LINE is the most popular social media in Taiwan, reaching every age group. Among them, it is very common for seniors to send pictures of their elders to greet their relatives and friends. Recently, senior citizens around the moderator have been asking: “Why can’t I recycle my Line messages?” This panic has gradually spread among the elders.
Why can’t my Line messages be recovered? Here’s an explanation:
“Why can’t I recycle my Line messages?” Taiwan’s LINE official recently adjusted the message recycling timeout mechanism of the free version, causing many users to mistakenly believe that the LINE message recycling function is invalid. The following is a summary video and detailed explanation of LINE’s latest message recycling changes:
LINE Taiwan officially announced that the first phase of the paid version of the “LINE Premium” membership plan has officially launched on March 23, 2026. In order to promote Taiwanese users to use the paid version of “LINE Premium”, LINE officially synchronized the latest specifications released on March 23, 2026, and significantly shortened the message recycling period of the free version of LINE from the original 24 hours to one hour!
In other words, starting from March 23, 2026, the message recovery period for general free users will be shortened to within 1 hour after transmission. Users who pay to subscribe to “LINE Premium” can recycle within 7 days, and enjoy the “invisible recycle” function (no record of unread retraction is left); the community maintains 24 hours.
That’s why,LINE has not canceled the message recycling function, but only limits the message to be recycled within 1 hour after sending. This makes the elders who are accustomed to 24-hour recycling mistakenly believe that LINE messages cannot be recycled.。
What is more paradoxical is that currentlyLINE official websiteThe introduction of LINE Premium and the free version still advertises that the message recycling period for non-members is still 24 hours, which is inconsistent with the announcement issued on March 23. It can be seen that LINE Taiwan is still in chaos regarding the launch of LINE Premium in Taiwan. It is not surprising that many users in Taiwan are still confused and trapped in the fear of “Why can’t my Line messages be recycled?”!
There is no such thing as a free lunch! In order to obtain stable service income, paid subscription systems are everywhere. Taiwan’s LINE official has taken a ruthless move to significantly shorten the message recycling period for the free version of LINE. It can only remind free users to check and confirm again before sending messages in the future. If you want to recycle, you must be quick (limited to within 1 hour)!
Source: KOCPC Chinese