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ASCII.jp How to manually add friends on LINE from Furufuru / QR code to ID search

"I want to start LINE, but I can't ask people now ..."Akiko Takahashi, an IT journalist who continues to pursue the latest information on SNS and the youth trends, gently takes the best use of LINE from the basics.

In this series, he explained in the first time that it is better not to add friends automatically on LINE.So how do you manually add friends on LINE?There are multiple methods, so please try the easy -to -use method.

Use the additional method according to the situation

There are four types of manually adding friends, "Invitation", "QR code", "Furufuru", and "ID/Phone number search".

If your opponent is not yet a LINE user, use the "Invitation" function.On the other hand, if you want to add someone in front of you to your friends, "QR code" or "Furufuru" is convenient.If you add a physical distance to your friends, "ID/phone number search" or "QR code" should be easier to use.You should use it properly according to the situation.

If you want to add a friend, tap the "Friends List" icon at the bottom of the screen.If you tap the icon at the top right of the screen of the friend, you will be able to select a method of adding a friend.Alternatively, you may tap "Other" → "Add a friend".In both cases, you can fly to four kinds of friends additional screen.

Tap the icon of the "friend list" at the bottom of the screen

Tap the icon at the top right of the friend list screen

Choose from 4 types and add friends

You may tap "Other" → "Add a friend"

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"Invite" unused friends by email or SMS

Of the four types of friends, the leftmost is "Invitation".You can invite people who have not yet used LINE.Tap the "Invitation" icon, select "SMS" or "Email" and invite your friends to LINE.

Choose "Invitation" → "SMS" or "Email" and invite

On the other hand, tapping the second "QR code" icon from the left, the QR code reader rises.

Then tap "Show your QR code" at the bottom right of the screen to display your QR code.You can add friends by scanning this QR code, sending screenshots and scanning your opponent.If you want to read the opponent's QR code, launch a QR code reader and scan.

Tap the "QR code" icon to launch a QR code reader

Tap "Display your QR code" at the bottom right of the screen to display your QR code.

The third from the left is "Furufuru".Tap each other with the other party you want to add, and when you shake the terminal, you will see a LINE user list.You can select the person you want to add and add a friend to add a "addition" with a tap.However, you need to be careful because you cannot use it unless you turn on the location information.

Tap "Furufuru" to shake the terminal

A friend who has "shared" will be displayed together, so let's add a friend

And the fourth is "ID/phone number search".If you search for ID or phone number, the other party will be displayed.Tap "Add" to apply for a friend.

Tap "ID/Phone number search", select ID or phone number, and input and search.

Tap "Add" because the opponent will be displayed

Author introduction: Akiko Takahashi

IT journalist, consultant.He writes articles such as books, magazines, and web media, a consultant for companies, lectures, and seminars.He has been from elementary school teachers and editors.In addition to the latest issue of "Social Media Poison" (Gentosha Education Shinsho), "10 Articles for Social Media as a weapon" (Mynavi Shinsho), "Books that make a profitable company on Facebook x Twitter" "IT platforms that can be seen at a glance"(Nippon Business Publisher), and many works such as "Karakuri of the Net Industry Making" (Chukyo Publishing).http: // Akiakatsuki.COM/Twitter account is @akiakatsuki