This is a similar feature set to Facebook Lite on Android, which also supports voice and video calls. However, according to comments from early users, the Lite version doesn’t show when contacts are online through a “status” dot on their profile or in a menu. Like Messenger, the chat app can be used with individuals or groups to send text messages, photos, videos, or links. The new app also claims to use less mobile data than Messenger proper, and installs quickly and runs efficiently. That’s actually a bit bigger than Facebook Lite for iOS, which came in at under 5MB, we should note. Instead, Messenger Lite on iOS is only 10MB in size, the App Store description notes.

Like the Facebook Lite iOS launch, Messenger Lite for iOS also touts a much smaller download size than the normal version, which today clocks in at a whopping 140MB.

The launch was first spotted by app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Today, the company is following suit with a launch of Messenger Lite on iOS, again just in Turkey.

The app had been previously available only on Android. A few days ago, Facebook quietly introduced a “Lite” version of its Facebook app for iOS devices, but only in a single market, Turkey.

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