Facebook has launched a stripped-down version of its app aimed at the huge potential user base in emerging markets. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Facebook Lite has been downloaded more than 650 million times in India, South America and Southeast Asia, and is the most downloaded “lite” app in those regions.

It varies by device, but you can expect Facebook Lite to take up about 95 percent less storage space than the original Facebook app. As an example, Facebook Lite (version 117.0.0.8.98) takes up 13 ...

Facebook today announced a new global expansion of Messenger Lite, a low-bandwidth version of its messaging app designed for Android smartphones with limited memory and processing power.The ...

The full Facebook app is over 100x the size of Facebook Lite. You can't do nearly as much with Facebook Lite as you can with the full Facebook app. But if you're reading this article, chances are ...

Like Facebook Lite, the benefit here is that cheaper smartphones will be able to run Google services without struggling. Smaller app size also means more space left for users to store games and music.

Facebook Lite, a trimmer version of the mothership app, rolls out to the US, UK, Canada, and more on Friday.

Facebook is currently testing a version of its slimmed-down Facebook Lite for iPhone. The app has previously only been available for Android. Designed for people who want to minimize data usage, ...