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Facebook adds animated GIFs and more customization to Messenger Lite
Messenger Lite, Facebook's stripped down version of its popular messaging app, is getting some new features for customization and expression. Starting today, users of the app will be able to send and view animated GIFs, change how conversations with people and groups look and share files with others.
Facebook releases Messenger Lite for iOS in Turkey
Facebook's Messenger Lite has been available for the last couple of years, but only for Android. Until now, that is. TechCrunch reports that the company has now launched a version for iOS, but it's unlikely you'll be able to try it out just yet, since Facebook has only made it available in Turkey. The app was spotted by analytics firm Sensor Tower, which earlier this week, also discovered that Facebook had begun testing Facebook Lite for iOS in Turkey as well.
Facebook makes it easier to control large Messenger groups
Facebook's Messenger app is on its way to becoming a social network in its own right, thanks to new group chat features rolled out today. Like regular groups (the app for which Facebook killed last year), group chats now come with admin privileges. Anyone with admin status can add someone else to the chat, and also has the power to remove members, or promote or demote them as an admin.
Facebook adds video chat to its lightweight Messenger app
Microsoft isn't the only one making video chat more accessible in its messaging app. Facebook is rolling out an update to Messenger Lite for Android that brings video chats to those with lower-end phones or dodgy internet connections. You can have the same face-to-face conversations you do with the full Messenger app, just in a 10MB client that's easier to download and shouldn't tax your device as much. You'll need a reasonably solid connection for the actual chats, of course, but that's easier to manage than requiring one whenever you want to open the app.
Facebook's data-saving Messenger Lite is available in the US
Facebook Messenger has gotten to be a bloated mess. Whether it's suggested text replies and stickers or it pestering you to send money seemingly whenever it notices a dollar sign, sometimes all you want to do is chat with a friend via text. Nothing more, nothing less. Well, if you've been cursing Zuckerberg's name when any of the above happens, know this: Messenger Lite is now available in the US along with Canada, the UK and Ireland.
Facebook's Messenger Lite expands to 100 more countries
From the text-only Facebook Zero way back in 2010, to more recent Project Aquila, Mark Zuckerberg and company have made it clear that reaching the developing world is a huge priority for the company. So there was little surprise when it announced Facebook Lite and Messenger Lite, which offer stripped-down, low-bandwidth versions of Facebook's two main products for users in emerging markets with spotty service and expensive data rates. After officially launching in just five countries last year, Facebook is now expanding the rollout of Messenger Lite to over 100 additional countries.
