Line android app.
Development[edit]
Line began as a response to disaster. Japan's devastating Tōhoku earthquake in March 2011 damaged telecommunications infrastructure nationwide, obliging employees at NHN Japan, a unit of Korea's NHN Corp, to rely on Internet-based resources to communicate. The company's engineers developed Line to facilitate this. NHN Japan released Line for public use in June 2011.[9]
The application proved hugely popular and by late October Line experienced an unexpected server overload.[10] After concluding that the scalability process needed to be improved, NHN Japan chose to adopt HBase as the primary storage for user profiles, contacts, and groups.[11] Within eighteen months of its release Line reached 100 million users; six months later it reached 200 million[1][8][9] and on November 25, 2013 is used by 300 million users or doubling in just 7 months.[12]
On July 3, 2012, NHN Japan announced the new Line features "Home" and "Timeline." The features allowed users to share recent personal developments to a community of contacts in real-time, similar to the status reports in social networking services.[13]
On 6 February 2013, the success of Line led NHN Japan to announce a new spinoff company named Line Corporation. Line Corporation, based in Japan, continues to develop Internet resources such as Line, the Naver Japan search portal, and the LivedoorISP and blog platform. Games, including those for the Line Game brand, remain under the auspices of Hangame Japan. A new joint venture named Line Plus Corporation, also based in Japan, develops overseas markets. At launch the majority of Line Plus shares were held by the newly created Line Corporation (60%) with the remaining shares (40%) held by its Korean parent NHN Corp.[8]
Market share[edit]
Line began in summer 2011 as a communication system for NHN Japan employees, then saw explosive growth when released to the public in June of that year. By January 18, 2013, Line had been downloaded 100 million times worldwide.[14] The number expanded to 140 million by early July 2013 and to 200 million by July 21.[15] At that milestone Japan claimed 45 million users, Taiwan and Thailand15 million each, and Spain and Indonesia 10 million each.[16] NHN Company representatives promptly announced plans to reach 300 million by further expansion in East Asia, Spain, and Chile.[17] In April 2014, NAVER Korea announced that LINE has reached 400 million users[18]
Features[edit]
Multiplatform[19]
Optional address book syncing
Real-time confirmation when messages are sent and delivered
Share photos, videos and music with other users
Send current or any specific location
Send emoji, stickers and emoticons to friends
Create and join groups where you can chat and share media
Bulletin boards (up to 100 people at once) for groups
Add friends through the use of QR code
Add friends by shaking their phones simultaneously
Direct pop-out message box for reading and replying
Timeline and home page features on iOS and Android
Additional access via multiple personal computers (Windows or Mac OS)
Personalized themes
Web-based app (discontinued on December 2012)
Stickers[edit]
Features a Sticker Shop where users are able to purchase virtual stickers depicting original and well-known characters. The stickers are used during chat sessions between users and act as large sized emoji. Users can purchase stickers as gifts, with many stickers available as free downloads, depending on country availability. Purchased stickers are attached to an account and can be used on other platforms. New sticker sets are released weekly. Line's message stickers feature original characters as well as a number of popular manga, anime and gaming characters, movie tie-ins, and characters from Disney properties such as Pixar. Some sticker sets, such as those that celebrate special events like the 2012 Summer Olympics, are released for only a limited time.
