Line, the company best-known for its popular Asian messaging app, is doubling down on games after it acquired a controlling stake in Korean studio NextFloor for an undisclosed amount. NextFloor, which has produced titles like Dragon Flight and Destiny Child, will be merged with Line’s games division to form the Line Games subsidiary. Dragon Flight […]
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Unsending your texts is finally coming to Line, one of Asia’s top messenger apps
Finally, you can unsend that embarrassing text on Line messenger.
The app, which is hugely popular in Japan and Thailand, will start allowing users to retract messages that they’ve sent to friends, reports SoraNews24.
The feature will be available in…