Wednesday 15 April 2015

You can now connect Instagram to your Tinder profile

You can now connect Instagram to your Tinder profile
You may see a lot more information the next time you swipe right on Tinder.
User profiles on the dating app now include support for Instagram and more shared interests and mutual connections, the company revealed Wednesday. The update marks the first time the dating app known for its swipes has given user profiles a major overhaul since it launched.
The goal of the changes is to make it easier for users to get to start conversations with potential matches, says Tinder's president and cofounder Sean Rad.
"It will help you better understand who the person is that you’re talking to," Rad told Mashable. "When you’re able to asses the degrees of separation between you and an individual it adds a lot of value in the form of context, trust and everything."
Profiles with connected Instagram accounts will display the most recent 34 recent images, which also link to the main Instagram app. Notably, those with private Instagram accounts can also choose to display photos on their profiles without changing their Instagram privacy settings.
The new profiles also display more information about the people you know. The app now shows what Rad calls "second degree connections," or friends of friends with whom you have connections in common. Previously, the app only showed if you and a match had mutual friends but you can now see if a potential match may be in your wider social circle.
Tinder is also expanding profiles' interests section so users can see all of a match's interests, rather than just the ones you share with someone. The new profiles will appear for Tinder's free and paid users, though the app may expand its premium features in the future.
Rad also said the company has already created an app for the Apple Watch, which will be "launching soon." Rad said the wearable app will have much of the same functionality as the current mobile app but will have a few features specific to Apple's wearable. Tinder already has an Android Wear version of its app, which includes a feature that notifies users when potential matches are nearby.
Posted by : Gizmeon

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