Data and coverage are not a problem in general for most users, even though due to the limited supply many users are habitual of "running out of megabytes", the reality is that more and more companies offer data rates that they allow us at least to be a little less aware of consumption. However, Twitter is trying to build a social network that is more in the doldrums than the sale of iPads, and for this it has to bother to please all possible and potential users. That is why it has launched Twitter Lite, a light version of its client.
Twitter Lite is basically what we have always understood by a "Web App"Basically what it does is link the content available on the web, without its own functionalities that run beyond the window itself, which is why the application saves a lot of data and of course, a lot of battery. An example is Facebook and Instagram, habitual battery consumers, many users have seen how when they go to their web versions from Safari they save considerably in both aspects. In short, that is what Twitter has achieved with Twitter Lite, a JavaScript version that needs just over 1MB of space, spectacular.
We have added a data saving method, which reduces the amount of mobile data required to navigate through Twitter. In this mode, you will be able to see a previous version of the images and videos, and you will decide whether to download them. This can reduce mobile data consumption by around 70%, making it easy to use Twitter on sites where mobile fees are expensive or coverage is poor.
In Android for example we have found many "Lite" versions of applications such as Facebook Messenger and they work really well. And this is all friends, let's hope that great applications such as Facebook, Instagram and derivatives take note of this interesting initiative, unless they let us choose.