![]() Originally launched with a focus on Messenger’s core features - text messaging, photo and link sharing and stickers - Messenger Lite now will offer video as a quick step away from the main screen. Messenger Lite, first launched in 2015, was initially part of an effort from Facebook to build more apps to boost usage in developing countries, where mobile usage is more costly and people are more likely to use more lower-end Android devices. Lite comes in at under 10MB, meaning it installs quickly and generally uses less bandwidth to operate. Today, the company announced that it is adding video chat into the mix. This will have a positive effect on phones with limited memory and smaller battery.After bringing its pared-down Android app Messenger Lite to mature markets like the US and UK last autumn, Facebook is expanding its features to ramp up engagement. Also, during the memory tests, we found, the original using up 300MB of RAM, while the Lite app occupied only 90MB of RAM. It takes up just 22MB of space on your smartphone after installation, while the latter needs 210MB of space. Though you miss out on some of the key features, you can’t ignore the fact that the new app loads a lot faster than the original on slower networks. ![]() The menu page looks trimmed down too.In order to enable chat heads for every new message, it uses Messenger as the default messaging app and carry out encrypted chats have been left out too. ![]() Users will have to go to the original app to access them. ![]() In terms of features, the more resource-intensive ones such as video streaming, games and video calling have been left out completely. To make a call, you have to go to the contacts page now. This bar carried shortcut buttons for calling, messaging, gaming and video recording with the option to apply fun filters and add text. Also, the shortcut bar at the bottom of the page in the original Messenger app has been given a miss. The slide with active users and their photos is above recent messages, while in the original app it shows after the messages. ![]() The home page on the Messenger Lite looks slightly different from the original app. ![]()
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