Unsending/deleting messages and the differences in how they appear to others

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The period during which messages can be unsent will change from the end of October 2025. For details about this change, see Change to how the feature to unsend messages works.
Note: The timing for this change to be applied varies by country.
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Once a message is unsent or deleted, it cannot be restored. Please be aware that, depending on certain devices or recipient-side conditions, unsent messages may remain visible.
Unsending a message is a feature that lets you remove a message from both your and the recipient's chat. In contrast, removing a message with the Delete feature only removes the message from your chat and not the recipient's chat.

The differences between unsending and deleting a message are as follows.

If you live in Japan or Thailand

Unsending a message Deleting a message
LYP Premium (Japan)/LINE Premium (Thailand) non-members
 LYP Premium/LINE Premium members
Applicable content The following content that you sent
Note: Content that was already deleted from a chat cannot be unsent.
 The following content in a chat on your screen
Messages, stickers, photos, videos, voice messages, URLs, content shared from LINE MUSIC (Japan only), contact information, location information, and files
Affected devices All your and the recipients' devices (including PCs and tablets) Only the device on which the action is performed
Result of action The content will be removed from the chat for both you and anyone in it. The content will be removed from the chat for you only.
Time limit Within 1 hour of the content being sent
Within 7 days of the content being sent
At any time
Notice to other users A notice saying you unsent a message will appear in the chat. You can unsend messages without notifying the recipients, as long as they haven't been read.
The recipient will not be notified.

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You can unsend OpenChat messages within 24 hours of sending them, regardless of whether you're a LYP Premium/LINE Premium member or not.
warning icon  Important points about the Premium Unsend feature
- This feature can be used with the latest version of LINE. (Update LINE to the latest version.)
- If the recipient is using a version of LINE that doesn't support this feature, or if they've already read the message, you will not be able to use the Unsend discreetly feature. Also, if you're using LINE on multiple devices, the recipient may still be notified that a message was unsent, depending on the LINE version on the device you used to unsend the message.
- Even if you unsend a message, the recipient may have already seen part of it in an OS push notification or message preview before it was unsent.
- This feature cannot be used in any existing multi-person chats, official account chats, OpenChats, or chats that use the bot feature (e.g. translator bot that joins a chat).
Note: Chats that use the bot feature are available only in Japan.
- If you cancel your LYP Premium or LINE Premium membership, you will lose access to this feature.
See the following sections for the steps to unsend or delete messages.

Unsending messages Tap and hold or right-click the message you sent that you want to unsend > Unsend.
Note:
- The message will be deleted from both your and the recipient's chat, and a notice saying you unsent a message will appear in the chat.
- LYP Premium/LINE Premium members can select Unsend discreetly to remove messages that haven't been read without notifying recipients.

Deleting messages Tap and hold or right-click the message you sent that you want to delete > Delete.
Note: The message in your chat will be deleted, but it will still appear in the chat on the recipient's screen.

If you live in another country

Unsending a message Deleting a message
Applicable content The following content that you sent
Note: Content that was already deleted from a chat cannot be unsent.
 The following content in a chat on your screen
Messages, stickers, photos, videos, voice messages, URLs, contact information, location information, and files
Affected devices All your and the recipients' devices (including PCs and tablets) Only the device on which the action is performed
Result of action The content will be removed from the chat for both you and anyone in it. The content will be removed from the chat for you only.
Time restriction Within 24 hours of the content being sent
Note: After 24 hours have passed, the Unsend option will no longer be shown.		 At any time
Notice to other users A notice saying you unsent a message will appear in the chat. No one will be notified.

See the following sections for the steps to unsend or delete messages.

Unsending messages 1. Tap and hold or right-click the message you sent that you want to unsend.
2. Select Unsend > Unsend.
Note: The message will be deleted from both your and the recipient's chat, and a notice saying you unsent a message will appear in the chat.

Deleting messages 1. Tap and hold or right-click the message you sent that you want to delete.
2. Select Delete > Delete > Delete.
Note: The message in your chat will be deleted, but it will still appear in the chat on the recipient's screen.