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Creating groups toggle

To create a group:

1. At the top right of the Friends tab, tap Add friends (the silhouette icon) > Create group.

2. Enter a name for the group, then select the friends you want to add as members.

3. Tap Done.

Note:

- The friends you invite won't become official group members until they select Join in their invitation.

- If you're using LINE version 8.13.0 or later, your group name can be up to 50 characters long.

- You can update to the latest version of LINE here.

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Inviting new members to a group toggle

To invite new members to a group:

1. From the Friends tab, tap the group you want to invite friends to.

2. Tap ">" next to the member icons.

3. Tap Invite friends.

4. Select the friends you want to invite, then tap Invite.

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Maximum friends per group toggle

You can invite up to 499 friends per group, excluding yourself.

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Canceling a group invitation toggle

To cancel a group invitation:

1. Tap the menu icon at the top of the chat screen > Settings.

2. Tap Members/Invite friends.

3. Under Pending members, tap the member whose invitation you want to cancel.

4. Tap Cancel.

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Accidentally declining a group invitation toggle

If you want to be invited to the group again, please tell a member to cancel your invitation and then invite you again.

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Viewing group notes and albums toggle

To view a group's notes and albums:

1. Tap the group on the Friends tab.

2. Tap Notes or Album.

The number next to the profile icons shows how many members posted photos or videos in the album. Tap this number to see the photos or videos each member added.

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Posting group notes toggle

To post a group note:

1. Tap a group on the Friends tab.

2. Tap Notes.

3. Tap the pencil icon at the bottom right > Write.

4. Tap What's new? and write your note, then tap Post.

If you want to post an image, please use the Album feature, which is specifically for posting and viewing images.

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My group notes appear on my Timline, but can my LINE friends see them too? toggle

Group notes on your Timeline are only visible to members of the group. Non-members will not be able to see them.

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Deleting group notes or comments and likes on note posts toggle

You can only delete group notes that you created.

To delete group notes:

1. Tap a group under the Friends tab.

2. Tap Notes.

3. Tap "..." at the top right of the note you want to delete.

4. Tap Delete.

5. Tap OK or Delete.

A comment on a note can only be deleted by the person who posted it or the creator of the note.

To unlike a post, just tap the "like" emoji again.

Note: If you rejoin a group with a different LINE account, you will not be able to delete notes (including "likes" and comments on other users' note posts) made by your previous account.

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Leaving a group toggle

Your chat messages, notes, albums, and photos will not be deleted if you leave a group. If there is anything you want to delete, please do so before leaving the group.

When a group member deletes their account or leaves the group, a message will appear saying "(display name) left the group."

To leave a group:

1. Tap the name of the group you want to leave from the Friends tab.

2. Tap Settings at the top of the screen.

3. Tap Leave group > Leave.

If every member leaves, all of the content posted in the group will be deleted and cannot be restored.

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What do other users see when I decline a group invitation? toggle

If you decline a group invitation, you will still be displayed as a pending member in the group. To have yourself completely removed from the group, the friend who invited you needs to cancel your invitation.

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Can a new member in a group view the posts made in it before they joined? toggle

When a user joins a group, they can view Note and Album posts that were made during the time their membership was pending, but will not be able to see any chat messages posted before they joined.

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Deleting notes by previous group members toggle

You cannot delete notes by members who have left a group.

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Deleting groups or group members toggle

A group is deleted automatically when all its members have left. If there are still members in a group, follow the steps below to delete them first.

1. Tap the menu icon at the top of the chat screen > Settings.

2. Tap Members/Invite friends > Edit.

3. Tap "-" to the left of the member you want to delete.

4. Tap Remove.

After all of the other members have been deleted, you can delete the group by leaving it.

For the steps to leave a group, see this Help article.

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Joining groups toggle

To join a group you've been invited to:

1. Tap the Friends tab > the group name.

2. Tap Join.

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Setting a group cover photo toggle

To set a group cover photo:

1. Tap the Friends tab > the group you want to set a cover photo for.

2. Tap and hold the cover photo, then tap Select group cover photo.

3. Select a photo, trim it, and tap Next.

4. Edit the photo any way you like, then tap Done.

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Deleting an album toggle

To delete an album:

1. Tap the menu icon at the top of the chat screen > Albums.

2. Tap "..." at the bottom right of the album you want to delete, or select the album and tap the options icon at the top right of the screen.

3. Tap Delete album > Delete.

To delete photos in an album:

1. Tap the menu icon at the top of the chat screen > Albums.

2. Tap the album > the options icon at the top right of the screen > Select photos.

3. Select the photos you want to delete, then tap the trash can icon at the bottom left of the screen > Delete.

Note: If you want to select all of the photos, tap Select all.

Please remember that once an album or photo is deleted, it cannot be restored.

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Adding photos to albums toggle

To add photos to an album:

1. Tap the menu icon at the top of the chat screen > Albums.

2. At the bottom right of an album, tap "..." > Add photos.

3. Select the photos you want to add, then tap Next > Add.

You can also add photos sent in a chat room to albums. To do so:

1. Tap and hold a photo, then tap Album > Save.

2. Choose the album you want to save the photo in, then tap Add.

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How many albums can I create? toggle

Up to 100 albums can be created per chat.

Additionally, a maximum of 1,000 photos can be added to each album (up to 300 photos at once).

Note: You can select up to 20 photos at a time when saving photos in a chat to an album by tapping and holding them.

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