
The free trial has ended and users who have not subscribed to LINE Premium will no longer be able to use it.
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LINE's "Silent Message" function has been open for free trial since June 2020, providing user experience through LINE Labs. It will be converted into an exclusive function for LINE Premium subscription members in about six years.
LINE issued the latest announcement today (6th), announcing that the "Silent Message" function currently open for trial in LINE Labs has completed phased testing and will be officially converted into an exclusive function for LINE Premium subscription members starting from November 16. This function, which was originally open to users for free trial, will soon be changed to paid members.
LINE stated that "Silent Message" is currently a user experience function provided through LINE Labs. LINE Labs is LINE's built-in function testing area, which allows users to give priority to try out new features that are still in the development stage. Users can go to LINE's "Homepage" → "Settings" → "LINE Labs" to view related test functions.
However, as "Silent Messages" has completed its phased testing, LINE announced that it will adjust its usage qualifications starting from November 16 and officially include exclusive features of LINE Premium. If users want to continue using "Silent Messages", they must subscribe to LINE Premium.
LINE's "Silent Message" function has been available for free trial in June 2020, and it has been available for about 6 years. This function allows users to choose not to trigger the message notification sound on the other party's phone when sending a message. It is suitable for late night messaging, when you don't want to disturb the other party's rest, or when you don't need the other party to reply immediately. However, as the free trial is about to end, users who have not subscribed to LINE Premium will no longer be able to use the "Silent Message" function starting from November 16.
In addition, LINE also reminds that if you want to continue to use LINE Premium's "Silent Message" and other member-exclusive features, you must update the LINE App to version 26.17.0 (inclusive) or above to ensure that the relevant functions can be used normally.
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