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Logging in to LINE on your iPad or PC using your smartphone's unlock method

See below for the steps to log in to LINE using your smartphone's unlock method.

When logging in to LINE with your smartphone's unlock method for the first time:

1. Start LINE for iPad or LINE for PC.

2. Enter the phone number registered to your LINE account and select Log in with smartphone.

3. Select Show verification code.

4. Start the smartphone version of LINE.

5. Select the Home tab > Settings > Account > Pair a new device.

6. Enter the six-digit verification code that appears on LINE for iPad or LINE for PC into your smartphone.

7. Use your smartphone's unlock method when prompted to do so.

When logging in after the first time:

1. Start LINE for iPad or LINE for PC.

2. Enter the phone number registered to your LINE account and select Log in with smartphone.

3. Start the smartphone version of LINE.

4. Use your smartphone's unlock method when prompted to do so.

"Login successful!" will appear when you're logged in. The LINE official account will also send a login notification message to you in the smartphone version of LINE.

Note: For details about the content of this notification, see this Help article.

For more information about your smartphone's unlock method, see this Help article.

For information on how to set up LINE so you can use your smartphone's unlock method for logging in, see this Help article.

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"This message can't be displayed" appears and I can't see sent/received chat messages

If you see any of the following messages after transferring your account on a smartphone, you may not be able to view past chat messages.

- "This message can't be displayed"

- "This message wasn't backed up and restored from your previous device. Unfortunately, there's no way to read it on your current device."

- "Unable to display message as it couldn't be decrypted."

The messages above appear when:

• You transfer your account to a device with the same OS (e.g. iOS to iOS) without backing up and restoring your chats.

If you back up your chats on your old device before transferring your account, you can view them on your new device. For the steps to do so, see this Help article.

• You transfer your account to a device with a different OS (e.g. iOS to Android).

Note: You cannot transfer your past chats.

• You receive chat messages while transferring your account.

Any such messages cannot be transferred to your new device. For more information, see this Help article.

If any of these messages appear and you cannot view your past chat messages, there is unfortunately no way to re-display them. In this case, please ask the other person in the chat to send you any old messages that you need.

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I'm not receiving the verification code text message

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Data that can be transferred

See below for details about what data is carried over when you transfer your LINE account to a new device.

Data that can be transferred to a device with the same OS as before (Android to Android/iPhone to iPhone):

• Friends and groups

• Profile information

• Notes and albums

• LINE VOOM

• Stickers, themes, and emoji

• Content saved in Keep (excluding content in your Keep Memo chat)

• Data registered to apps and services linked to your LINE account

• LINE Pay and LINE Point balances

• Coins and other in-app currencies (e.g. Gems and other LINE Game currencies, Manga Coins, Fortune Coins)

• Chat history

Note: To transfer your chat history, you need to back it up in advance. You can also transfer your chat history with an easy transfer QR code.

Data that can be transferred to a device with a different OS from before (Android to iPhone/iPhone to Android):

• Friends and groups

• Profile information

• Notes and albums

• LINE VOOM

• Stickers, themes, and emoji

• Content saved in Keep (excluding content in your Keep Memo chat)

• LINE Pay and LINE Point balances

• Chat history from the past 14 days (only if you use an easy transfer QR code)

If your friends, groups, or any other information disappeared after transferring your account, it may be due to one of the reasons described in this Help article.

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Backing up your chat history

To restore your chat history after transferring your LINE account, you need to back it up beforehand.

Note: Photos and stickers sent in chats cannot be backed up or restored. If there are photos you'd like to save, consider saving them to Albums or Keep.

Before backing up your chats, be sure that:

• You're using the latest version of LINE. (Update the app here.)

• iCloud Drive/Google Drive is turned on.

Note: This feature is unavailable on Android devices that cannot use Google Drive.

• There is enough free space in iCloud Drive/Google Drive.

Note: For information about clearing space in your storage, see this Apple Support page or this Google Drive Help page.

Even if you cannot back up your chat history because your device was lost or stolen, you can automatically transfer your history from the last 14 days if you set a chat history backup PIN. See this Help article for more information.

For the basic ways to back up your chat history, see below.

iOS users

There are two methods available for backing up your chats to iCloud Drive.

Manually back up chats to iCloud Drive

1. From the Home tab, tap Settings > Chat history backup under Backup and transfer.
2. Tap Back up now.
Note: If you don't see Back up now, you need to set a backup PIN, so tap Create backup PIN to back up chat history.

Automatically back up chats to iCloud Drive

1. From the Home tab, tap Settings > Chat history backup under Backup and transfer.
2. Tap Back up how often.
3. Select how often you want to back up your chats.

You can also watch this video to learn how to configure your settings. (Video only available in Japanese.)

Your chats will only be backed up automatically if your device and settings meet the conditions below when the auto-backup refresh starts.
• Your device is plugged into an outlet.
• Your device is connected to the internet.
• The Background App Refresh setting on your device is ON.
Note: For details on how to turn on Background App Refresh, see this link.

Android users

There are two methods available for backing up your chats to Google Drive.

Manually back up chats

1. From the Home tab, tap Settings > Back up and restore chat history under Backup and transfer.
2. Tap Back up now or Back up to Google Drive.
Note: If you don't see Back up now or Back up to Google Drive, you need to set a backup PIN, so tap Create backup PIN to back up chat history.

You can also watch this video to learn how to configure your settings. (Video only available in Japanese.)

Automatically back up chats

1. From the Home tab, tap Settings > Back up and restore chat history under Backup and transfer.
2. Tap Back up how often and turn Enable auto-backup ON.
3. Select how often you want to back up your chats.

You can also watch this video to learn how to configure your settings. (Video only available in Japanese.)

Your chats will only be backed up automatically if your device and settings meet the conditions below when the auto-backup refresh starts.

• Your device is plugged into an outlet.
• Your device is connected to the internet.
Note: If you can't use a Wi-Fi connection, you can still back up your chats with Use mobile data selected.

Your chats will be backed up automatically when you stop using your device and its screen has turned off.

If an auto-backup fails, you'll receive a chat notification from the LINE official account. For more information about this notification, see this Help article.

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