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| Instagram Lite reaches 170 countries with support for Reels |
Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will launch Instagram Lite (an enhanced version of the Instagram platform app) in 170 countries so that people with limited internet access can use their social media service to share photos and videos.
Instagram Lite should work on Android phones and require a slower internet speed than the traditional version.
The size of the application is only 2 MB while the size of the traditional version is 30 MB. The app can run even on slower 2G networks, allowing India to have a traditional internet infrastructure after Africa, Asia and parts of Latin America. the service.
Facebook said: These markets are badly needed, and apps use much less data. So if your data package is small, you will not exhaust the service usage. The goal is to provide a wide range of services. You have the same experience through Instagram.
170 countries / territories does not mean it is fully rolled out worldwide, but it is a step forward, unlike IGTV, Instagram Lite retains most of Instagram's major features.
This release is intended for users whose smartphones do not have reliable storage, computing power and data.
To reach this volume, the app focused on photos, videos, and messages, abandoning other features from the Instagram app's original version.
Instagram Lite still has the feed and main story, and the role tab is highlighted on the homepage, but there is no IG Live or Shopping.
Facebook does not intend to shop on Instagram Lite, but Reels is heavily involved in India which is why they decided to keep this tag. However, users cannot create Reels videos in the app.
In addition to real-time filters and other augmented reality effects that don't work on devices with low power consumption, the animation has been tweaked.
The server needs to put a lot of extra pressure on it to reduce the load on the machine itself.
Testers found that there were several other improvements to the UI that was more suitable for new digital users, including removing trash and using X.
In addition to that, GIFs and stickers are still part of the app as they save space, unlike AR filters.