Meta’s Messenger Lite app for Android will be shut down in September. As reported by 9to5Google.The app was launched on the company’s messenger platform (previously Verge Staff member Vlad Savov was also a fan), but it will not be available after September 18th.
When I open the app, it seems to show a prompt that directs me to the main messenger app. 9to5Google Say. Also, if you haven’t downloaded the app before, you can’t download it from Google Play.
Meta confirmed the closure in a statement. tech crunch. “From August 21st, users with the Messenger Lite app for Android will be directed to Messenger or FB Lite to send and receive messages on Messenger.” A Meta spokesperson said:.
Meta’s Messenger Lite shutdown announcement comes on the heels of another major change to Messenger for Android. Earlier this month, Meta announced that Messenger would no longer be the default SMS app on Android after September 28th.