DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – Oct 6 – Tinder Australia is introducing a 'photo verification' feature to ensure users are who they say they are. The app will prompt users to take a real-time selfie of themselves and then compare it to their profile's photos to make sure they are not lying about their looks. Verified singles will have a blue checkmark next to their name.
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Badoo Launches New AI Tool That Detects Explicit Photos
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – June 30 – Badoo has launched a new safety feature that uses AI to detect unsolicited nudes that get sent through the app. Badoo says its 'private detector' has a 98% accuracy rate when covering up intimate photos. The AI identifies potentially offending photos, automatically blurs them and gives users a warning that they could contain 'inappropriate content'. The feature was introduced to the 'feminist dating app' Bumble last year, which is owned by the same holding company as Badoo.
Say Allo: Smart Dating App Powered by AI
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – June 22 – 'Coronavirus slowed down the physical aspects of meeting someone, and people have learned to talk again,' said Say Allo Founder and CEO Zackary Lewis. Say Allo is a smart dating app for more mature singles who are less interested in a casual relationship and more interested in long term compatibility. The app is powered by AI and a compatibility index co-developed by an original developer of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dr. Brian Shaw, PhD. When signing onto the app, new users answer 10 questions about themselves. Like competing apps, users swipe left or right, but Say Allo's algorithm and compatibility index only provide them with compatible matches, so they don't waste time looking at people they are not compatible with. Once a match has been made, a video call is offered to both parties. Say Allo is free to swipe, match and message. Premium features are available that range from $1.99 to $19.99 per month that include detailed compatibility reports, video chat, icebreakers and more.
Tinder Is Launching Prompts – Q&A Cards
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – May 28 – Tinder has launched a new feature, called Promts, that allows users add question-and-answer cards to their profile. Prompts show a range of questions on subjects including pets, favourite songs and past-times on a user's profile, with their answer typed below. These cards will then appear on the app after a potential suitor has swiped through all the profile pictures added. Questions available will be updated regularly.
Half of Bumble Users Are Seeking More Meaningful Relationships
DAILY MAIL – May 26 – According to Bumble's recent survey, more than half (55%) of UK online daters are seeking long-term relationships after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted. The UK lockdown period, which started on March 24 and is being gradually eased, has left people 'very lonely', Bumble said. 43% of users think they will spend more time chatting online and focus on getting to know each other before they meet in person. Only 29% of respondents plan to continue using video dating.
Single Americans Are Boasting About COVID-19 Results in Their Dating Profiles
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – May 19 – People have been disclosing the status of their COVID-19 antibody tests in their dating app profiles. The coronavirus antibody test determines if a person's body has had an immune response to a previous infection with the virus.
Tinder “Passport” Feature Is Now Free
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – Apr 2 – Tinder's Passport is normally available as one feature within the Tinder Plus and Gold paid subscriptions. The feature allows members to search by city or drop a pin anywhere on the map for free from now until April 30. Tinder's daily conversations have been up ~20% around the world – and the average length of the conversations is 25% longer.
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LoveSmart Dating App Matches People Based on Intelligence
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – Feb 5 – Previous My Kitchen Rules finalist Olga Rogacheva launches LoveSmart.app. The app matches users based on intelligence after a series of short quizzes, The LoveSmart.app site has attracted ~2K curious users through word-of-mouth after its Australian launch. When users first log into the app a series of standardised questions similar to an IQ test are asked to determine how smart each individual is.
Facebook Rolls out Major New Redesign to Small Number of Users
