Creating/editing albums and sharing album photos and videos

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Albums let you share photos and videos with your friends and groups.

Be advised

You can create albums in 1-on-1 and group chats.
If you want to create an album in a multi-person chat, please create a group from the multi-person chat first.

About albums

Content that can be uploaded

The types of content that can be uploaded vary for LYP Premium/LINE Premium members and non-members. However, uploaded content can be viewed by all members.

Type of content	Available to non-members	Available to members
Photos (standard quality)	Yes	Yes
Photos (original quality)	No	Yes
Videos	No	Yes

Note: LYP Premium is offered to users in Japan, while LINE Premium is available to users in Taiwan and Thailand.

Limits on albums and content

100 albums per chat
1,000 items per album (up to 1,000 photos or a combination of items including up to 100 videos)
E.g. If you upload 950 photos, you can add 50 videos.
300 items per upload, with up to 300 photos or a combination of items including up to 20 videos
E.g. If you upload 290 photos, you can add 10 videos.

There is a limit to how many photos and videos can be uploaded per month. If met, these limits are reset at the following times.

• For photos, at 12 am (UTC+9) on the first day of the next month
• For videos, at 12 am (UTC+9) on the renewal date of your LYP Premium (Japan)/LINE Premium (Taiwan and Thailand) membership

Basics of using albums

For information about basic album features, see the sections below.

Creating albums

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Tap at the bottom right of the screen.
Note: If you're creating the first album in the chat, you can also tap Create album.
Select the items you want to add, then tap Next.
Enter an album name and tap Create.

To rename a created album, use either of the methods below:
• Tap at the top of the chat > Albums > at the bottom right of the album > Rename album.
• Tap the album > at the top right of the screen > Rename album.

iPad/Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Tap at the bottom right of the screen.
Note: If you're creating the first album in the chat, you can also tap Create album.
Select the items you want to add, then tap Next.
Enter an album name and tap Create.

Windows/Mac

Steps

Click at the top of the chat > Albums.
Click .
Enter a name for the album and click .
Select the items you want to add, then click Open.
Click Create.

To rename a created album, click at the top of a chat > Albums > to the right of the album name > Rename album, then change the album name.

Things to be aware of when creating an album

If you don't enter an album name, the name will be the date the album was created by default.
You can enter up to 50 characters for an album name.
The same album name cannot be used more than once in the same chat.

Adding items to albums

Adding items directly to an album

Note: Only LYP Premium (Japan)/LINE Premium (Taiwan and Thailand) members can add videos and original-quality photos.

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Tap at the bottom right of an album > Add items, or tap the album you want to add items to > at the bottom right of the screen.
Select the items you want to add, then tap Next > Add.
Note: To add original-quality photos, tap Original at the bottom left of the photo selection screen.

iPad/Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Tap at the bottom right of an album > Add items, or tap the album you want to add items to > at the bottom right of the screen.
Select the items you want to add, then tap Next > Add.
Note: To add original-quality photos, tap Original at the bottom left of the photo selection screen.

Windows/Mac

Steps

Click at the top of the chat > Albums.
Click to the right of the album name > Add items.
Select the items you want to add, then click Open > Add.
Note: To add original-quality photos, click Add photos in original quality at the bottom left of the photo selection screen.

Adding items sent in a chat to an album

Note:
- You can add up to 20 photos or videos at a time.
- Only LYP Premium (Japan)/LINE Premium (Taiwan and Thailand) members can add videos.

Steps

On your main device, tap and hold an item, then tap Album.
Select the items you want to add, then tap Add.
Select or create an album to save the items in, then tap Add or Create.

iPad/Android

Steps

On your sub device, tap and hold an item, then tap Album.
Select the items you want to add, then tap Add.
Select or create an album to save the items in, then tap Add or Create.

Windows/Mac

Steps

Right-click the item in a chat that you want to add to an album.
Click Add to album.
Select or create an album to save the item in, then click Add or Create.

Note: You can't save photos in original quality when you select them by right-clicking them. To add original-quality photos to albums, see the Adding items directly to an album section of this Help article.

