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You can add friends (or they can add you) by scanning a QR code.

To have a friend add you using your QR code:

1. Tap the QR code icon on the right side of the search bar > My QR code, or tap here from your smartphone.

2. Have your friend scan your QR code with their QR code reader.

To add a friend using their QR code:

1. Tap the QR code icon on the right side of the search bar, or tap here from your smartphone.

2. Scan your friend's QR code.

3. Tap Add.

Note: The search bar appears at the top of the Home and Chats tabs.

You can also send your QR code via email by tapping the Add friends icon > Invite. For details, see this Help article.

Important: If your QR code is leaked, anyone using LINE will be able to add you as a friend. Take care not to share your QR code with people you don't know.

If you want to prevent people you don't know from being able to add you as a friend, you can deactivate your current QR code by tapping Regenerate on the My QR code screen.

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The differences between hiding, blocking, and deleting LINE accounts are as follows.
Note: There is no feature to delete your account from someone else's friend list.

Related Help article:
Deleting/hiding/unhiding chats

Hiding accounts
• You can still receive chat messages from them.
• They'll appear in Hidden accounts instead of your friend list.
• You can unhide them.

Useful info

If you don't want to receive messages from an account, you'll need to block or delete them.

Blocking accounts
• You'll no longer be able to receive messages from them.
• They'll appear in Blocked accounts instead of your friend list.
• You can unblock them.

Deleting accounts
• You'll no longer be able to receive messages from them.
• They'll be deleted from your friend list.

Be advised

- After deleting an account, the changes cannot be undone or restored. Please keep this in mind if you are thinking of deleting the account of someone who you don’t have any other way to contact.
- If there is a chance that you will want to restore an account later, hide or block them instead.
- If you want to restore an account you deleted, you'll need to add them again.

Steps

Hiding/unhiding accounts

Hiding accounts

1. Tap the Home tab.
2. On your friend list, tap and hold the name of the account that you want to hide.
3. Tap Hide > Hide.

Unhiding accounts

1. Tap Settings.
Note: Tap here to open Settings from your iPad.
2. Tap Friends.
3. Tap Hidden accounts.
4. Tap Edit next to the account you want to unhide.
5. Tap Unhide.
Note: It may take some time for the changes to be applied.

Blocking/unblocking accounts

Blocking accounts

1. Tap the Home tab.
2. On your friend list, tap and hold the name of the account that you want to block.
3. Tap Block > Block.

Unblocking accounts

1. Tap Settings.
Note: Tap here to open Settings from your iPad.
2. Tap Friends.
3. Tap Blocked accounts.
4. Tap the account you want to unblock or Edit.
5. Tap Unblock > Unblock.
Note: It may take some time for the changes to be applied.

Deleting accounts

Deleting accounts from your friend list

1. Tap the Home tab.
2. On your friend list, tap and hold the friend you want to delete.
3. Tap Delete > Delete.

Deleting accounts from Hidden/Blocked accounts

1. Tap Settings.
Note: Tap here to open Settings from your iPad.
2. Tap Friends.
3. Tap Hidden accounts or Blocked accounts.
4. Tap the account you want to delete or Edit.
5. Tap Delete.

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