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LINE for PC Free Download without Smartphone

There are many ways to use LINE for PC – the PC version of the famous LINE app. However, there is only one way to use LINE on a windows PC without the need of a smart phone. According to a market survey, there is still a very huge percentage of people does not own a smart phone although iPhone, Samsung, Windows phone, and Blackberry are very common in the world today. If you are one of those people who is not using a smart phone but would like to run LINE on your PC for free, this is the one and only way to do it.

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Why you need LINE for PC?

Whether you own a smart phone or a PC, LINE is now a necessary app not just for iOS users or Android users but also PC users. With LINE, users are able to send free text messages, free voice messages, free voice calls, as well as unlimited video calls to anyone in their contacts. There is almost no limit to use LINE on any latest computer device as long as the internet connection is available. What makes LINE stand out from other messenger app is the super-duper cute sticker. Users are able to express their emotion with stickers. In LINE, a sticker said a thousand words.

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LINE for PC without smart phones

There is no need to feel surprise that you can now run LINE for PC without a smart phone. Mobile technology is moving in a speed that we can’t hardly imagine. New things come out almost every day. Thus, running LINE on a PC without the need of a smart phone has become common after this article is published. Here are a few tasty steps to install LINE for PC without a smart phone.

Step 1: Download LINE for PC for free from Naver’s official website. Please download the setup file from the given links below according to your operating system.

  1. For Windows 7, Windows XP, or Windows Vista users: here
  2. For Windows 8 and Windows 10 users: here
  3. For Mac OS X users: here

Step 2: Run the installation file (LineInst.exe for Windows) after the download is completed. It will take less than five minutes for the installation.

Step 3: You can log in to your account if you have registered with LINE before. The entire contact lists in your smart phone will be imported to the LINE PC version. Otherwise, you will need to register a line account on PC once the installation is completed.

Step 4: Here comes the trick to use LINE for PC without a smartphone. As LINE require a smartphone for the registration, you can either borrow a smartphone for the installation or install an Android emulator (BlueStacks is recommended) to your PC and then register a line account.

Step 5: In your friend’s smart phone or Android emulator, launch LINE and go to More -> Settings -> Accounts -> Email Registration. Enter your email and password. A verification code from LINE will be sent to your email. Enter the verification code in your smart phone/Android emulator and both your smart phone and LINE PC version account will be activated. What else now? Log into LINE from your PC and then start to chat with your friends.

Updated on August 25th, 2016: We have tested LINE on Windows 10 PC. It works flawlessly. Just follow the steps above and you can send messages, voice messages, or make a video calls to anyone in your contact list.

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Download UC Browser for PC with Windows 7/8/XP/Vista

UC Browser might not be the best browser for PC but it is definitely comparable to Chrome, IE, and Firefox. UC Browser for PC is an amazing browser developed by UCWeb and was released in 2004. Within few years, we have seen the shadow of UC Browser available on different kind of devices especially those running with Android, Symbian, Windows Phone, Blackberry, and recently iOS. Although UC Browser only introduced to Apple users back in 2010, there is a huge user base in two big countries which is China and India. Today, UC Browsers has gained over 600 million users across the world by the time of this writing.

The number of users is one thing to prove how successful this browser is. But the most important thing that makes people fall in love with UC Browser is the extremely easy-to-use user interface. Other than user friendly interface, UC Browser offers many extra features to their users especially people who use it on mobile. In most countries, the cost to get on the internet from mobile is calculated by the data used, for example, $0.10 per kilobyte. UC Browser allows its user to save data cost by compressing data. In this way, a webpage can load faster with less cost.

How to Download UC Browser for PC

UC Browser for PC is only available in Chinese but the number of mobile users keeps rising even without the English version. This is something amazing and it shows how people care about the functionality. Well, UC Browser for PC will be available in English very soon due to the demand. For those who have been looking for a way to run UC Browser on a PC running with Windows 7, 8, Vista, or XP, you may follow these few easy steps to run the installation. The PC version of UC Browser is vaguely different from the mobile version because it does not compress the data. There is no need to save data cost because most PC connect to the internet free. We always emphasize on simplicity, so there will be only three easy steps to download UC Browser for PC.

Step 1: First of everything, you will need an Android program called BlueStacks. This program can be obtained at its official website. Access to the website and download the offline installer according to your Windows version. Install it to your PC. Open it once the installation is finished.

Step 2: Now you will see BlueStacks work like an Android device in your PC. There is a search bar on top of the “Android phone” in your PC. Enter “UC Browser” and click on the search. Do not enter “UC Browser for PC” because you are virtually doing it on an Android phone.

UC Browser for PC

Step 3: Once you see UC Browser at the result list, click on the install button located beside the program to download it to your PC. The installation will begins automatically after minutes. Everything works like how you download UC Browser to your mobile phone.

See also: Minion Rush for PC, Blackberry Messenger for PC

Is UC Browser for PC work for you?

This method to install UC Browser for PC has been tested more than a hundred times. If you have followed the easy three steps installation guide but UC Browser is not working on your PC. Please leave a message here. At the same time, please also check if the specification on your PC meets the lowest requirement. A PC with Windows XP needs at least SP 3 service packs or above. Shout it out loud if you face any problem during the installation.