Which method is recommended for adding friends on LINE?
There are multiple ways to become friends and connect with each other on LINE, such as QR codes, invitations, and ID searches. Each has its own characteristics, so choose the best method from the "Add friend" screen of the LINE app.
In this article, along the menu of the "Add Friends" screen, we will explain in detail the "QR code" that is safe if you remember this, and the "invitation" that can be connected by SMS or email. After that, we will introduce "Search" by LINE ID or phone number, "Automatically add friends" by contact information, and other methods.
How to add a friend by issuing a "QR code"
The most recommended way to add friends is by using a "QR code". Either you or the other party issues a QR code, reads it, and exchanges accounts. The QR code can handle both face-to-face situations where the other party is in front of you and remote situations where the other party is not nearby. In addition, the QR code can be regenerated at any time, so you can rest assured about your privacy.
Then, I will explain how to display your own QR code and have the other party read it. After having someone add you as a friend, add them as a friend.
You can also attach your QR code to an email and send it to someone who is far away, and ask them to add you. The recipient saves the QR code image on their smartphone, reads it on the LINE QR code reading screen, and their LINE account is displayed.
Since the iPhone will send the URL of the account along with the QR code, you can add the other party from either. Since Android only sends a QR code, it is safe to use the "invite" method introduced next for sending to distant parties.
If you send the QR code to the other party, there is a risk that the image data will be leaked to others. After making friends, update your QR code to protect your privacy.
"Furu-Furu", which connects by shaking each other's smartphones at the same time, was abolished in May 2020. Many people may not have noticed this, but from now on, please add friends using other methods such as QR codes.
How to issue a URL from "Invite" and have friends add you
"Invite" sends the URL of your LINE account via SMS or email to have them add you It's a way. This is useful if you already know the other person's phone number or email address and you haven't met face-to-face. Just tap the URL (link) to display the LINE profile screen, making the addition process very easy. If the other party is not yet using LINE, they will be guided to download the LINE app.
*In advance, you need to allow access to "Contacts" from the LINE app in the "Settings" of iOS or Android OS.
The SMS and email addresses displayed in "Invitation" are those registered in the "Contacts" of the smartphone. If you can't find the person in the list in step [3] above, you can either register them in your contacts in advance, or create an email screen with the recipient as yourself, then change it to the person's address and send it. prize.
On the next page, we will explain how to add friends from "search" by ID or phone number, the "auto add friend" function, and the accounts displayed in "Maybe you know?".
