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Meta discontinues Messenger Lite for Android, it will be unavailable after Sep 18. Users need to install regular Messenger app instead (beehaw.org)
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I have not found any news article on this on a whim. Because my friends and family, I need to use Facebook Messenger, and Messenger Lite was a OK client - lightweight, no unnecessary features, etc., compared to the regular Messenger app.

Now I'm a little torn, having a Meta app on my phone is already bad, but having to downgrade to the bloated Messenger app? Not sure I will make a change. What are your thoughts?

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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Or install an app called Metal.

It's a wrapper for the mobile webpage with all the intrusive permissions disabled by default.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I just looked for this app and it looks like it hasn't been updated since 2018. Am I wrong?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    On the play store page I got the message "not available on your device, this app has been designed for an older version of Android", not updated since June 2018 and I can't find it anywhere else, seems you're not

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