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You can hide a Timeline or profile post from certain friends using one of the methods below.

To hide a post when you make it (for LINE versions 6.6 and later):

Tap the privacy settings (Friends, Public, Only me, or Close friends) at the top of the post editing screen.

If you select Only me from the privacy settings, you'll be the only person who can see the post.

If you only want to share a post with certain friends, see here.

To hide your posts from Settings:

1. From the Home tab, Settings > Timeline.

2. Tap the Included tab at the top of the Share settings screen.

3. Tap Exclude next to the name of the friend(s) you want to hide your posts from.

If you exclude a friend from your share settings, they will no longer be able to view any of your posts.

To share your posts again with someone you excluded:

1. From the Home tab, Settings > Timeline.

2. Tap the Excluded tab at the top of the Share settings screen.

3. Tap Include next to the name of the friend(s) you want to share your posts with.

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Sharing posts with only certain friends toggle

You can limit who is able to see your posts on Timeline or your profile by choosing a certain group to share with, or by creating a close friend list. Please use one of the methods below.

Change your privacy settings

You can do this when making your post.

1. Tap the Timeline tab > "+" > Write.

2. Tap the globe icon at the top of the screen and choose your privacy setting.

Note: The privacy setting you choose will be the same the next time you post something.

Choose which friends can view your posts

1. Tap the Timeline tab > "+" > Write.

2. Tap the globe icon at the top of the screen.

3. Under Friends, tap ">" next to All friends.

4. Tap Exclude or Include next to the name of your friends.

Use a close friend list

Make a close friend list and choose a privacy setting for each post.

1. Tap the Timeline tab > "+" > Write.

2. Tap the globe icon at the top of the screen.

If you haven't made a list yet:

3. Under Friends, tap +Add close friend list.

4. Tap the members you want to add from the Friends or Groups tab > Next.

5. Rename your new list and tap Save at the top right.

If you've already made a list:

3. On the Friends tab, choose the close friend list you want to share your post with.

Tap here on your smartphone to make a post on Timeline.

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Getting notified of friends' Timeline posts toggle

If a new post is added on Timeline while the LINE app is in use, you will see a notification mark appear on the Timeline tab.

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Hiding Timeline posts from new friends toggle

By default, Timeline and profile posts are automatically made visible to newly added friends. To change this setting, follow the steps below.

1. From the Home tab, tap Settings.
2. Tap Timeline.
3. Turn Allow new friends OFF.

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Hiding/unhiding posts by specific friends on Timeline toggle

Posts made by your friends will appear on Timeline. If you don't want to see posts from a specific friend, follow the steps below to hide them:

1. Tap "..." at the top right of the post that you want to hide.

2. Tap Hide all updates from XXXX > Hide > OK.

Note:

- All of the friend's old posts will be deleted from Timeline and their new posts will no longer appear.

- The friend will not be notified when you hide their posts.

To start seeing new posts from a friend again after hiding them:

1. Go to Timeline and tap your icon at the top right > Manage Timeline updates.

2. Tap Friends.

3. Enable the option next to the relevant friend.

Note: Disabling the option next to your friend will hide their posts again.

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Who can see your Timeline posts toggle

If both you and another user have added each other as friends on LINE, you'll be able to see each other's Timeline posts. Posts will not appear to either of you if only one of you has added the other as a friend.

Note: If you make a post Public on Timeline, users other than your friends will also be able to view it.

If you don't want a post to be viewed by certain friends, please configure your Share settings for those friends.

To hide your Timeline posts from friends you add in the future, please turn the Allow new friends setting OFF.

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My friend's Timeline posts don't appear anymore toggle

If a friend's Timeline posts no longer appear, it may be that:

• You are blocking your friend.

• Your friend has blocked you.

• You added your friend to your Timeline hidden list.

• Your friend's Share settings for Timeline are set to Excluded.

Note: If you've created a new account, please ask your friend to check their Share settings.

If you've blocked your friend or added them to your Timeline hidden list, you can view their Timeline posts again by unblocking them or removing them from your Blocked users list or Timeline hidden list.

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Human silhouette icon at top-right of Timeline posts toggle

The audience of a Timeline post can be limited using privacy settings. The human silhouette icon on a Timeline post means that only some users can see the post.

By tapping the icon, you can go to the note in the 1-on-1 or group chat that it is visible to.

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On my profile, I see a post that was only set to share with specific friends on Timeline toggle

Posts you set to share only with yourself or specific friends will also appear on your profile. However, the content of those posts will only appear on your device.

When you choose a privacy setting other than Public for a Timeline post, it will not appear to friends outside of that setting or whom you have set as Excluded in your Timeline Share settings.

Note: The content of posts set to Only Me will not appear to anyone but yourself.

If a user other than your friends or whom you've set as Excluded in your Timeline Share settings visits your profile, they will only see posts that you've made Public.

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