Elyse Betters Picaro is the former Editor-in-Chief of Pocket-lint and the former Operations Manager for Valnet's Consumer Tech brands, including Pocket-lint, Android Police, and XDA. She is based in ...

Facebook in January began testing a "Lite" version for those on slow 2G networks in emerging markets, and now it looks like the app is ready for primetime. The social network on Thursday announced it ...

Some of you might not be aware of it, but Facebook offers a stripped down version of its app, called Facebook Lite, designed for people who might not have great Internet connections or powerful ...

Facebook’s business model of selling behavioral data and banner space to advertisers depends on sustained new user signups. Tackling any impediments to that growth is naturally a priority, so Facebook ...

Facebook has announced that it's adding video conversations to its Messenger Lite app. The social networking giant first launched Messenger Lite for Android users back in 2016 to serve those on slower ...

"Starting August 21, people using the Messenger Lite app for Android will be directed to Messenger or FB Lite to send and receive messages on Messenger," a Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch in an ...

Facebook on Thursday officially launched a stripped-down version of its Android app, tailored to suit users in developing markets who may have limited data or poor network coverage. The app, dubbed ...

“Lite” apps have been available for years now, but they took off with Android Go — an initiative to make cheaper, low-end phones for people in low-income countries. Part of the initiative was the ...