Tinder adds new features as love-seekers stay virtual

Dating app Tinder on Tuesday added more ways for people to get to know each other from afar before meeting in a world changed by the pandemic.

“People want to take more time to get to know somebody virtually before deciding that they want to match and meet offline,” chief executive Jim Lanzone said while briefing AFP on the app updates.

Tinder is also providing an option to add video clips to user profiles to provide glimpses of people’s lives, interests or adventures.

As the pandemic accelerated trends of remote work, learning and socializing, it also gave momentum to cultivating new relationships more deeply online before committing to connecting in the real world, according to Lanzone.