Android users with slow internet will now be able to use Instagram

About 40% of the world's population still lacks access to the Internet (Photo: Facebook)



Social networking platform Facebook has launched the Instagram Lite app for Android users based in rural areas or with slow internet connections.

Instagram Lite will be available to Android users in 170 countries around the world from March 10, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.

According to a Facebook post on the company's blog, the application, developed by teams in Tel Aviv and New York, aims to provide people with poor Internet connections, including residents in rural or remote areas, with access to the Instagram app that provides extremely limited data. Could also work on




According to Michelle Lowry, Product Manager, Instagram Lite, Tel Aviv, "People everywhere want to be entertained and entertained by their loved ones, but not with beginner phones with limited storage." Was
"Our team has created a light version for people with weak connections so that no one is left behind," said Zach Header, Facebook's director of product management in the Israeli capital. The use of Instagram for everyone should be fast, reliable and of good quality, despite the limitations of devices, platforms and networks.

What's special about Instagram Lite?

The lite version of Instagram, requires only two MB of storage on Android phones, while the original application requires 30 MB.
Key features have been retained on the Instagram Lite version, developed some time ago by Facebook's Tel Aviv team, has been used to make the app more efficient.

Because rural users use more videos and messages than urban app users, the new versions have removed the AR filters and cube transitions used on faces in the new version for those users. And the stickers have been retained.

The Dark Mode option has been retained so that users who do not want to use a bright white background can use a gray or black color. As a result, people living in densely populated areas will be able to benefit from the dark version without disturbing others with light.
Facebook says that Instagram Lite, which is currently introduced in 170 countries, will soon be available to all Internet users around the world.
According to Internet World Status, about 63% of the world's population is online, with the highest Internet usage rate in North America, where about 90% of the population is connected to the Internet. This number is still very low in Pakistan and India, where 35 to 50 percent of the population has access to the Internet.