This app is small, and it does only what you need it to. • Full Facebook app: 27 MB (27,000 KB) • Facebook Lite: 252 KB The full Facebook app is over 100x the size of Facebook Lite.

Apps can quickly fill up your storage on your smartphone. With Facebook Lite for Android, you'll have all the basic features you need without sacrificing as much space on your device.

So today, Facebook is launching a bare-bones, low-resolution version of its Android app that works well on crummy networks or outdated phones, and burns much less data than its normal smartphone apps.

Facebook Lite, the company's data-conserving Android app, originally created for developing markets, will launch in the U.S. on Friday, Reuters reports.

Facebook Lite, Facebook stripped down version of its service for Android, just past the notable landmark of 100 million monthly active users and became the social network's fastest growing mobile app.

Facebook has made its Messenger Lite app available in more countries, allowing everyone to use the slimmed-down, faster and more efficient version of its app.

Facebook will begin rolling out the app to Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Venezuela, on Monday. Written by Jake Smith, Contributor Oct. 3, 2016, 5:26 a.m. PT Read now (Image: Facebook) ...

Of course, Facebook Lite hasn’t had as much traction in countries like the U.S., U.K., and Australia, but still, download numbers have increased steadily since the app’s initial launch. In ...

The Facebook Lite app runs on Android, and is pared down to give people the absolute basics. Thus, it’s only 1MB, making it quick and easy to install.

Facebook’s Messenger Lite app for Android is getting video chat, adding the final feature the slimmed-down app needed to become a truly viable replacement for the full-featured Messenger.

Facebook Live is now available in the social network's Lite app, giving creators a way to reach new audiences that don't have access to pricier phones or strong mobile networks. That's just one of ...