Useful info

By joining LYP Premium (Japan)/LINE Premium (Taiwan and Thailand), you can add videos up to five minutes long and original-quality photos to albums.
There is a limit to the number of videos and photos that can be uploaded per user.
You can upload photos up to 20 MB in size and 100 megapixels in resolution.
While the original resolution is maintained, some photo metadata may be lost.
Only unedited photos can be uploaded in original quality. Edited photos, videos, and GIFs cannot be uploaded in original quality.
To check the resolution for photos and videos added to an album from your smartphone or tablet, select the relevant photo or video and tap > Details.

When you cancel your LYP Premium (Japan)/ LINE Premium (Taiwan and Thailand) membership, the content saved in your albums when you were subscribed will be handled as follows.
Note: The above Help articles are only available in Japanese, Thai, and Traditional Chinese.

Videos will be deleted from your albums 30 days after your LYP Premium (Japan)/LINE Premium (Taiwan and Thailand) membership's expiration date.
Original-quality photos will be converted to standard quality 30 days after the expiration date.
Standard-quality photos will remain in your albums regardless of your LYP Premium (Japan)/LINE Premium (Taiwan and Thailand) subscription status.

Note: If you re-subscribe within 30 days from the LYP Premium (Japan)/LINE Premium (Taiwan and Thailand) expiration date, the content will remain in your albums.

Saving albums or individual items from albums

Saving all items in an album

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Select the album you want to save, then tap at the top right of the screen.
Tap Download album.

iPad/Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Select the album you want to save, then tap at the top right of the screen.
Tap Download album.

Windows/Mac

Steps

Click at the top of the chat > Albums.
Click the album you want to save.
Click at the top right of the album > Save all.
Select a folder to save the album to, then click Select Folder or Open.

Saving individual items in an album

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Select the album, then tap the item you want to save.
Tap at the bottom right of the screen to save the item.

iPad/Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Select the album, then tap the item you want to save.
Tap at the bottom right of the screen to save the item.

Windows/Mac

Steps

Click at the top of the chat > Albums.
Select the album, then hover over the item you want to save with your cursor and click at the bottom right.
Note: To select multiple items, select the circle at the top right of each item.
Select a folder to save the items to, then click Save, Select Folder, or Open.

Deleting albums or individual items from albums

Be advised

Albums or individual items from albums cannot be restored once deleted.

Deleting albums

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Tap at the bottom right of the album you want to delete > Delete album > Delete.

iPad/Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Tap at the bottom right of the album you want to delete > Delete album > Delete.

Windows/Mac

Steps

Click at the top of the chat > Albums.
Click to the right of the name of the album you want to delete > Delete album > OK.

Deleting items from an album

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Select the album, then tap the item you want to delete.
Tap at the top right of the screen > Delete item > Delete.

iPad/Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Select the album, then tap the item you want to delete.
Tap at the top right of the screen > Delete item > Delete.

Windows/Mac

Steps

Click at the top of the chat > Albums.
Select the album, then select the item you want to delete.
Click at the top of the screen > Delete.

Be advised

Albums will be deleted after being stored for a certain period of time in the following cases.
The friend you're in a 1-on-1 chat with deleted their LINE account.
Everyone in the group chat left the group or deleted their LINE accounts.

Sharing albums or individual items from albums

Sharing albums

You can share an album again in the chat it was created in.

iPad/Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Tap at the bottom right of the album you want to share.
Tap Share album > Share.

Windows/Mac

Steps

Click at the top of the chat > Albums.
Click to the right of the name of the album you want to share.
Click Share album > Share.

Sharing album items

You can share items saved in albums with friends or groups.

iPad/Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Select the album, then tap at the top right of the screen > Select items.
Select the items you want to share, then tap /.
Choose a friend or group and tap Share, or select one of the other sharing options.

Windows/Mac

Steps

Click at the top of the chat > Albums.
Click an album.
Select the items you want to share, then click at the top of the screen.
Select who you want to send the items to, then click Share.

Useful info

You can also send a message with the items you selected, if you're sharing with a friend or group. After you've selected the friend/group you want to share with, just enter your message in the text box at the bottom of the screen, then tap Share.
On your smartphone or tablet, the number next to the profile icons shows the number of members who have added items in the album. Tapping the number lets you view the items added by each member.
When an album is created or shared again, a message is sent to notify everyone in the relevant chat. If you don't want anyone in the chat to see this message, you can select Unsend within the time limit to remove it, regardless of whether it's been read or not.
After you unsend a message, a notice will appear for everyone in the chat showing that you removed it.

