Sunday, January 15, 2017

fb rolls out pared down Messenger app for rising markets



with the aid of Yasmeen Abutaleb released a stripped down model of its famous Messenger app for rising markets on Monday as it seeks to expand its global footprint.
Messenger Lite, which uses much less facts and is designed to work in areas with slower internet connections, will roll out in Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Venezuela. fb stated it'll expand to other countries in the coming months.
facebook has in large part saturated Western markets, together with North the united states and Europe, and has set its points of interest on growing nations, in part with the aid of rolling out "lite" versions of its major facebook app and now Messenger, that have fewer talents than the principle apps.
users with Android phones will nevertheless be able to use the core features of Messenger, together with the capacity to send text messages, pix and links however will not be able to make video or voice calls or make payments.
"We want to make certain Messenger products are clearly for each person," David Marcus, head of Messenger, stated in an interview.
facebook additionally offers a pared-down version of the internet in greater than 3 dozen nations, referred to as free fundamentals, to attach people to the net who do not have a dependable connection.
chief govt Officer Mark Zuckerberg has time and again stated the corporation's project is to get everyone in the world related to the internet.

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