is the type of country Messenger Lite is made for. Will Messenger Lite have bots featured on its platform? Chat is the gateway to the Internet for a lot of Africans so bots are going to have the potential to provide utility for a large number of people.

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10yr ago

Maybe it just me. But I hate this "special solution for emerging markets". Instead of pushing to improve the infrastructure we get this half backed solutions.

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10yr ago

Product Hunt

@ekambos Facebook of all companies is also pushing in that area, bringing internet connectivity to underserved areas.

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10yr ago

Hyper Online

@ekambos These aren't half baked solutions– these are solutions that give people the ability to find family members, educate themselves, and communicate immediately in places that would otherwise take decades to build and match the infrastructure elsewhere.

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10yr ago

@aaronykng Not sure it would decades it there was a real interest in pushing things forward the right way.

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10yr ago

@rrhoover Agreed. But to me they are not trying hard enough. Cant be that we always have to have this "special solutions" when on other part of the world people are talking about going to mars. Why is that that we need this "special solutions" in the first place ?

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10yr ago

@ekambos @rrhoover Companies tries to leverage the power of new phones in their apps to stay current. If you happen to have a low powered device you could use the lite version and if you have a powerful device you could use the regular version no matter where you are. Most apps just ignore low powered devices (understandably) where Facebook create a solution that custom tailored for these phones to run smoothly. it's not about trying harder, I think it's about phone hardware limitations.

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10yr ago

Reflect

Does this still share my last time of activity with my friends? How about read confirmations? I stopped using Facebook altogether because of these two features that can't be disabled. I'm sure they are convenient for some users, but I'm also sure they are the most convenient for Facebook. We need to realize that even a small increase in engagement means millions of dollars in ads revenue for Facebook. But these psychological compulsion-building "features" are only bad for us. Most of my friends check their Facebook every few minutes. Most of people check facebook first thing in the morning. How is this good for our minds? How is this good for our ability to concentrate? I'm pretty sure most of today's youth is going to have a hard time trying to read a book for 30 minutes. It's thanks to these little "convenient" features. You got a message? Oh, better respond right away, because the other party will see "read" confirmation and it might offend them that you don't respond right away. I really miss ICQ. That's how internet chat should work. Only talk to people who are online. No more "checking" in the morning to see if you got any message. No more artificial messing with our dopamine levels.

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10yr ago

Hyper Online

@_vojto People said books were bad for us too; that it'd destroy our memory like many say technology is destroying our attention. You can either believe major paradigm shifts change how generations behave for the better (to the contempt of previous generations) or you can believe each successive generation is getting progressively worse– but data doesn't really support the latter.

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10yr ago

Crawler.sh

I dropped Messenger and Facebook and 3 Months ago. The reason is, Messenger was too aggressive. And forced me use to the app. I HATE THAT. AND I'LL NEVER EVER USE MESSENGER, MESSENGER LITE OR WHATEVER YOU CALLED AGAIN. You guys trying to increase Messenger numbers, but i think, facebook lose lots of people.

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10yr ago

Reflect

@mehmetkose I wanna do the same! For me it's facebook every 3 days for 5 minutes rule. Works quite well thanks to https://selfcontrolapp.com and no net in the phone.

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10yr ago

can it be beneficial for messenger users with good internet? does it take up less space on the phone?

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10yr ago

I'll be happy if there is a lite version of messenger for iOS. I'll use it even though I'm in the US. The current messenger is very aggressive in my opinion.

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10yr ago

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