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Friends
Friends
The Friends initially added are people who are registered in your device's contacts list with a phone number and are using LINE.
To prevent automatically adding users to your Friends list when you first register to LINE, please uncheck "Auto Add Friends" and "Allow Others to Add"
You can add or remove friends from Favorites by following the steps below:
1. Tap the Friends menu
2. Tap the friend you would like to add or remove from Favorites
3. Tap the star icon on the top left
Friends you add to Favorites will appear in your Favorites list. Friends you add or remove from your Favorites list will not receive any notification.
Friends List Settings
To remove a friend, you need to Block or Hide them first from your Friends list. To send a message to a friend after they have been removed, you will need to add them again to your Friends list using their LINE ID.
To Block or Hide friends:
1. Tap the Friends icon
2. Tap and hold the friend you wish to block or hide
4. Select Block or Hide
To remove friends from the Blocked or Hidden Users list:
1. Tap "..."
2. Tap Friends
3. Tap Blocked Users or Hidden Users
4. Tap Edit then tap Remove
Even after removing a friend, you will still appear in their Friends list
You can still receive chat messages from friends you have removed from the Hidden Users list.
If you do not want to receive chat messages from them, please remove the friend after blocking them.
Profile pictures are set by user themselves. If a user has not set a profile picture, a default picture will be displayed.
To change a friend's display name, following the steps below:
1. Tap the Friends icon
2. Tap the name of the friend
3. Tap the pencil icon
4. After entering the name, tap OK
Your friend’s name will be displayed as it is in your contacts list. If you do not have a friend's name entered in your contacts list, the name your friend set on LINE will be displayed.
About Hiding, Blocking and Deleting
You can block users you do not wish to talk to, and cease communication with them.
When you block a user, they will not receive any notifications.
To block a friend, please follow the steps below:
1. Tap and hold the friend in your friends list
2. Tap Block
It may take a few minutes for the changes to take effect. Blocking does not apply for group and multi-user chats.
To unblock or unhide friends, follow the steps below:
1. Tap "..."
2. Tap Friends
3. Tap Blocked Users or Hidden Users
4. Tap Edit next to the friend you wish to unblock or unhide, then tap unblock or unhide
It may take a few minutes for the changes to take effect.
Adding Friends
You will automatically become friends on LINE if you and your friend both have each other's phone number in your contacts lists.
You can also add friends by tapping the + icon at the bottom of the Friends menu and adding your friends' LINE ID.
When you add a friend, you will appear in their Friend Recommendation list.
About Groups
With the Groups feature, you can create Groups with close friends, add fellow members as friends, and chat amongst the Group.
To creat a Group, follow the steps below:
1. Tap the + icon on the bottom right of the Friends menu
2. Select a picture and enter a name for the Group
3. Select the friends you would like to add to the Group
4. Tap Save
When members accept the invitation, they will be added to the Group.
You can add new members to the Group chat room or members page by following the steps below:
Group chat room
1. Go to the chat room for the Group
2. Tap the dots at the top right of the screen
3. Tap Invite
4. Select the friends you wish to invite (you can select more than one)
Group page
1. Go to the Group page
2. Tap Add
3. Select the friends you wish to invite (you can select more than one)