Twitter launches Lite, a solution to data caps and poor mobile reception
Introducing Twitter Lite on mobile web!
— Twitter (@Twitter) April 6, 2017
Loads quickly, takes up less space, and is data-friendly. Learn more: https://t.co/Zd825WOdQzpic.twitter.com/l1n0cYJuPc
What's more interesting, however, is the newly-added ability of the site to send push notifications to its users through the web browser. This is a late but nevertheless welcome proof that Google's websites-as-apps idea has some merit, though it remains to be seen whether users will actually take advantage of it. And in fact, Google seems to have had a hand in making the site: "Twitter Lite is a new type of Progressive Web App (PWA) developed in partnership with Google."
Twitter Lite should be available worldwide right now, and works with most of the popular mobile and desktop web browsers. It can be accessed by navigating to Twitter's mobile website, mobile.twitter.com. Although it's targeted primarily towards emerging markets, those with restricted data caps or bad connections can use it just the same, though for push notifications to work, the site must be kept running in the background, which can prove to be a mild inconvenience.
source: Twitter via VentureBeat
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