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Transferring your LINE account toggle
If you change devices, you can keep using your existing LINE account by transferring it to your new device.

To transfer your LINE account, you need to have one of the following:
• A phone number, email address, and password registered to LINE
• A Facebook account linked to LINE

Please make sure that your LINE account meets one of the requirements above.

For more information about checking or changing your phone number, email address, and password registered to LINE see the following Help articles:


For more information on linking your LINE account with Facebook, see this Help article.

For the steps to transfer your account, see the Help articles below:

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Transferring your account with Facebook toggle
Before transferring your account, make sure that you have a valid Facebook account linked to LINE. 

To transfer your account with your linked Facebook account:
1. On your new device, open LINE and tap Log in.
2. Tap Continue with Facebook and log in to your Facebook account.
3. On the message saying "You previously logged in to LINE with Facebook," tap Continue.
4. When the message saying "Another device is already using this account," appears, tap Delete & continue.
5. Choose whether to restore your chat history, then tap Continue.
Note: You will no longer be able to use LINE on your previous device. If you want to restore your chats, be sure to back them up on your previous device before transferring your account.
6. Choose whether to add friends from your device's contacts, then tap the arrow.

You'll see a phone number registration screen when following the steps above. We recommend registering your phone number, since it will make it easier to transfer your account in the future. 

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Data that can be transferred toggle
For a list of what data can and cannot be transferred along with your account, please see below.

Data that can be transferred:
• Friends and groups
• Notes and albums
• Profile settings (profile photo, display name, status message, ID)
• Timeline/profile posts
• Content saved in Keep (excluding content in your Keep Memo chat)
• The right to use your LINE stickers and themes (including those received as gifts)
• Your purchase history of paid items, along with your Coin and LINE Point balances
• Data registered to authorized apps, including titles from LINE Games and LINE PLAY

Note:
- Coins cannot be transferred between different OSes (e.g. from iOS to Android and vice versa).
- If your friends, groups, or any other information disappeared after transferring your account, it may be due to one of the reasons described in this Help article.

Data that cannot be transferred:
• Chat history

Your chat history is not transferred with your account, so we recommend backing it up beforehand.

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Transferring your LINE account (if you can't receive text messages) toggle
If you can't receive text messages or phone calls (because you're using a data-only plan or SIM card, don't have a contracted phone number, etc.), you can transfer your account by following the steps below.

• Link your Facebook account to the mobile version of LINE before changing devices.

1. From the Friends or More tab, tap Settings > Account.
2. Tap Link next to Facebook.

Important: If you want to transfer your chat history as well, you need to back it up. For instructions on how to back up and restore your chat history, see this Help article.

• Tap "Log in with Facebook" on your new device and transfer your LINE account.

For the steps to transfer your account, see the following Help article:

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Transferring your LINE account with a phone number toggle
Before transferring your LINE account with your phone number, be sure to:

When you're all ready, transfer your LINE account by following the steps below: 
1. On your new device, open LINE and tap Log in.
2. Tap Log in with phone number.
3. Select your country, enter your phone number, and tap the arrow.
4. Enter the six-digit verification code that's sent to you via text message.
Note: The code may be entered automatically on some devices.
5. Tap Yes, that's my account.
6. Enter your password and tap the arrow.
7. Choose whether to restore your chat history, then tap Continue.
Note: You will no longer be able to use LINE on your previous device. If you want to restore your chats, be sure to back them up on your old device before transferring your account.
8. Choose whether to add friends from your device's contacts, then tap the arrow.

If your phone number will change when you transfer your LINE account, see this Help article.

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Transferring your LINE account with a different phone number toggle
Before you transfer your LINE account with a phone number that's different from the number currently registered, be sure to:
• Turn ON the Allow account transfer setting.

When you're all ready, transfer your LINE account by following the steps below: 
1. On your new device, open LINE and tap Log in.
2. Tap Log in with phone number.
3. Select your country, enter your phone number, and tap the arrow.
4. Enter the six-digit verification code that's sent to you via text message.
Note:
- The code may be entered automatically on some devices.
- If you see a message that says "Welcome back, XXXX!" after verifying your phone number, tap No, that's not me.
5. On the "Do you already have an account?" screen, tap Yes, transfer my account.
6. Select a login method.
7. Enter the phone number or email address registered to your account, then tap the arrow.
8. Enter your password and tap the arrow.
9. Confirm the LINE account that is displayed and tap Log in.
10. Choose whether to restore your chat history, then tap Continue.
Note: You will no longer be able to use LINE on your previous device. If you want to restore your chats, be sure to back them up on your old device before transferring your account.
11. Choose whether to add friends from your device's contacts, then tap the arrow.

If you see someone else's name after verifying your phone number, see this Help article.

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Transferring your account if your phone number has changed toggle
Please see the information below for your situation.

If you can still use LINE on your previous device:
Change your registered phone number and transfer your account.
Note: You'll need to enter your password to transfer your LINE account, so be sure to check it beforehand.

For more information, please see the following Help articles:

If you don't have your previous device and didn't set a password for your LINE account:
In order to transfer your account, you need to have a password set in advance. If you didn't set a password, you will not be able to transfer your LINE account. In this case, please create a new account.

For more information about creating a new LINE account, please see this Help article.

If you don't have your previous device but set a password for your LINE account:
You may be able to transfer your account by referring to this Help article.

If you forgot your password:
You can reset it as long as you registered an email address to your LINE account beforehand. For more information on resetting your password, please see this Help article.

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