Facebook launches new version of Lite for 2G users in India

 

Facebook is betting on the new light version of its app on the popular Android platform to tap the 2G using population of the country.
"According to GSMA data, nearly 80 per cent of Indians are on 2G and hence we want to ease the Facebook interactive experience for them," said Vijay Shankar, product manager, Facebook Lite.

The Lite app, which is less than 1MB, can be downloaded from the Play Store. The app uses a compression technology wherein most of the heavy lifting is done on Facebook's servers. 

The new app includes Facebook's core experiences like News Feed, status updates, photos, notifications but has no options for video, GPS-using facilities and @tagging features.