It also continues to roll out Free Basics, which provides free access to basic Web services (including Facebook, of course). The company is experimenting with using drones, satellites, and lasers to spread Internet access to unconnected areas of the world. The app is Facebook's latest effort to make its service more accessible to those in emerging markets. Neither app provides the functionality of their more full-featured counterparts, but the Lite versions let you check the News Feed, share updates and photos, get notifications, and chat with friends and family.
The app is less than 1MB, so it installs and loads quickly. Messenger Lite comes more than a year after the social network launched its Facebook Lite Android app in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe. Messenger Lite will initially roll out in five countries: Kenya, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, and Venezuela, though Marcus said other regions will get it "after our initial launch phase." More than a billion people around the world access Facebook Messenger, but it can hard for some in underdeveloped areas to find a reliable connection.
"We are committed to making Messenger the best and most reliable way to communicate in the world for everyone," David Marcus, head of Facebook messaging programs, said in an announcement (Opens in a new window).
0 kommentar(er)
