Category: match

Tinder is working on a panic button for dangerous situations

[ad_1] If a date turns ugly, users will be able to trigger an alarm via the Noonight tool within the Tinder app. They’ll then be instructed to enter a code. If they don’t, they’ll receive a text from one of Noonlight’s dispatchers. If they don’t respond to that message, Noonlight will call them, and if […]

FTC sues Match for allegedly using deceptive love interest ads

[ad_1] Match wasn’t letting paid subscribers receive emails from these shady accounts. The FTC also accused Match of failing to properly disclose the hoops dateless users need to jump through to qualify for a free six-month subscription. Match also didn’t provide a simple way to cancel, officials said, and those that disputed charges through their […]

Tinder rebels against Google Play app fees by taking direct payments

[ad_1] Match Group spokeswoman Justine Sacco characterized this as an experiment to Bloomberg, saying that the firm “constantly” tests new features and that payment options which “benefit [the users’] experience” were an example of this. We’ve asked Google for comment, although it hadn’t responded to Bloomberg‘s request as of this writing. It’s entirely practical for […]

Tinder preps ‘Lite’ version of its dating app for data-limited areas

[ad_1] As with other lightweight apps and scaled-back operating systems like Android Go, this is really about maintaining growth that might otherwise taper off. Although Tinder is still growing at a solid pace (its paid subscribers jumped 38 percent year-over-year in early 2019), it knows those numbers won’t last forever. A Tinder Lite app would […]

Tinder ditches its hidden desirability scores

[ad_1] In 2016, Tinder CEO Sean Rad told Fast Co. that the Elo score — inspired by chess rankings — was based on “desirability.” Product VP Jonathan Badeen related it to Warcraft, saying “whenever you play somebody with a really high score, you end up gaining more points than if you played someone with a […]