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By using albums in a LINE chat (1-on-1 or group chat), you can organize photos into albums and share them with your friends. Also, you can see all of the albums that have been created at once. For information about using albums, see the following sections.
Topics covered
- About albums
- Basics of using albums
- Using All albums to view all of your albums at once
About albums:
You can use albums in 1-on-1 and group chats.
Note: You cannot use albums in multi-person chats made in the past. If you want to create albums, refer to Creating a group from a multi-person chat.
Anyone in the chat can upload photos to an album.
You can post up to:
• 100 albums per chat.
• 1,000 photos per album.
• 300 photos per upload.
Note:
- There is a monthly limit to the number of photos that can be uploaded per user. This limit is lifted at 12:00 am (UTC+9) on the first of the following month.
- This limit was implemented on September 1, 2023 (UTC+9).
If a chat becomes inaccessible for the following reasons, the albums that were created in the relevant chat will be deleted after being stored for a certain period of time.
• Everyone in the chat left
• Everyone in the chat deleted their LINE accounts
Basics of using albums:
For information about basic album features, see the sections below.
at the top of the chat > Albums.
2. Tap
at the bottom right of the screen.
Note: If you're creating the first album in the chat, you can also tap Create album.
3. Select the items you want to add, then tap Next.
4. Enter an album name and tap Create.
Note:
- You can enter up to 50 characters for an album name.
- If you don't enter an album name, the name will be the date the album was created by default.
- The same album name cannot be used more than once in the same chat.
To rename a created album, use either of the methods below:
• Tap at the top of the chat > Albums > 
at the bottom right of the album > Rename album.
• Tap the album >
at the top right of the screen > Rename album.
1. Tap at the top of the chat > Albums.
2. Tap at the bottom right of an album > Add items, or tap the album you want to add items to > at the bottom right of the screen.
3. Select the items you want to add, then tap Next > Add.
To add items sent in a chat to an album:
1. Tap and hold an item, then tap Album.
2. Select the items you want to add, then tap Add.
3. Select or create an album to save the items in, then tap Add or Create.
Note: You can add up to 20 photos at one time.
1. Tap at the top of the chat > Albums.
2. Select the album you want to save, then tap at the top right of the screen.
3. Tap Download album.
To save individual items from albums:
1. Tap at the top of the chat > Albums.
2. Select the album, then tap the item you want to save.
3. Tap
at the bottom right of the screen to save the item.
Be advised
Albums or individual items from albums cannot be restored once deleted.
To delete an album:
1. Tap at the top of the chat > Albums.
2. Tap at the bottom right of the album you want to delete > Delete album > Delete.
To delete items from an album:
1. Tap at the top of the chat > Albums.
2. Select the album, then tap the item you want to delete.
3. Tap at the top right of the screen > Delete item > Delete.
To share an album:
1. Tap at the top of the chat > Albums.
2. Tap at the bottom right of the album you want to share.
3. Tap Share album > Share.
You can share items saved in albums with friends or groups.
To share album items:
1. Tap at the top of the chat > Albums.
2. Select the album you want to share, then tap at the top right of the screen > Select items.
3. Select the item you want to share, then tap
/
.
4. Choose a friend or group and tap Share, or select one of the other sharing options.
You can also send a message with the items you selected, if you're sharing with a friend or group. After you selected the friend/group you want to share with, just enter your message in the text box at the bottom of the screen, then tap Share.
Useful info
- The number next to the profile icons shows the number of members who have posted items in the album. Tap this number to see the items each member added.
- When you create an album or share it again, a message is sent to notify everyone in the relevant chat.
- If you don't want anyone in the chat to be able to see the message, you can remove it up to 24 hours after it was sent by tapping Unsend, regardless of whether it has been read or not.
- After you unsend a message, a notice will appear for everyone in the chat showing that you removed it.
Using All albums to view all of your albums at once:
The All albums feature lets you check all of your albums from various chats.
The albums displayed in All albums include:
• Albums created in 1-on-1 chats with friends.
• Albums created in groups that you're a member of.
• Albums from hidden/deleted 1-on-1 and group chats.
Albums created in the following chats will not be displayed in All Albums:
• A chat with a friend who deleted their LINE account.
Note: You'll still be able to see albums in your chat with them.
• A group you're no longer a member of (because you left or were removed from it).
All albums shows up to 1,000 albums from chats where photos were uploaded.
To use the All albums feature, see the steps below.
To check from the Chats screen:
1. Tap the Chats tab >
at the top of the screen.
To check from a chat:
1. Tap at the top of the chat > Albums.
2. Tap at the top right of the screen.
Regardless of the album, you can view all of your albums' photos by selecting Photos. Choosing a photo and tapping See album at the top of the screen will take you to the album that includes the relevant photo.
Tapping
to the right of the Albums tab lets you reorder albums by Recently uploaded or Recently created.
Useful info
- On LINE for iOS/iPad, you can change the displayed size of albums or photos by pinching your screen to zoom in and out on the Albums and Photos tabs.
- Adjusting the display size will change the number of rows and columns displayed. Any changes will be saved.
You can also hide or unhide all of the albums of a specific chat by following the steps below.
To hide a chat's albums:
1. Tap the Chats tab > at the top of the screen.
2. Tap an album from the chat with albums you want to hide > at the top right of the screen > Hide from "All albums" > Hide.
To unhide a chat's albums:
Be advised
The in-app links in steps can only be accessed on your main device.
