Thirsty swipers basically broke Bumble on Fourth of July
Holidays are primetime for swiping on dating apps. But swipers on Bumble were so thirsty for matches this July 4, they basically broke the app for a short while. Oops.
Bumble seemingly couldn't cope with the amount of swiping going on Independence Day this year, and users were reporting that their conversations and matches disappeared. Not exactly ideal if you're looking for a last-minute date on your day off.
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For some, the app wouldn't load any profiles at all, making swiping literally impossible:
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Bumble tweeted about the glitch, explaining that the app "overheated because convos were sparking like fireworks on the 4th of July". They said they were "cooling off" and would be back in business soon.
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The issue seems to have been resolved, thankfully.
Hopefully Bumble will bear in mind in future that 4 July is a seriously hot day for swiping.
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
