Facebook has launched a ‘Lite’ version of its application that was developed for people using Android smartphones in places where wireless data bandwidth is very less. Facebook Lite was built to use less data and work well even in those areas of constrained telecommunications network conditions. Facebook has started rolling out Lite in Asia and said that the application will be available in part of Europe, Africa, and Latin America in coming weeks.

Facebook Lite is less than one megabyte to download. By comparison, the Facebook app for iPhone 5s is almost 95MB in size.

Tidbits

• Facebook, Twitter and The New York Times have been blocked in China since 2009.
• The “Like” button on Facebook was originally going to be called “Awesome”.
• Facebook is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.