Facebook put it at a size of 2 MB

Technology ... "Instagram Light" targets emerging market populations in 170 countries

Instagram Lite is displayed with all the editorial bells and whistles.

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After three years of planning, Facebook officially launched the "Instagram Lite" application, which is a version of "Android" that is less intensive in storing data and using it than the popular Android application dedicated to photos and videos.

The new application will not occupy more than two megabytes on a mobile phone, and it was launched in 170 countries, with a focus on emerging markets, during the current period, according to a report published by the "TechCrunch" website.

"Instagram Lite" is displayed with all the bells and whistles related to editing, sharing and viewing of photos and videos, in addition to the ability to add stickers (sticks), create story displays (stories), "IGTV", and algorithms related to the discovery of "Explore". To recommend related articles.

Given that the app is launched in 170 countries, it comes with specific language support, making it easier to use in those markets.

And considering the reduction of «Instagram» from 30 MB to two MB, this means that some things will be removed from it.

Basically, the developers have decided to cancel some things, such as ads, and it also does not contain some basic features, such as "dark mood", end-to-end marketing and encryption.

The company said «Facebook», that some of these things, such as «dark mood», and of course ads, will be added in a future development in the future.

Although "Instagram" is widely popular, but it has been a candidate to issue a miniature version of it, "Light" for several years, and "Instagram" was one of the most sought-after materials by users in developing markets, but they faced difficulties due to the large size of space. Required to download the application.

This is due to the fact that the application focuses on images and videos, which by their nature require more bandwidth and data. In addition, over the years, Instagram includes many features that aim to enhance the user experience, and to compete better with other applications, such as « Hello, Stories, and those that expand income opportunities for Facebook.

"(Instagram) presented another kind of challenge unique to us to present the same experience under the same constraints," said Nick Brown, production director at Instagram.

As is the case with other "Lite" versions of applications such as "Facebook" and "Messenger", "Instagram Lite" is aimed at consumers in emerging economies, where most mobile phones depend on "Android".

Consumers may be more sensitive to price and frequency range when it comes to using mobile data, and a large portion of these are still early on in their access to the Internet.

Facebook estimates that 65% of the emerging market population has access to the Internet, compared to 90% in North America. For this reason, Facebook focuses directly on providing service to these users, as they constitute an opportunity to increase the market share, The growth rate increases, or they become more competitive from newcomers from more mature markets, such as the United States and Europe.

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