For years, the Snapchat app was too processor- and data-intensive to run effectively on many Android handsets, especially the more affordable models popular in developing countries. The hope is that the new lightweight version, backed by efforts to make some of Snapchat’s augmented reality lenses and other products culturally specific to new markets such as India and Malaysia, will continue to grow overseas.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 23, 2019 21:56 UTC