Messenger Lite v50.0.0.10.199
APK · 7.9 MB · version code 139189987 · Android 2.3+ · uploaded Jan 26, 2019
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v338.0.0.3.102, uploaded Jul 5, 2025 — about 6 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 7.9 MB; the latest is 15.4 MB (7.5 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.3+; the latest needs Android 4.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 4 more permissions: Run foreground services, Read phone numbers, Schedule exact alarms, Use full screen intent.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Bluetooth, Download without notification, Read sms, Request installing other apps.
File information
- Version
- v50.0.0.10.199 (139189987)
- Uploaded
- Jan 26, 2019
- Size
- 7.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.3+ (API 9)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 2af5f68e5f695a274e19b95adc206bfb
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 8A:3C:4B:26:2D:72:1A:CD:49:A4:BF:97:D5:21:31:99:C8:6F:A2:B9
- Signed by
- CN=Facebook Corporation, OU=Facebook, O=Facebook Mobile, L=Palo Alto, ST=CA, C=US
- File name
- com-facebook-mlite-139189987-43462357-2af5f68e5f695a274e19b95adc206bfb.apk
- Package
- com.facebook.mlite
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (40)
This version requests 40 permissions, 9 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- Access (custom) com.facebook.katana.provider.ACCESS
- Access (custom) com.facebook.lite.provider.ACCESS
- Access (custom) com.facebook.mlite.provider.ACCESS
- Access (custom) com.facebook.orca.provider.ACCESS
- Access (custom) com.facebook.pages.app.provider.ACCESS
- Access (custom) com.facebook.wakizashi.provider.ACCESS
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Battery stats android.permission.BATTERY_STATS
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Broadcast (custom) com.facebook.mlite.BROADCAST
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Fb app communication (custom) com.facebook.permission.prod.FB_APP_COMMUNICATION
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.facebook.mlite.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Remove home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Facebook Mobile” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the 3 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature not verified Nov 11, 2021
- Antivirus scan passed Feb 19, 2020
- Uploaded by “xaga” 185 followers · uploading since 2015
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (3 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Messenger Lite on Android 2.3+
You'll need about 15.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (7.9 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-facebook-mlite-139189987-43462357-2af5f68e5f695a274e19b95adc206bfb.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 2af5f68e5f695a274e19b95adc206bfb. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Messenger Lite — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 2.3+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 32-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.