Facebook Lite app users often encounter various issues at one time or the other when attempting to use the Facebook Lite app. One of such problems is the freezing or crashing of the Facebook Lite app while loading. Some users report the Facebook Lite app to be stuck at the loading stage.
If you’re experiencing this issue, try out the fixes described below.
Fix: Facebook Lite stuck on the loading screen
Solution 1: Force close Facebook app and other apps running in the background
- Tap on your home button/left button/right button to display all apps running in the background
- Tap on the trash icon to close all running apps at once or close each running app by swiping left or right on each running app.
- Wait for 30 seconds
- Restart your device by holding down the power button and tapping on ‘Restart/Reboot.’
- Re-launch your Facebook Lite app.
Solution 2: Clear Facebook app data and cache
- Launch your device’s settings
- Scroll through to ‘Apps’ and tap on ‘Apps.’
- From the app list, search for ‘Facebook Lite.’
- Tap on ‘Facebook Lite’ to be directed to the info page
- On the info page, tap on ‘Storage.’
- Tap on ‘Clear Data’ to clear Facebook Lite’s app data and cache.
- Exit your device’s settings and re-launch Facebook Lite app.
Solution 3: Update Facebook Lite app
- Launch your device’s Google Play Store App
- On the Play Store’s main screen, tap on the menu icon (3 horizontal bars at the top-left)
- From the dashboard, tap on ‘My apps & games’ to display a list of apps needing an update.
- Locate ‘Facebook Lite’ and tap on the ‘Update’ button. Alternatively, tap on the ‘Update all’ button next to ‘Updates Pending’ to update all apps needing an update (Facebook Lite inclusive).
- Restart your device after completing the update and re-launch your Facebook Lite app.
Solution 4: Uninstall and reinstall Facebook Lite app
- Launch your device’s settings
- Scroll through to ‘Apps’ and tap on ‘Apps.’
- From the app list, search for ‘Facebook Lite.’
- Tap on ‘Facebook Lite’ to be directed to the info page
- Tap on ‘Uninstall’ remove Facebook Lite app from your device.
To reinstall the Facebook Lite App on your device,
- Launch your Google Play Store App
- Type’ Facebook Lite’ in the Play store search engine
- Tap on the search icon
- From the displayed search solution, tap on ‘Facebook Lite’ and tap on ‘Install’ to reinstall Facebook Lite app on your device.
- Tap on ‘Open’ to launch the Facebook Lite app.
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