Popular cross-platform video / audio / sms messenger

LINE was first made available as a free instant messenger application in 2011 by Korean developers led by NHN Japan and released with this purpose in mind. Within one year of being made public, this program had over 150 million downloads generating company revenues of $ 58 Million!

Even though similar programs already existed on the market, LINE was launched for Android and iOS in 2014. According to analysts, over one billion users installed it worldwide within four months – earning it the title as first in terms of installations in most countries worldwide.

Characteristics and Tasks Line’s massive popularity stems from its functional properties that set it apart from similar messenger apps in both AppStore and PlayMarket.

So far, LINE offers:

ample file storage capacity;

an exclusive social network designed specifically for program users; an array of stickers which have quickly become the cornerstone of its appeal and an own server to communicate with other social networks.

Features and Benefits of LINE

App developers are using LINE as a communication medium without borders, verifying its stated functions in practice:

• Save on costs with unlimited free audio and video calls;
• send and receive SMS;
• make international calls regardless of duration or geolocation;
• create your personal tape/database that friends and visitors can easily access;
• Subscriber can view profiles and records broadcasted to general tape;
• Send photos and audio/video messages.

Installation Features

It should be noted that LINE is a cross-platform program, designed for installation on Android and iOS, Windows, and MacOS platforms. It may have attracted users due to this versatility across devices – working on more tasks at the same time with less data transfer speed or free memory requirements for multitasking purposes; for Android phones this would suffice with version 4.0.3 while Apple users will require IOS7 version of LINE as the minimum version required for installation.

Additional Information

LINE screenshot