The description of Facebook Lite
This version of Facebook uses less data and works in all network conditions.Facebook Lite is an official Facebook client that lets you use this popular social network through a much lighter app that's better suited for low-power Android devices or ones with limited Internet connections.
The first thing that stands out about Facebook Lite is that the app takes up about 250 kilobytes on your memory once installed. This means that it occupies a hundred times less space than the normal Facebook app ... and still has all the features you need from it.
Besides this drastic size reduction, Facebook Lite offers other interesting advantages for users with limited Internet connections. The app is expressly designed to work over 2G networks, so it lets you access your profile and communicate with your friends while consuming hardly any data.
Facebook Lite is an excellent alternative to the usual Facebook client that lets you use this social network on less powerful devices and over very weak Internet connections.
The first thing that stands out about Facebook Lite is that the app takes up about 250 kilobytes on your memory once installed. This means that it occupies a hundred times less space than the normal Facebook app ... and still has all the features you need from it.
Besides this drastic size reduction, Facebook Lite offers other interesting advantages for users with limited Internet connections. The app is expressly designed to work over 2G networks, so it lets you access your profile and communicate with your friends while consuming hardly any data.
Facebook Lite is an excellent alternative to the usual Facebook client that lets you use this social network on less powerful devices and over very weak Internet connections.
5 alternative Android clients for Facebook
The official Facebook client for smartphones and tablets slows down your performance and hogs way too many resources. Not only because of the amount of your data plan it eats through every month, but adding insult to injury, it also completely drains your battery life. Given that quitting social networks like Facebook is not on the order of the day, here is a list of five great alternatives to the official Facebook client, all of which will let you access your Facebook account from your smartphone or tablet without uselessly sacrificing battery life or data.
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SlimFacebook vs Facebook Lite
There’s no debate here: The official Facebook client is getting worse and worse in terms of resource consumption and performance. Luckily, Facebook Lite appeared as an alternative official app that uses much less data and enormously improves on performance by using the web interface of the social network. Now, though, Facebook Lite is facing a significant new competitor: SlimFacebook. This is an unofficial client that also builds from the mobile web version but enormously improves on its interface.
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Facebook releases a lighter version of its Android client
Although in recent years it’s been considerably improved, it’s still true that the official Facebook client for mobile devices is anything but light in terms of data consumption. It virtually hoovers up your data allowance if you tend to use your smartphone a lot. Thus, and in light of the company’s campaign to win visibility in emerging countries with much lower connection capacities, it’s just launched Facebook Lite, a much smaller app designed for 2G connections and low-range smartphones.
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- Requirements:Android 2.3.2+
