LINE officials recently announced that version 11.16 will be launched for mobile phone users in mid-September. The new version of Line will no longer support devices prior to Android 7. In other words, if you own an Android phone from more than four years ago, you may not be able to use Line in mid-September.
What should users of Android phones using versions earlier than Android 7 do? What are the minimum standards for using LINE on Android or iOS phones? The following is an explanation:
LINE is one of the most commonly used free communication software by Chinese people. In order to ensure that the functions and security of the product meet user needs, LINE will update the version from time to time. The latest version is currently version 11.15, which was released on August 30.
LINE officially announced that it will launch the latest version 11.16 for Android mobile phone users in mid-September. This version will stop supporting devices before Android 7. If you update to version 11.16, you will no longer be able to use LINE on your mobile phone.
If the old mobile phone you are using cannot be upgraded to Android 7 or above, LINE reminds you not to delete LINE after the new version is released, and do not restore the original factory settings, so that you can continue to use LINE on your mobile phone.
Since there are minimum version requirements for using LINE on Android or iOS phones, if you are using an old phone, please be sure to pay attention to the minimum version requirements when updating the LINE version or restoring the original settings. The following isLINE’s latest minimum usage standards:
1.Android users:
Android 5.0 to 5.1.1 are open to versions below LINE 11.5.0, and version 11.16 is limited to Android 7 or above.
2.iOS users:
0 or above can use the latest version of LINE. If you are a user of iOS 11.0 to 11.4.1, you can use a version below LINE 10.17.0. If you are a user of iOS 10.0 to 10.3.4, you can use a version below LINE 9.16.1. However, you can no longer use LINE for versions below iOS 9.
Source: KOCPC Chinese