There are over 1 billion stickers sent by worldwide users on a daily basis.[20]
Limitations[edit]
Single-device only. It is not possible to use the same LINE account on multiple devices, e.g. a tablet and a phone. The only exception is that it is possible to use the same account on the PC version as well as on one additional device. The app version can only be used on a single device.[21]
Related applications[edit]
Line Camera[edit]
Provides users with the ability to decorate photos and is comparable to Instagram. The photo database features over 700 Line stickers and over 100 frames, and these pictures can also be shared on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.[22]
Line Card[edit]
Allows users to send and share cards for celebrations such as birthdays and anniversaries. Users can also add a personal message.[23]
Line Brush[edit]
Line Brush is a painter app that allows users to edit their pictures with 27 style brushes and 15 photo brushes, and fine details can be adjusted. Initially available on the iOS system,[24] the app was later made available for Android devices.[25]
Line 3.9.3.apk
The application proved hugely popular and by late October Line experienced an unexpected server overload.[10] After concluding that the scalability process needed to be improved, NHN Japan chose to adopt HBase as the primary storage for user profiles, contacts, and groups.[11] Within eighteen months of its release Line reached 100 million users; six months later it reached 200 million[1][8][9] and on November 25, 2013 is used by 300 million users or doubling in just 7 months.[12]
On July 3, 2012, NHN Japan announced the new Line features "Home" and "Timeline." The features allowed users to share recent personal developments to a community of contacts in real-time, similar to the status reports in social networking services.[13]
On 6 February 2013, the success of Line led NHN Japan to announce a new spinoff company named Line Corporation. Line Corporation, based in Japan, continues to develop Internet resources such as Line, the Naver Japan search portal, and the LivedoorISP and blog platform. Games, including those for the Line Game brand, remain under the auspices of Hangame Japan. A new joint venture named Line Plus Corporation, also based in Japan, develops overseas markets. At launch the majority of Line Plus shares were held by the newly created Line Corporation (60%) with the remaining shares (40%) held by its Korean parent NHN Corp.[8]
Market share[edit]
Line began in summer 2011 as a communication system for NHN Japan employees, then saw explosive growth when released to the public in June of that year. By January 18, 2013, Line had been downloaded 100 million times worldwide.[14] The number expanded to 140 million by early July 2013 and to 200 million by July 21.[15] At that milestone Japan claimed 45 million users, Taiwan and Thailand15 million each, and Spain and Indonesia 10 million each.[16] NHN Company representatives promptly announced plans to reach 300 million by further expansion in East Asia, Spain, and Chile.[17] In April 2014, NAVER Korea announced that LINE has reached 400 million users[18]
Features[edit]
Multiplatform[19]
Optional address book syncing
Real-time confirmation when messages are sent and delivered
Share photos, videos and music with other users
Send current or any specific location
Send emoji, stickers and emoticons to friends
Create and join groups where you can chat and share media
Bulletin boards (up to 100 people at once) for groups
Add friends through the use of QR code
Add friends by shaking their phones simultaneously
Direct pop-out message box for reading and replying
Timeline and home page features on iOS and Android
Additional access via multiple personal computers (Windows or Mac OS)
Personalized themes
Web-based app (discontinued on December 2012)
Stickers[edit]
Features a Sticker Shop where users are able to purchase virtual stickers depicting original and well-known characters. The stickers are used during chat sessions between users and act as large sized emoji. Users can purchase stickers as gifts, with many stickers available as free downloads, depending on country availability. Purchased stickers are attached to an account and can be used on other platforms. New sticker sets are released weekly. Line's message stickers feature original characters as well as a number of popular manga, anime and gaming characters, movie tie-ins, and characters from Disney properties such as Pixar. Some sticker sets, such as those that celebrate special events like the 2012 Summer Olympics, are released for only a limited time.
There are over 1 billion stickers sent by worldwide users on a daily basis.[20]
Limitations[edit]
Single-device only. It is not possible to use the same LINE account on multiple devices, e.g. a tablet and a phone. The only exception is that it is possible to use the same account on the PC version as well as on one additional device. The app version can only be used on a single device.[21]
Related applications[edit]
Line Camera[edit]
Provides users with the ability to decorate photos and is comparable to Instagram. The photo database features over 700 Line stickers and over 100 frames, and these pictures can also be shared on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.[22]
Line Card[edit]
Allows users to send and share cards for celebrations such as birthdays and anniversaries. Users can also add a personal message.[23]
Line Brush[edit]
Line Brush is a painter app that allows users to edit their pictures with 27 style brushes and 15 photo brushes, and fine details can be adjusted. Initially available on the iOS system,[24] the app was later made available for Android devices.[25]
Line 3.9.3.apk
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