Facebook’s Messenger Lite app for Android is getting support for video chat, a feature that was needed for this slimmed-down app to become a truly viable replacement for the full-featured Messenger.
It’s an addition that more or less makes Messenger Lite the perfect Facebook Messenger app. Cutting away all the accumulated integrations and features that Facebook has tacked on over the years, Messenger Lite offers simple, easy messaging. In theory, Messenger Lite is designed for “people with older Android devices and/or slower internet connections,” but it’s increasingly looking like the best option for any Android users.
Now all we need Facebook to do is stop there and not add any new features — or else we might need a Messenger Lighter app in a few years to reset everything again.
Facebook has not yet come out to lets us know when the iOS version of the app would be ready.
