Lightweight social networking client delivering essential feed browsing on older devices and slow connections
Lightweight social networking client delivering essential feed browsing on older devices and slow connections
Vote (2,315 votes)
Program license Free
Developer facebook
Version 476.0.0.14.109
Works under Android
Also known as Facebook Lite
Vote
(2,315 votes)
Developer
Works under
Android
Program license
Free
Version
476.0.0.14.109
Also known as
Facebook Lite
Pros
- Everything You Love About Facebook This app offers everything you already know and love about Facebook, but geared towards older devices or users on slower connections.
- Lag-Free, Nag-Free Experience Everything is hyper-cached in the background so you’ll be able to enjoy seamless unlimited scrolling through your feed without annoying progress bars or breaks in your feed. It doesn’t hurt that a lot of the annoying ads have been taking out, either!
- Just Under 1MB You only need a megabyte of space free on your device to install and run Facebook Light, whereas the original Facebook app can take hundreds of megabytes depending on your install options.
Cons
- No Built-In Video and Audio Support If you like to play games and watch videos on Facebook, this version of Facebook definitely isn’t for you.
- Sometimes Hangs When Uploading Photos This app is known to hang when uploading pictures, so stick to reading and posting text whenever possible to avoid restarting the app.
Facebook Lite is the official Facebook app designed for older devices and slow connections.
Love browsing Facebook but hate having to deal with all the lag and annoying notifications in the background? Facebook Lite’s got you covered!
With FB Lite you’ll be able to read through all your favorite feeds and stay up to date, all without the usual lagging during loading and annoying extras that can ruin your Facebook experience on older devices or slow network connections.
This app offers just about everything you expect from a Facebook app for Android, but it’s been pared down to give you the essential Facebook experience. You’ll be able to scroll through large picture and text posts easily, click on links, comment, like, and even post just like you would on the regular app.
The app takes up less than a megabyte of space on your device and runs on minimal resources, helping you do more with less. Since there is no audio or video support included in the app, you’ll be able to skirt a lot of the annoying games and ads that run on Facebook, too!
But what if you actually like to play those annoying games, watch informational videos and animated GIFs? If so, this version of the app is definitely not for you. Another common gripe about this app is that while you can post text easily, video upload isn’t supported and many users have complained that the app can hang when they upload a photo.
But if you’re on a slow connection or using an older device, you probably aren’t able to enjoy a media-rich experience on Facebook anyway. If you just want a way to stay on top of your feed, comment and post the occasional photo this app is definitely worth a shot! If you have a newer device and don’t need a pared-down user experience, go ahead and snag the original Facebook app instead.
Pros
- Everything You Love About Facebook This app offers everything you already know and love about Facebook, but geared towards older devices or users on slower connections.
- Lag-Free, Nag-Free Experience Everything is hyper-cached in the background so you’ll be able to enjoy seamless unlimited scrolling through your feed without annoying progress bars or breaks in your feed. It doesn’t hurt that a lot of the annoying ads have been taking out, either!
- Just Under 1MB You only need a megabyte of space free on your device to install and run Facebook Light, whereas the original Facebook app can take hundreds of megabytes depending on your install options.
Cons
- No Built-In Video and Audio Support If you like to play games and watch videos on Facebook, this version of Facebook definitely isn’t for you.
- Sometimes Hangs When Uploading Photos This app is known to hang when uploading pictures, so stick to reading and posting text whenever possible to avoid restarting the app.
Facebook Lite is a lighter version of the Facebook social media app.
Many people have poor network connections and therefore Facebook is too difficult to run. Facebook Lite solves the problem because it's a reduced version. It takes up less storage and has almost all of the same features as the main app for Android.
It's an easy to use app, though there are a few layout issues that might be noticeable for anyone used to the original app. There's also no video or audio support, which is what makes it a Lite version.
It works really well and there are no glitches.
Facebook Lite contains all of the features of the regular Facebook app. However, Lite is designed to run on low-end hardware or on a slow connection. Facebook Lite utilizes less resources than the full Facebook app, so the app loads as fast as possible. Certain elements are downsized as well, ensuring the app uses less data than regular Facebook.
Many users will prefer the full version of Facebook today. Then again, Facebook Lite provides all of these features in a more lightweight package. Individuals that care about data or storage usage may prefer Facebook Lite, and they won't miss out on much with this download.
Pros
- The app downloads and installs quickly due to its reduced size.
- Uses a minimum of cellular data, helping you to stay connected even on limited data plans or slow networks.
- Better responsiveness due to minimum loading time and maximum simplicity.
- Maximum network compatibility--the regular Facebook app may have trouble loading on 2G or slower networks.
Cons
- Lacks some of the advanced features (emojis, auto-loading of pictures) of the more powerful Facebook app.
- Simple, cut-and-dry graphics with no bling.
- Users report some bugs with group chat functionality.
- The app saves data by preventing some pictures from auto-loading, but this can be wearisome if you are trying to browse photos.
- App sometimes crashes or hangs when brought up from running in the background.
Facebook Lite is a simple, bare-bones version of the popular Facebook app which is designed to use a minimum of space and reduce data usage. There are many reasons why you may want to run a lite version of the Facebook app. Perhaps you have very limited storage space on your phone or you have used up your storage space with other apps--Facebook Lite will download quickly and take up the mimimum space which it needs to run. Maybe you are charged heavily for data usage or only have access to a very slow (2G or Edge) cellular network where you live. Facebook Lite will ensure that you experience maximum responsiveness and fast loading times.
The regular Facebook app loads much data in the background, caching images and other media. If you have a fast network and plenty of free space, this may be advantageous. However, on a slow network this behavior may make the regular Facebook app hang, become unresponsive, reload media multiple times, or load at unusably slow speeds. Facebook Lite solves this problem at the cost of some of the advanced functionality features of the Facebook app (emojis, image autoload, etc).
Pros
- The app downloads and installs quickly due to its reduced size.
- Uses a minimum of cellular data, helping you to stay connected even on limited data plans or slow networks.
- Better responsiveness due to minimum loading time and maximum simplicity.
- Maximum network compatibility--the regular Facebook app may have trouble loading on 2G or slower networks.
Cons
- Lacks some of the advanced features (emojis, auto-loading of pictures) of the more powerful Facebook app.
- Simple, cut-and-dry graphics with no bling.
- Users report some bugs with group chat functionality.
- The app saves data by preventing some pictures from auto-loading, but this can be wearisome if you are trying to browse photos.
- App sometimes crashes or hangs when brought up from running in the background.
