NEW DELHI: Relationship app Tinder on Monday launched a brand new characteristic that lets family and friends play the matchmaker and advocate profiles for a consumer straight within the app.
The Tinder Matchmaker, now accessible in choose international locations, together with India, and can be rolling out to customers globally within the coming months.
The brand new characteristic basically integrates the “pal check” into the platform. Customers can invite others, whether or not they have a Tinder profile or not, to view and counsel potential matches.
“For years, singles have requested their buddies to assist discover their subsequent match on Tinder and now, we’re making that really easy with Tinder Matchmaker,” stated Melissa Hobley, chief advertising and marketing officer on the firm.
“Tinder Matchmaker brings your circle of belief into your courting journey and helps you see the chances you is likely to be overlooking from the attitude of these closest to you,” Hobley added.
A Tinder Matchmaker session will be began straight from a profile card, or inside app settings. Customers can share their distinctive hyperlink with as much as 15 buddies in a 24 hour interval.
After following the hyperlink, the matchmaker can both log in to Tinder or proceed as a visitor (after finishing an age verification immediate and agreeing to Tinder’s phrases as outlined).
Matchmakers have 24 hours to play cupid earlier than the session expires, the place they’ll advocate profiles for the Tinder consumer however received’t be capable to chat or ship messages on their behalf, stated the corporate.
As soon as the session expires, Tinder customers can have the chance to evaluate the profiles their matchmakers’ Like for them.
Profiles that obtained a Like from a matchmaker can be marked as a “suggestion” (profiles despatched a Nope received’t change).
“The Tinder consumer nonetheless makes the ultimate name on who to Like – however now is aware of who their buddies are rooting for,” the corporate knowledgeable.
Launched in 2012, Tinder is the world’s hottest app for assembly new folks and has been downloaded greater than 530 million occasions. The app is out there in 190 international locations and greater than 45 languages.
