Originally launched in 2015, Facebook Lite was designed for markets where conditions make the full-featured app nearly impossible to use … To help everyone have a great Facebook experience regardless of where they connect or the bandwidth they have, in many countries we rolled out Facebook Lite as a standalone, native app with features such as News Feed, status updates, push notifications, and camera/photo integration,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement … If you’re worried about going over your data cap because Facebook uses too much data in the background, then the lite version of the app may be just what you need.