As first reported by 9 to five Google, Messenger Lite customers on Android at the moment are seeing a brand new pop-up message within the app informing them that it is going to be sundown as of September 18th. Messenger Lite on iOS was shut down again in 2020.

As per 9 to five Google:

“For some, opening the app right this moment reveals a fullscreen “use Messenger to maintain chatting” immediate. There shall be no impression to dialog historical past: ‘We all know your chats are essential to you, so every part from Messenger Lite remains to be out there in Messenger.‘”

So, evidently, given the development of connective networks, Meta sees little use to maintain supporting the separate Messenger Lite app, which is designed for customers with restricted gadget area, and low connectivity, so as to join them into the broader Meta community.

Initially launched in 2016, Messenger Lite reached 50 million Google Play Retailer downloads only a yr later, underlining the demand for a lo-fi model of Meta’s messaging platform in numerous areas. However six years on, and with cellular adoption persevering with to rise, evidently there’s no use for the separate model of the platform anymore, with extra folks now in a position to make use of the full-functioned Messenger app to interact in digital chats.

We requested Meta in regards to the determination, and it offered this assertion:

“Beginning August 21, folks utilizing the Messenger Lite app for Android shall be directed to Messenger or FB Lite to ship and obtain messages on Messenger.”

So fairly brief on element, however Meta remains to be supporting Fb Lite as an possibility, not less than in the intervening time.

As famous, the impression will doubtless be minimal, given the broader growth of extra superior choices, however it’s value noting the change in Meta’s product course.

Meta, after all, can be seeking to cut back prices wherever it could actually, and it may very well be that the lesser-used Messenger Lite is solely not definitely worth the funding anymore.

So extra folks shall be on Messenger as an alternative, whereas Fb Lite may see an inflow of customers. As famous by TechCrunch, Meta can be shutting down assist for SMS on Messenger subsequent month.