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Difference between group chats and multi-person chats toggle

There are several differences between group chats and multi-person chats.

Group chats

Group chats let you set a group name and profile photo, as well as use convenient features like Albums and Notes.

However, the friends you invite need to tap the Join button to participate in the group.

To start a group chat:

1. Go to the Home/Friends tab.

2. From Groups, select the group name and tap Chat.

Note: For the steps to create a group, see here.

Multi-person chats

With multi-person chats, you can start chatting with multiple friends right after being invited.

Compared to groups, the features you can use are limited, but multi-person chats offer the advantage of letting you easily create chats with multiple friends.

To start a multi-person chat:

1. On the Chats tab, tap the speech bubble icon at the top right of the screen.

2. Tap Chat.

3. Choose the friends you want to chat with, then tap Create.

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Creating groups toggle

To create a group:

1. Tap the Home/Friends tab > Add friends (the silhouette icon) > Create group.

2. Select the friends you want to add as members, then tap Next.

3. Enter a group name, then tap Create.

Note:

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

- Group names can be up to 50 characters long.

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

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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 group chat screen > Members.

2. Tap Edit.

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

4. Tap Remove > 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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Inviting new members to groups toggle

To invite new members to a group:

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

2. Select the friends you want to invite and tap Invite.

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Leaving groups 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, make sure to do so before leaving the group.

When a group member deletes their account or leaves the group, a message appears saying "XXXX left the group."

To leave a group:

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

2. Tap 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 are multi-person chats? toggle

Multi-person chats are group-like chat rooms created by inviting friends to a 1-on-1 chat.

With normal groups, a user that was invited cannot participate in the group unless they select Join. However, with multi-person chat rooms, you can immediately start chatting with friends who were invited.

Multi-person chats easily allow you to communicate with a number of friends; however, features found in 1-on-1 and group chats (such as Notes and Albums) cannot be used.

If you'd like to share things like information and photos with friends in a multi-person chat room, we suggest making a group out of that multi-person chat.

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Can I change the title of a multi-person chat? toggle

We are sorry to say that you cannot change the title of a multi-person chat.

If you create a group out of a multi-person chat room, you can set any title you’d like as long as it’s within 20 characters.

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Creating a group from a multi-person chat toggle

To create a group from a multi-person chat:

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

2. Tap Create group.

3. Select the friends you want to add and tap Next.

4. Enter a name, set a profile photo, and then tap Create.

Note: Messages from the multi-person chat will not be transferred to the group. To view your past messages, you'll still need to check the multi-person chat.

For more information about groups, see here.

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Groups and multi-person chats