Tinder launches Vibes to give matches a chance to check their compatibility
No corny chat-up lines, just vibes.
That's the idea with Tinder's new feature, Vibes, which is a new way to test compatibility and find out if a match is on your wavelength.
The dating app announced Vibes on Wednesday, describing it as "an in-app event that gives members a new way to express their opinions on everything from whether it's normal to wear socks in bed to what's happening in pop culture."
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So, how does it work? Tinder users will be informed when Vibes has kicked off in their area via push notification or when they open the app.
You'll be asked to answer a series of questions on any number of topics like pop culture, personality traits to see whether you'll, well, vibe with a possible match.
You'll be able to see a match's Vibes within the chat window when users are participating in the feature. If a person is a Vibes match for you, a "mutual vibes" icon will appear in their profile. Vibes will be displayed in people's profiles for 72 hours.
"This is the first of many things we're creating for the Tinder community this year so they can show off more of their personalities on the app," Udi Milo, VP of product at Tinder, said in a statement.
Tinder has released a number of new products and features during the pandemic to shake up users' dating experiences, from Tinder Swipe Night to the (somewhat belated) launch of video dating.
Vibes will be rolling out globally in late May.
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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.
