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.
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