How to add as a friend line. Line mobile application for communication and free calls. Download now for iPhone
Do you like to call for free? Of course you love that I still ask! At the present stage of Internet development, the use of mobile operators and call anywhere for free. There are simply a huge number of applications for free calls, for example the same viber that I already talked about. But, in today's article, I suggest you to check out a revolutionary application for free calls - this is the Line application.
The online application is not just an application for free calls. But also a whole social network, including chat and very convenient functions for communication. In addition to communication, the line application offers users tools for storing photos and drawing, which are independent and, upon installation, simply integrate together and complement Line with functionality.
The Line application was created by Japanese developers and has a very unusual interface, and such that lovers of Japanese culture will simply be delighted (emoticons, interface elements and much more seem to be taken from modern anime and look very stylish). But, if you don’t even like anime (or it infuriates you, like me), the Line application won’t cause you much rejection, the interface is so convenient and easy to use that some bias towards Japanese culture is not even noticeable.
Downloading the Line application is very simple - it is available on the official ApplStore application website completely free of charge, just go in and download.
After you have downloaded and installed the application, you need to register using your mailbox and a password that you must come up with yourself. After registration, you need to assign yourself a unique ID and register your phone number. This is also done simply, enter your mobile number, and a message is sent to it with a unique code, which must be entered to register. A unique ID is needed so that other users of the service can find you and add you for communication. If the ID is hidden, no one will find you and you will only be able to communicate with those you added earlier.
That's it, now the application is installed and you can start communicating. Immediately after installation, you will be asked to search the phone book for those who have already installed the application. If none are found, which is not surprising, since the application has just been released today, then you can invite friends to communicate in the line application using a letter to email or if you are located nearby, you can add a friend to the application's contacts by lightly shaking the phone.
Unlike similar services, the online application, as I said earlier, is a miniature social network that has a chat and it is possible to send each other photos and videos. greeting cards and messages - tags about your location. In addition to funny Japanese-style emoticons, the application has cool stickers - a set of pictures in the kawaii style. Stickers can be free or paid; paid ones can be purchased at special store called Sticker Shop
Interaction with other users is based on three principles. You select the person you want to chat with in the Line application list of contacts, and then three options become available to you. You can call this user, offer to chat, where you can also exchange various files, or simply view the user’s posts and files on a social network. Non-main applications of the social network include Line Card - a service for sending postcards, Line Brizzle - a cool toy for smartphones, Line Brush and Line Camera - applications for creating pictures, both from scratch and from your pictures.
You can download the Line application for free in the Apple Store or Google Play using the links provided. There are also versions of applications for desktop operating systems- windows and mac, you can download them on the official website of the application.
Line is not easy free calls. It includes a chat and social network that is very reminiscent of Path, as well as several additional photography and drawing applications that eventually integrate together.
And since Line was developed by the Japanese, it is very unusual - I have never seen so many kawaii emoticons and stamps!
So, download the application, register by entering your email and password. Then you assign yourself an ID and you can register your phone number. Registration is the same as in WhatsApp - enter the number and after that you will receive a message with the number that you need to enter to register. If you close your ID, others will not be able to find you in search and add you by this number.
The app then prompts you to add friends from your phone book who are already using it. You can also add them via ID or send an invitation via e-mail in the form of a letter with a QR code, scanning which sends you to add a friend to your contacts. Or you can simply shake your phones next to each other (reminiscent of Bump) and add each other to your contacts.
Line contains a chat in which, in addition to standard correspondence, you can send each other video, audio, photographs, postcards and geotags of your location. In addition to individual chats, you can collect group chats. In addition to emoticons, there are also stickers - this is just an incredible set of kawaii pictures! There are free options, and there is a Sticker shop where you can buy special sets for $2.99.
