

The app also doesn’t have Messenger’s selfie masks. It doesn’t include Messenger Day, its Snapchat Stories clone, for example.

Messenger Lite eliminates some of the newer and more processor-heavy features in the traditional Facebook Messenger app. More specifically, Android phone owners can download the app. smartphone owners won’t get that option.Īfter availability in more than 100 countries globally, Messenger Lite is now available for download in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. For those of us with flagship iOS or Android devices, that’s less of an issue, but using Messenger Lite could offer a different benefit though, in terms of data usage. Want to use Facebook’s Messenger app without the processor-intensive features and heavy data suck? Tough luck.įacebook introduced Messenger Lite late last year so that those in developing countries could enjoy it without a heavy toll on older or less powerful smartphones.
