A Japanese instant messaging system for various platforms
This tag is for questions about using LINE on Android. LINE is an instant-messaging system for mobile and desktop computers.
Questions tagged [line]
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Transfer LINE account from a phone to another without losing friends and chat history
LINE is a messaging/call application.
I bought a new Android phone, and want to transfer LINE friends, chat history, call logs, groups, groups chat history, from my former Android phone.
How to do?
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Where does the LINE app store pictures and video files?
Where does the LINE app store pictures and videos that are received through it?
I don't see them in Gallery.
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How do I uninstall the LINE app (third party app)?
At my sister's suggestion, I installed the LINE app in my Galaxy S3. After a while I decided I didn't like it, so I want to uninstall it. Weirdly, when I open Settings > Application manager, there is no option to remove application, only "Uninstall…
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Where does LINE store profile pictures?
Similar to: Where does the LINE app store pictures and video files? , but in that folder I can't see any profile picture
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Are images received in Line messaging app saved without download?
Does LINE app automatically save the received images or only the ones we click save.
If It saves without saving than where can I find these?
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If I hide a contact on the LINE app can they still send me messages?
If I hide a contact for LINE can they still send me messages?
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Can I use LINE without giving out my phone number?
LINE is an app like Skype+Facebook.
Is there a way to prevent LINE from reading my phone number and using it for any purpose? (search/identification/...)
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LINE Letter Sealing - Unable to display message as it couldn't be decrypted
LINE is a chat application.
I recently reinstalled my OS, and restored my LINE chat history using this procedure.
Problem: Some of my chats appear like this:
It says:
Letter Sealing
Unable to display message as it couldn't be decrypted. Please…
Nicolas Raoul
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WhatsApp call/LINE call over phone speaker and Spotify music over Bluetooth speaker at the same time
I connected my Samsung Galaxy S7 edge to my car's Bluetooth and started to call my friend using the phone's loudspeaker on WhatsApp or LINE app. However, I also want to listen to music on the Spotify app, but through my Bluetooth speaker on my…
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How to differentiate between two LINE friends with the same name?
Most users of the LINE messaging app have nicknames and profile pictures showing cats or characters.
Also, people switch names and pictures often, and profiles contain almost no info.
As a consequence, it can be very difficult to remember who is…
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LINE app only resends first picture. How to detect and deal with?
In the LINE app chats, I was offline when sending a group of photos. Now I am online and press the swirl and choose "resend".
The time appears, meaning the resend worked, but my friend says he only got one photo! I am at my wit's end.
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How to have LINE app Friends sorted in Hanyu Pinyin order?
In Sort contacts by Hanyu Pinyin one manages to sort contacts in Hanyu Pinyin order. Alas, with LINE app Friends it seems there is no way to get other than simple Unicode (radical) sorting.
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How to save the Home Cover Photo of a LINE profile?
In the upper section of each LINE user's home screen a background picture is displayed, called Home Cover Photo in LINE's own terms. How is it possible to save the cover photo of another user?
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How to just block one person's LINE group posts without blocking the person entirely?
I'm in a LINE group. So is User B.
User B posts boring things in the group.
How can I block User B's boring posts,
but not block User B's direct messages to me,
in case one day they want to send me one?
As a matter of fact, User B is an expert at…
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How can I find the Line ID of a friend in Line?
I use the Line application on my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra). How can I find the Line ID of a friend in Line?
I read https://help.line.me/line/ios/pc?lang=en&contentId=20000126 and didn't see the answer.
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