But now Line will send free Line stickers every Tuesday and Thursday to many countries, including Japan, Korea, Thailand, China, Spain, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Philippines, Mexico, Brazil and Hong Kong. If you like these kawaii stickers, then you can via VPN change IP to these countries to get these free stickers. Well how to get these stickers from other countries?Follow me:
First on Android
1. “Settings” - “Apps” - “Line” - “Clear data” - “Force stop”.
Get a free trial VPN login and password from http://www.flyvpn.com/freetrial
3.After setting up PPTP VPN on Android, log in to Line with your mail, then you can download free kawaii stickers from other countries.
Here are some VPN server addresses:
Free trial VPN account:vpnu
hk 02: 223.26.48.157
jp 02: 153.122.0.87
shanghai telecom03: 61.152.249.6
taiwan01: 59.124.14.102
korea 02: 110.4.89.20
Vietnam 01: 123.30.128.97
Singapore 02: 180.210.204.107
malaysia 01: 111.90.151.204
India 01:111.118.213.155
Philippines 01:202.90.254.84
Mexico: 187.157.45.17
Brazil: 189.84.20.2
Free trial Thai and Spanish VPN account:vpnc
spain 01: 82.98.129.35
thailand 01: 202.129.16.66
Download now for iPhone
1.Set up PPTP VPN on iPhone,click the photo to follow the instructions step by step
2.After setting up PPTP VPN on your iPhone, log in to Line with your email.
Note: Because Line on iPhone does not have “Clear data” and “Force stop”, so uninstall Line App before using a VPN and re-upload to the App Store, after VPN connections Login to Line with mail.
If you select one person from your contact list, you are offered to either send him a chat, or look at his posts in the social network timeline, or call.
Plus additional Line Brizzle (toy), Line Card (postcards). Line Camera and Line Brush (a drawing and collage app) deserve a separate and detailed review. All apps are free and can be downloaded for iPhone, Android and Windows.
In addition to mobile versions, there are also “ desktop versions» for Windows and Mac OS. You can download them on the official website of the Line application.
LINE has a built-in store
stickers, where do paid ones appear?
famous sticker sets
artists (Takashi Murakami
and Keiko Sootome) and brands
(Marvel, Disney and Sony).
Just like on Twitter, LINE has
verified accounts
celebrities. Except Japanese
pop stars can be found
Snoop Dogg and Kreyshawn.
After the recent update
every user can
change not only the background of your
chat with a friend, but in general
all application design
using themes (those are also coming soon
monetize).
Via messenger
you can send emojis,
stickers, audio messages,
photographs and even drawing
graffiti.
JAPANESE messenger LINE Recently it has been capturing a new audience around the world; today the application has more than 150 million users. He is also one of the first messengers who began to successfully earn money thanks to in-app purchases. The Japanese from NHN Japan, a company part of the NHN corporation, conquered Asia two years ago. LINE appeared immediately after a strong earthquake off the east coast of Honshu so that people could quickly contact each other.
The main difference from other applications with chats - stickers - emoticons enlarged several times, turned into full-fledged characters. According to the creators of LINE, in Japan it is absolutely normal for a husband to send his wife a sticker in the form of a bunny with beer after work instead of writing “I’ll be late with my colleagues at the bar.”
Satoshi Yajima
senior manager of the marketing communications department LINE
"Until recently The main advantage of communicating on the Internet was meeting new people. Facebook and Twitter have shown the value of talking to people under their real names. But on the other hand, we communicate with different people in different ways, and in in social networks difficult to correct behavior. Users can sort friends into groups, but this is difficult and time-consuming.
Westerners think that connections with people is a resource, and they insist on the importance and advantage of having many friends. In Japan, new acquaintances are made only at turning points in life, for example, when entering a new school. According to research, each of us can have from 50 to 100 friends, and on social networks it is considered the norm 300-400 .
