LINE Launches Massive Group Call App "Popcorn Buzz" Globally on Android

TOKYO, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LINE Corporation, owner and operator of the free call and messaging app LINE, today announced the official Android launch of "Popcorn Buzz," a revolutionary free group call app that allows up to 200 participants to simultaneously converse.

Popcorn Buzz offers powerful group call functionality perfect for just about any situation. Popcorn Buzz can be used to talk with friends and family, catch up with classmates, make plans with club members, and more. On top of that, Popcorn Buzz is a perfect replacement for existing paid business-grade conference call services. For users that need to talk to multiple people at once, Popcorn Buzz accommodates both personal and business usage, all for free.¹

Anyone can get started with Popcorn Buzz simply by choosing a username and uploading a profile picture. By sending out each group call's unique URL via email, text message, or another communication method of the user's choice, they can start making group calls with friends without any delay. Additionally, existing LINE users can log in to Popcorn Buzz with their LINE account toimmediately synchronize their friends list data² and get started making group calls with their LINE friends right away.

During group calls, users can see all the other call members' icons, and tell who is talking via the green dots that light up in the lower right-hand corner of current talking users' icons.

An upcoming iPhone release is planned, along with the implementation of additional features such as group video chat, interconnectivity with LINE groups, and more in the future.

With its release, Popcorn Buzz seeks to redefine the limits of smartphone communication in a way that has never been done before.

App Overview
App name: Popcorn Buzz
Supported OSes: Android (Android OS 4.0+),
Supported languages: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese
Supported regions: Global
Service begins: May 26, 2015 (Android)
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linecorp.conference

About LINE Corporation

LINE Corporation is based in Japan and develops and operates the LINE app for smartphones. Since launching in June 2011, the LINE app has grown into a global service used in 230 countries, ranking first in the free app category in 60 countries. LINE offers free one-to-one and group messaging, as well as free domestic and international voice and video calls. LINE also includes a wide array of social elements such as fun and expressive stickers, a personal Home, a Timeline, and numerous LINE family apps, including LINE games and LINE camera. For more information about LINE, please visit http://linecorp.com/en/.  

Press Contact:
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Email: [email protected]

¹ Calls can be made over Wi-Fi, 3G, and 4G networks. Users may incur separate data charges for using the app over 3G or 4G networks.

² LINE groups are not synchronized.

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