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Important: The subprofile feature is only offered in Japan and Thailand.

Subprofiles are extra profiles that you can set up alongside your default profile. By setting up different profiles, you can show your professional side to colleagues while keeping it casual with friends who share your hobbies.

This feature is only available to LYP Premium (Japan) and LINE Premium (Thailand) members.
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For information about the difference between main and sub devices, see Using the same LINE account on more than one device.

Topics covered
- Creating a subprofile
- Selecting who sees which profile
- Deleting a subprofile
- Your subprofile settings after canceling your LYP Premium/LINE Premium membership
- Conditions when using subprofiles


Creating a subprofile:
You can create up to two profiles in addition to your default profile. To create a subprofile, see the steps below.

On your main device (typically your smartphone) 1. Tap the Home tab > Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. At the bottom of your profile list, tap Create subprofile.
3. After confirming all the terms in the Conditions and tapping OK, add a check to agree to the conditions, then tap Agree and create subprofile.
Note: You only need to do this the first time you follow these steps.
4. Select a profile photo and enter a display name.
Note: Selecting a profile photo is optional.

On your sub device (typically your tablet)
iPad 1. Tap Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. At the bottom of your profile list, tap Create subprofile.
3. After confirming all the terms in the Conditions and tapping OK, add a check to agree to the conditions, then tap Agree and create subprofile.
Note: You only need to do this the first time you follow these steps.
4. Select a profile photo and enter a display name.
Note: Selecting a profile photo is optional.

Android 1. Tap the Home tab > Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. At the bottom of your profile list, tap Create subprofile.
3. After confirming all the terms in the Conditions and tapping OK, add a check to agree to the conditions, then tap Agree and create subprofile.
Note: You only need to do this the first time you follow these steps.
4. Select a profile photo and enter a display name.
Note: Selecting a profile photo is optional.


Selecting who sees which profile:
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- A friend can only be added to one of your profiles at a time.
‐ The profiles that you set will be visible in services that support them, such as all chats and group calls.

Setting which profile to show a friend when you add them
When you add someone as a friend, you can choose to show them either your main profile or a subprofile. However, in the notification for adding a friend and in temporary screens that appear before selecting to show them a subprofile, your main profile will be visible to them.
Note: If somone adds you first, they'll see your main profile.

Setting which profile to show an existing friend
To set which profile you want to show an existing friend, refer to the steps in the sections below.

From your Settings screen:
Changing which profile to show to one friend at a time
On your main device (typically your smartphone) 1. Tap the Home tab > Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. Tap Edit friends on the profile visible to the friend whose settings you want to change.
3. Tap your profile displayed to the right of the relevant friend.
4. Select the profile you want them to see.
5. Tap Continue on the confirmation pop-up message.

On your sub device (typically your tablet)
iPad 1. Tap Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. Tap Edit friends on the profile visible to the friend whose settings you want to change.
3. Tap your profile displayed to the right of the relevant friend.
4. Select the profile you want them to see.
5. Tap Continue on the confirmation pop-up message.

Android 1. Tap the Home tab > Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. Tap Edit friends on the profile visible to the friend whose settings you want to change.
3. Tap your profile displayed to the right of the relevant friend.
4. Select the profile you want to show.
5. Tap Continue on the confirmation pop-up message.

Changing which profile to show to multiple friends at once
On your main device (typically your smartphone) 1. Tap the Home tab > Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. Tap Edit friends for the profile you want to show to multiple friends.
3. Tap Add friends.
4. Select the friends you want to show the profile to, then tap Next.
5. Tap Continue on the confirmation pop-up message.

On your sub device (typically your tablet)
iPad 1. Tap Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. Tap Edit friends on the profile you want to show to multiple friends.
3. Tap Add friends.
4. Select the friends you want to show the profile to, then tap Next.
5. Tap Continue on the confirmation pop-up message.

Android 1. Tap the Home tab > Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. Tap Edit friends on the profile you want to show to multiple friends.
3. Tap Add friends.
4. Select the friends you want to show the profile to, then tap Next.
5. Tap Continue on the confirmation pop-up message.


From a friend's profile screen:
1. Tap the profile icon of the friend for whom you want to set a profile to display.
2. Tap Friend settings.
3. Tap Set profile to display.

4. Select the profile you want to show > Done.
5. Tap Continue on the confirmation pop-up message.

From a group chat:

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You cannot set a profile to be shown to everyone in a group at once. Group members who aren't your friends will see your main (default) profile. To set a subprofile to show them, you'll need to add them as friends first.
1. Tap menu icon at the top of a group chat.
2. Tap Group profile.
3. Tap Subprofile at the bottom left of the screen.
4. Tap Edit at the top right of the screen.
5. Select the friends you want to change the profile they see, then tap Next.
6. Select the profile you want to show them, then tap Done.
7. Tap Continue on the confirmation pop-up message.


Deleting a subprofile:
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- Deleting a subprofile will cause any friends assigned to that subprofile to see your main (default) profile instead.
- Subprofiles cannot be recovered once they're deleted.
To delete a subprofile, see the steps below.

On your main device (typically your smartphone) 1. Tap the Home tab > Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. Tap the subprofile you want to delete.
3. Tap Settings on the top right of the profile screen.
4. Tap Delete subprofile at the bottom of the screen.
5. Read the pop-up message before tapping Delete.

On your sub device (typically your tablet)
iPad 1. Tap Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. Tap the subprofile you want to delete.
3. Tap Settings on the top right of the profile screen.
4. Tap Delete subprofile at the bottom of the screen.
5. Read the pop-up message before tapping Delete.

Android 1. Tap the Home tab > Settings > the subprofile icon to the right of Profile.
2. Tap the subprofile you want to delete.
3. Tap Settings on the top right of the profile screen.
4. Tap Delete subprofile at the bottom of the screen.
5. Read the pop-up message before tapping Delete.


Your subprofile settings after canceling your LYP Premium/LINE Premium membership:
Your subprofiles will remain visible for 30 days after canceling your LYP Premium/LINE Premium membership. However, you will not be able to:
• Create new subprofiles.
Note: They can be deleted.

• Newly change which subprofile is visible to users.
Note: You can change from showing a friend a subprofile to showing them your main (default) profile.

• Change your subprofile settings (e.g. profile photo, display name, cover photo, status message, any decorations).

If you rejoin LYP Premium/LINE Premium within 30 days of canceling your membership, you can continue using your subprofiles.
Note: You will be required to accept the Conditions again after rejoining.

If 30 days have passed since your membership was canceled, all your subprofiles will be deleted, and your main profile will be visible to your friends.


Conditions when using subprofiles:
• Subprofiles only apply to specific services that make use of your friend connections on LINE.
For more information on applicable services, refer to the "3. Details on Services Available for Sub-profile Usage" section of the Conditions (Japan/Thailand).
Note: The link to the conditions for using subprofiles in Japan is only available in Japanese.

• In services where the subprofile feature isn't supported, your main (default) profile will be shown to your friends, even if you set a subprofile to be visible to them.
For this reason, it's possible that a user may recognize that a specific subprofile is associated with your main profile.

• Chat messages displaying profile information (e.g. a shared LINE Game score) may show the subprofile or main profile previously visible to a friend instead of the current profile you have set for them.

• If you are reported by other users for abusing subprofiles (e.g. fraud, impersonating someone) and disciplinary action is taken, your use of LINE will be restricted.