
With Messenger Lite, you will quickly be able to reach people even if you don’t have the fastest of wireless internet connections available at your disposal.įacebook made the announcement regarding its Messenger Lite app as follows: It’s not as secure as the full version, which is because Messenger Lite doesn’t have the Secret Conversations feature with end-to-end encryption with your messages.Quite a while after Facebook Lite was announced, Facebook has successfully launched its Messenger Lite app, which offers much better performance for mobile devices that are running low-end hardware and it’s catered for slow connections to provide the same experience as those who are running the actual app. Video calling is one of Messenger's core functions, so Facebook has left it intact in Messenger Lite. To make the process faster and to reduce the amount of data used, Messenger Lite compresses file sizes. Yes, you can send and receive all the usual media types. This way, you can have a peep at what’s been sent and choose not to download it until you’re on a Wi-Fi connection. For example, when a photo is received, it’s not downloaded until you tap on it.


However, the way in which this app handles these functions is different. You can still message, call, and video chat with Messenger Lite-these are core features of most messaging apps. This also means that Messenger Lite has a much simpler UI than the full version. For example, there’s no group calling and no animation on stickers received. With Messenger Lite, the emphasis is on messaging and calling, so you don’t get the full raft of features. Messenger Lite is an official client developed by Facebook that leaves out many of Messenger’s functions to save data and processing power.


What’s the difference between Messenger and Messenger Lite?
