Meta retires Messenger Lite for Android starting in September

Meta’s Messenger Lite app for Android is being shut down next month, according to 9to5Google on Wednesday. The app has been removed from the Google Play Store for new users and will no longer be available after September 18 for current users.

This move might disappoint many users who believe that Messenger drains their battery too quickly or who simply prefer an app version that only enables sending and receiving messages and does not have any additional features or ads, for that matter.

However, in September, not only Messenger Lite will disappear, but Messenger will stop supporting SMS, which was also not met with a lot of excitement. On the other hand, Meta lets more people enjoy end-to-end encryption on Messenger.