Open your iPhone or iPad’s Settings app, which is the gray gear icon on the home screen. Tap General. Tap iPhone Storage or iPad Storage. Scroll down and tap LINE. It may take several minutes for it to appear. Tap Offload App, and then tap it again to confirm. Once the app is offloaded, its icon will remain on your home screen with a cloud icon beneath it. Tapping the icon will re-download the app. Once the app is reinstalled, re-opening it will log you back in and all of your settings and chats will remain in place.

First, to remove unwanted people from your friends list who’ve already been added, tap Friends on the LINE main screen to expand your friends list, tap-and-hold the person you want to remove, and then select Delete. Now, tap the gear icon at the top-right corner of LINE and select Friends. Slide the “Auto-add friends” switch to the Off (gray) position to prevent LINE from automatically adding people from your iPhone or iPad’s contact list. Slide the “Allow others to add me” switch to the Off (gray) position to prevent people who know your phone number from adding you on LINE. Tap the back button to return to the menu and select Privacy. Slide the “Allow others to add me by user ID” switch to Off (gray) to prevent people who know your username from adding you to their contacts. Slide the “Allow friend requests” switch to Off (gray) to prevent anyone with LINE from adding you to their contact list. Slide the “Filter messages” switch to On (green) to prevent people other than your friends from messaging you.

Tap the gear at the top-right corner of LINE. Tap Calls. Toggle the “Allow voice calls” switch to the Off (gray) position. [1] X Research source