It is impossible to maintain good relationships with everyone at once., so it's important to be able to divide friends based on relationships. The development of LINE began in January 2011 with our desire to give people this opportunity, and in March there was a strong earthquake off the island of Honshu, which changed the idea of what communication on the Internet could be. People could avoid using an overloaded telephone line to contact their loved ones in all circumstances.
Hello IdeaFox friends!
Today I have great news for you:
You will say that there are tons of such messengers, and I agree with you. For example, only on this blog I did detailed reviews of these programs, used by hundreds of millions of people around the world:
- viber
- Talked about WhatsApp
- About KakaoTalk
And we will continue to study and save money :)
There really are a lot of analogues of Viber and Watsapp, but they are all somehow crooked or something. And given the recent glitches of Viber, any stable communication application always arouses my keen interest.
But Line: free calls & messages, which I used for 2 weeks, made a very favorable impression on me with its stability and speed. And, importantly, the program is completely Russified, and there should be no problems with its development.
The fact that the program comes from Japan, which is famous for the quality of its products, is encouraging.
What features does this program have?
Line: free calls & messages allows you to:
- Send text messages with emoticons (SMS). You will laugh, but many people refuse the messenger if it doesn’t have emoticons.
- Call like a regular phone and communicate by voice.
- Send photos to friends
- Create communication groups. This is something like a chat in which like-minded people communicate freely.
- And many other useful features
But you understand, everyone is primarily interested in the opportunity to save on calls and text messages when communicating with family and friends.
How much does Line cost?
The program itself is free. The only thing you will pay for is Internet access from your phone. But there are also paid functions, for example, “stickers”. Be careful. Although, many people buy them because they are quite funny.
Therefore, I immediately recommend connecting the option of unlimited Internet access. Fortunately, now unlimited options are inexpensive and cost about 3-10 rubles per day, depending on the region of Russia and the greed of the operator cellular communication:-) For example, I pay 4 rubles per day for full unlimited from MegaFon in Nizhny Novgorod.
Where to download Line: free calls & messages?
The developer of the program is the Japanese company Line Corporation:
Unfortunately, the site does not have a Russian version yet, but I think it’s a matter of time. The Japanese are hardworking people and work very quickly.
Click on the “Download” button and you will see the following window:
As you can see, there are now versions for phones running the following operating systems:
Or just look for Line in the application store for your smartphone (Google Play Market, Apple Store, etc.)
And what's most interesting is that there is a version for desktop computers
That is, you can call from regular computer on phones! Here are the versions for:
- Windows 7 (16 megabytes)
This is a huge advantage over other applications. Yes I know there is mobile version for Skype, but it’s still not very convenient, in my opinion.
Since I own an Android phone, I will show you how to install the application and how to use it in this video:
Yes, yes, now I will record my own videos, subscribe to my video channel and you will always be aware of the coolest services :-)
This is my first time recording a video, so don't swear too much. I wrote a video from the first run, I apologize for some hiccups. I had to re-upload the video to another account because I didn’t immediately think through the channel settings scheme... The first version turned out to be a mess. Experience does not come immediately :-)
How to install Line: Free Calls & Messages on your computer?
Below is a video on how to install the application on Windows7
This video has already turned out better :-)
I will share my impressions of use:
- The program is stable and consumes little energy.
- The interface is clear and in Russian. There shouldn't be any difficulties in mastering it.
- You can invite all your friends en masse by e-mail.
- I repeat that lately there have been a lot of glitches with Viber, which I talked about earlier. Many people complain about the unavailability of the service, glitches with uploading photos and much more.
- There is beauty here :-) So far everything is working AS IT SHOULD
What I think:
It looks like cellular operators will soon ( popularly they are aptly called OPSOS:-), will suffer huge losses due to the massive migration of users to such messengers.
So take advantage and save while you can.
If you are interested in the opportunity to save on cellular communications, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with this free course. Personally, I saved about 20,000 rubles using Viber. in year.
In five short lessons I talk about how to install Viber on your computer and phone. I also answer many questions about use and the most common problems.
