After first launching the app in India back in December, Facebook has recently announced that its revamped Instagram Lite app, which enables users in low connectivity regions to utilize most of the features of Instagram, will be made available in 170 regions.
Instagram Lite requires only 2 MB to download on Android – as opposed to 30 MB for the full-size version of the app – and includes all the key features, minus some of the more advanced tools like AR filters.
The slimmed-down version is designed to help keep more users connected – as explained by Facebook;
“Slightly more than 63% of the world’s population is online, as opposed to nearly 90% in North America. And many of the regions that are connected do not possess the most up-to-date mobile devices, robust internet networks, or affordable data plans needed for swift delivery of the data-rich videos and images found on Instagram. For instance, only around 50% of households in India have access to the internet.”
The updated app even supports Reels. But it underlines the full capacity of the app, which operates in much lower usage, with few features left out of the rotation.
