Facebook said it had to rewrite the Messenger application from scratch so it became "slimmer". One of the problems users end up ...
Facebook said it had to rewrite the Messenger application from scratch so it became "slimmer".
One of the problems users end up complaining about is applications from Facebook, including Facebook Messenger messaging applications, which are too "heavy" and resource consuming. Facebook wants to change that when the company has officially confirmed that the next version of Messenger will be "lighter" than the previous version.
Facebook said the new version of Messenger is under 30MB, 4 times smaller than the 127MB of the current version. Thanks to the optimization, this new version will have a boot speed of only 1.3 seconds, in addition it will use less device battery.
Facebook called the Messenger "slimmer" project "Project LightSpeed." To achieve these impressive achievements, the Messenger application has been redeveloped by Facebook engineers from the start.
However, it seems that this "slim" Facebook Messenger application will only be available on iOS. Although not officially announced, but according to information from The Verge, Facebook has no plans to bring these changes to the Android application. Instead, users can download a shortened version of Messenger Lite that has been available on Play Store for years. As for iPhone and iPad users, they will also have to wait when Facebook says the new Messenger version will be launched "this year" without providing a specific time period.
Besides cutting down on capacity, Facebook will also add some new features to Messenger in the future, such as the Friends tab, which only displays Story and content shared by friends / relatives, watching videos. together and standalone applications for Windows and macOS.