1. Tap the Home tab > 
> Albums > Hidden albums.
Note:Tap here to go to the Albums settings screen from your main device.
2. Tap Unhide next to the chat with albums you want to unhide.
Topics covered
- About albums
- Basics of using albums
- Using All albums to view all of your albums at once
About albums:
You can use albums in 1-on-1 and group chats.
Note: You cannot use albums in multi-person chats made in the past. If you want to create albums, refer to Creating a group from a multi-person chat.
Anyone in the chat can upload photos to an album.
You can post up to:
• 100 albums per chat.
• 1,000 photos per album.
• 300 photos per upload.
Note:
- There is a monthly limit to the number of photos that can be uploaded per user. This limit is lifted at 12:00 am (UTC+9) on the first of the following month.
- This limit was implemented on September 1, 2023 (UTC+9).
If a chat becomes inaccessible for the following reasons, the albums that were created in the relevant chat will be deleted after being stored for a certain period of time.
• Everyone in the chat left
• Everyone in the chat deleted their LINE accounts
Basics of using albums:
For information about basic album features, see the sections below.
Creating albums
1. Tap at the top of the chat > Albums.2. Tap
at the bottom right of the screen.Note: If you're creating the first album in the chat, you can also tap Create album.
3. Select the items you want to add, then tap Next.
4. Enter an album name and tap Create.
Note:
- You can enter up to 50 characters for an album name.
- If you don't enter an album name, the name will be the date the album was created by default.
- The same album name cannot be used more than once in the same chat.
To rename a created album, use either of the methods below:
• Tap
at the top of the chat > Albums > at the bottom right of the album > Rename album.• Tap the album >
at the top right of the screen > Rename album.Adding items to albums
To add items directly to an album:1. Tap
at the top of the chat > Albums.2. Tap
at the bottom right of an album > Add items, or tap the album you want to add items to > at the bottom right of the screen.3. Select the items you want to add, then tap Next > Add.
To add items sent in a chat to an album:
1. Tap and hold an item, then tap Album.
2. Select the items you want to add, then tap Add.
3. Select or create an album to save the items in, then tap Add or Create.
Note: You can add up to 20 photos at one time.
Saving albums or individual items from albums
To save entire albums of items:1. Tap
at the top of the chat > Albums.2. Select the album you want to save, then tap
at the top right of the screen.3. Tap Download album.
To save individual items from albums:
1. Tap
at the top of the chat > Albums.2. Select the album, then tap the item you want to save.
3. Tap
at the bottom right of the screen to save the item.Deleting albums or individual items from albums
Be advised1. Tap
at the top of the chat > Albums.2. Tap
at the bottom right of the album you want to delete > Delete album > Delete.To delete items from an album:
1. Tap
at the top of the chat > Albums.2. Select the album, then tap the item you want to delete.
3. Tap
at the top right of the screen > Delete item > Delete.Sharing albums or individual items from albums
You can share an album again in the chat it was created in.To share an album:
1. Tap
at the top of the chat > Albums.2. Tap
at the bottom right of the album you want to share.3. Tap Share album > Share.
You can share items saved in albums with friends or groups.
To share album items:
1. Tap
at the top of the chat > Albums.2. Select the album you want to share, then tap
at the top right of the screen > Select items.3. Select the item you want to share, then tap
/.4. Choose a friend or group and tap Share, or select one of the other sharing options.
You can also send a message with the items you selected, if you're sharing with a friend or group. After you selected the friend/group you want to share with, just enter your message in the text box at the bottom of the screen, then tap Share.
Useful info- When you create an album or share it again, a message is sent to notify everyone in the relevant chat.
- If you don't want anyone in the chat to be able to see the message, you can remove it up to 24 hours after it was sent by tapping Unsend, regardless of whether it has been read or not.
- After you unsend a message, a notice will appear for everyone in the chat showing that you removed it.
Using All albums to view all of your albums at once:
The All albums feature lets you check all of your albums from various chats.
The albums displayed in All albums include:
• Albums created in 1-on-1 chats with friends.
• Albums created in groups that you're a member of.
• Albums from hidden/deleted 1-on-1 and group chats.
Albums created in the following chats will not be displayed in All Albums:
• A chat with a friend who deleted their LINE account.
Note: You'll still be able to see albums in your chat with them.
• A group you're no longer a member of (because you left or were removed from it).
All albums shows up to 1,000 albums from chats where photos were uploaded.
To use the All albums feature, see the steps below.
To check from the Chats screen:
1. Tap the Chats tab >
at the top of the screen.To check from a chat:
1. Tap
at the top of the chat > Albums.2. Tap
at the top right of the screen.Regardless of the album, you can view all of your albums' photos by selecting Photos. Choosing a photo and tapping See album at the top of the screen will take you to the album that includes the relevant photo.
Tapping
to the right of the Albums tab lets you reorder albums by Recently uploaded or Recently created.
Useful info- Adjusting the display size will change the number of rows and columns displayed. Any changes will be saved.
To hide a chat's albums:
1. Tap the Chats tab >
at the top of the screen.2. Tap an album from the chat with albums you want to hide >
at the top right of the screen > Hide from "All albums" > Hide.
To unhide a chat's albums:
Be advised > Albums > Hidden albums.Note:Tap here to go to the Albums settings screen from your main device.
2. Tap Unhide next to the chat with albums you want to unhide.
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