America
Apple Watch to include Line Messaging service
Tokyo, April 16
Apple's highly anticipated
smartwatch will feature a Line Messaging application, the system used on
the iPhone, enabling the watch to receive new messages and reply with
"stickers" and "emoticons", Line's spokesperson in Japan confirmed to
Efe news agency on Thursday.
The new Apple Watch, set to hit
stores on April 24, will allow users to view messages containing text,
stickers (enlarged emoji pictographs), emoticons and images on the
wrist.
When messages contain other data like video, the users will receive a notification on the handy gadget.
Although
the application will not allow users to send text or images, it
includes a catalog of 38 stickers and 144 emoticons, but additional
graphics cannot be downloaded, according to a statement by the company.
The
additional service by Line for Apple Watch will operate outside Japan
and will be available in nine languages: Chinese, English, French,
German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.