Customizing chats (design, display settings)
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Setting chat wallpapers
To set a chat wallpaper, follow the steps below for your device.
Main device
1. Tap
at the top of a chat > Settings.2. Tap Chat wallpaper > Illustrations, Colors, or Your photos.
3. Tap the design or photo you want to use.
4. Check the preview screen and tap Apply.
Note:
- If you select a design from Illustrations or Colors, you can preview other wallpapers by swiping left or right on the Wallpaper preview screen.
- To exit the Chat wallpaper screen, tap
at the top right or 
at the top left of the screen.Sub device
iPad/Android
1. Tap at the top of a chat > Settings.2. Tap Chat wallpaper > Illustrations, Colors, or Your photos.
3. Tap the design or photo you want to use.
4. Check the preview screen and tap Apply.
Note:
- If you select a design from Illustrations or Colors, you can preview other wallpapers by swiping left or right on the Wallpaper preview screen.
- To exit the Chat wallpaper screen, tap
at the top right or
at the top left of the screen.Windows/Mac
1. Click
at the top of the chat > Background Settings.2. Click either Color, Illustration, or Photos.
3. If you selected Color or Illustration: Click on a color or design of your choice.
If you selected Photos: Move the mouse cursor over
, and click Select file or Capture screen.Note:
- If you selected Photos, you can choose how the photo is displayed and adjust its transparency.
- To exit the Background Settings screen, tap
at the top right of the window.Changing the font size of chats
To change the font size, follow the steps below for your device.Main device
1. Tap the Home tab >
> Chats.2. Tap Font size.
3. Select Small, Medium, Large, or Extra large.
Note: On iOS, you can apply the font size set on your smartphone to the LINE app. If you want to use your device's settings, turn on Use device settings.
Sub device
iPad
1. Tap Settings > Chats.2. Tap Font size.
3. Select Small, Medium, Large, or Extra large.
Note: On iOS, you can apply the font size set on your iPad to the LINE app. If you want to use your device's settings, turn on Use device settings.
Android
1. Tap the Home tab > > Chats.2. Tap Font size.
3. Select Small, Medium, Large, or Extra large.
Windows/Mac
1. At the bottom of the main menu, click
> Settings.2. Click Chats > the Basic tab.
3. Under Font size, select Small, Normal, Large, or Extra large.
Hiding animations that appear in chats
To hide the background animations that appear in chats during seasonal events, follow the steps below for your device.Main device
1. Tap the Home tab > > Chats.2. Turn off Background animations.
Sub device
iPad
1. Tap Settings > Chats.2. Turn off Background animations.
Android
1. Tap the Home tab > > Chats.2. Turn off Background animations.
Windows/Mac
1. At the bottom of the main menu, click > Settings.2. Click Chats > the Basic tab.
3. Under Background animations, turn off Show background animations in chats.
The following animations will no longer appear:
• Animations that appear when a chat is opened
• Animations that appear when a keyword is sent in a chat
Setting URL previews
To show or hide URL previews for links shared in chats, follow the steps below for your device.Main device
1. Tap the Home tab > > Chats.2. Turn on/off URL previews.
Sub device
iPad
1. Tap Settings > Chats.2. Turn on/off URL previews.
Android
1. Tap the Home tab > > Chats.2. Turn on/off URL previews.
Windows/Mac
1. At the bottom of the main menu, click > Settings.2. Click Chats > the Basic tab.
3. Under Message previews, turn on/off Show thumbnails and preview site info for links shared in chat.
Previews will be shown or hidden for links shared in chats after this setting is changed.
Note: In order to generate URL previews, links shared in chats are also sent to LINE's servers.