Icon of program: Facebook Lite

Facebook Lite for iPhone

  • Free
  • In English
  • V200.0
  • 4.4
  • (1095)
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Chantelle van Heerden
Chantelle van HeerdenUpdated 6 months ago

Lighter social media experience

Facebook Lite is a social networking application created by Facebook Inc for iOS devices. It's the official Lite version of its popular social media platform, Facebook. It provides a similarly robust and smooth experience as the main app to users who are on older phones.

Compared to the main Facebook app, Facebook Lite has plenty of similarities with its counterpart visually speaking as it sports the same clean and minimal aesthetics. However, it manages to retain much of the core features and functions of the original to ensure a seamless experience across all kinds of devices.

Compared to the original

First and foremost, Facebook Lite is all about being light on system requirements and data background. It does this by making changes to the overall user interface in various ways, with the most apparent one being a reduction in animations and special effects to increase perceived speed and smoothness. This means that even older-generation iPhones will be able to handle it without issues.

When it comes to features, most users won't find this app to be lacking as it retains many of the most important ones, such as Reels to watch creative videos from users around the world and Stories that let share moments from your day. The same goes for Messages, which directly link to Messenger or Messenger Lite for quick messaging and communications.

Now, being a Lite version of the original, there are bound to be some limitations, and the first has to do with how content is displayed. For one, photos and videos are lower quality to save on data. Also, there are multiple reports from users who are experiencing random refreshes on their Feed while scrolling, which is an odd behavior. Hopefully, they get addressed in an update promptly.

Minimal yet still robust

All in all, if you're using an older iPhone and have started experiencing some slowdowns while using the main Facebook app, then you can check out Facebook Lite for a similar experience that's easier to run on your device. It retained the core features that most users need while cutting out the ones that are not essential. Give it a try and see for yourself.

  • Pros

    • Retains the core features
    • Lighter on system resources
    • Reduced data consumption
  • Cons

    • Random Feed refresh
    • Lower-quality photos and videos
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Icon of program: Facebook Lite

Facebook Lite for iPhone

  • Free
  • In English
  • V200.0
  • 4.4
  • (1095)
This download is no longer available. This could be due to the program being discontinued, having a security issue or for some other reason.

You can download these alternatives


User reviews about Facebook Lite

by Tlaleng Tshabalala

I love it it's amazing awesome marvelous ,I can see my friends talk to them, my children,my life is easy

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