Clearing the cache for albums

To clear the cache for albums, follow the steps below for your device.

Useful info

The items in your albums will not be deleted by clearing the cache.
Any uncompleted uploads to add items or downloads will be canceled.

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap the Home tab > > Albums.
Tap Clear cache for all albums.
Tap Clear.

iPad

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap Settings > Albums.
Tap Clear cache for all albums.
Tap Clear.

Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap the Home tab > > Albums.
Tap Clear cache for all albums.
Tap Clear.

Windows/Mac

Steps

At the bottom of the main menu, click > Settings > Data.
Under Albums, click Clear > Delete.

Checking Premium items

This feature is only available to LYP Premium (Japan) and LINE Premium (Taiwan and Thailand) members.

You can see a list of the items that you uploaded using LYP Premium/LINE Premium benefits.
Note: If you're an LYP Premium/LINE Premium member but aren't using the relevant Premium benefits, no items will appear.

In the LINE app on your main device, tap the Home tab > > Albums > Your Premium items.

Using All albums to view all of your albums at once

The All albums feature lets you check all of your albums from various chats.

Conditions for albums to appear in All albums

Albums that will be displayed in All albums:

Albums created in 1-on-1 chats with friends
Albums created in groups that you're a member of
Note: This includes albums from hidden/deleted 1-on-1 and group chats.

Albums created in the following chats will not be displayed in All albums:

If a friend deletes their LINE account, you'll still be able to see albums in your chat with them, but the albums will not appear in All albums.
If you're no longer a member of a group (because you left or were removed from it), the albums created in that group will not be displayed in All albums.

The number of albums that will be displayed:

All albums shows up to 1,000 albums from chats where photos were uploaded.

Viewing all of your albums with All albums

Users in Japan

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap the Chats tab > the Friends tab at the top of the screen.
Tap Your albums under "Your albums with friends" at the bottom of the screen.

Users outside Japan

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Tap at the top right of the screen.

Regardless of the album, you can view all of your albums' photos by selecting the Photos tab. Choosing a photo and tapping See album at the top of the screen will take you to the album that includes the relevant photo.

Tapping to the right of the Albums tab lets you reorder albums by Recently uploaded or Recently created.

Useful info

On LINE for iOS/iPad, you can change the displayed size of albums or photos by pinching your screen to zoom in and out on the Albums and Photos tabs.
Adjusting the display size will change the number of rows and columns shown. Any changes you make will be saved.

iPad/Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap at the top of a chat > Albums.
Tap at the top right of the screen.

Useful info

On LINE for iPad, you can change the displayed size of albums or photos by pinching your screen to zoom in and out on the Albums and Photos tabs.

Windows/Mac

From the main menu, click > All albums under your account name.

Regardless of the album, you can view all of your albums' photos by selecting the Photos tab. Choosing a photo and clicking See album under it will take you to the album that includes the relevant photo.

Clicking to the right of the Albums tab lets you reorder albums by Last created or Last updated.

Hiding/unhiding all of the albums of a specific chat in All albums

You can use this feature on devices aside from LINE for Windows or Mac sub devices.

Hiding all of the albums of a specific chat

Users in Japan

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap the Chats tab > the Friends tab at the top of the screen.
Tap Your albums under "Your albums with friends" at the bottom of the screen.
Tap an album from the chat with albums you want to hide > at the top right of the screen > Hide from "All albums" > Hide.

Users outside Japan

Steps

At the top of a chat, tap > Albums > at the top right of the screen.
Tap an album from the chat with albums you want to hide > at the top right of the screen > Hide from "All albums" > Hide.

Unhiding all of the albums of a specific chat

Steps

In the LINE app on your main device, tap the Home tab > > Albums > Hidden albums.
Tap Unhide next to the chat with albums you want to unhide.

iPad

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap Settings > Albums > Hidden albums.
Tap Unhide next to the chat with albums you want to unhide.

Android

Steps

In the LINE app on your sub device, tap the Home tab > > Albums > Hidden albums.
Tap Unhide next to the chat with albums you want to unhide.