Whereas most courting apps have been snoozing on new options, Grindr’s been getting busy. I suppose it is the season of renewal and progress in spite of everything.
Within the final two months, the app’s dropped a load (pun supposed) of latest options, in addition to hosted a cheeky “Cum Calculator” on its weblog. However past the gimmicks, some updates truly make the app safer and extra user-friendly.
Right here’s a rundown of what’s new on Grindr.
Dodge catfish and maintain your profile pics recent with Grindr’s ‘Taken on Grindr’
“Taken on Grindr” provides a timestamp to new in-app images for additional authenticity.
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To make the app safer and extra reliable, Grindr launched a brand new in-app digicam function referred to as “Taken on Grindr” on April 7. It lets customers take images immediately by way of the app. Afterwards, you’ve gotten the choice so as to add a watermark exhibiting a timestamp (like “Taken on Grindr – just now” or “Taken on Grindr – 2 days ago”).
This helps give others extra confidence that the photograph is actual and up to date, and may ease any issues you’ve gotten about catfishing or outdated profile pics. You do not have so as to add the watermark if you happen to don’t need to.
To use this function, you will want to ensure your app is up to date to the latest model. Open the in-app digicam (both in a chat convo or your profile modifying display screen), snap a pic, and allow or disable the watermark as you want.
When you’re accomplished, you’ll be able to ship the photograph on to a man in your chats or add it to your profile.
Discover hookups even sooner with Grindr’s ‘Proper Now’ function
On March 25 (Grindr’s sixteenth birthday), Grindr expanded its “Proper Now” function to fifteen new cities world wide: New York Metropolis, Los Angeles, London, Miami, Philadelphia, Austin, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Orlando, Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam, São Paulo, and Milan. “Right Now” initially launched in Australia and Washington, D.C., in 2024.
In the event you’re unfamiliar, “Right Now” lets folks see who’s on-line at that second, making it simpler to match and meet up ASAP. It is for customers who do not need to spend time chatting and like to hook up as quickly as potential, or because the identify implies: Proper Now.
“Unlike the traditional grid, which is designed for browsing profiles and starting conversations, Right Now is a live feed where users can post text updates and photos to signal exactly what they’re looking for at that moment,” AJ Steadiness, Grindr’s Chief Product Officer, tells Mashable. “Fast, clear, and direct connections with others who want the same thing.”
To use this function, all it’s important to do is open the app and faucet the “Right Now” button. You’ll be able to then browse or put up within the feed, reply to others’ posts, and discover somebody to satisfy up with.
In case your metropolis is not included within the replace, don’t be concerned. Steadiness says that is just the start, and extra cities can be added over the approaching months.
“Right Now is part of our larger vision to make Grindr the go-to space for every kind of LGBTQ+ connection, whether that’s for something casual or more long-term,” he says. “We’re committed to making those connections faster and more intuitive, while continuing to evolve with our users.”
Conceal from exes and different folks you need to keep away from with ‘Profile Conceal’
Need to keep away from seeing your coworker or ex on Grindr? The “Profile Hide” function enables you to make their profile (and yours) disappear from one another’s grids.
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In the event you’re apprehensive about working into your ex, a coworker, and even only a nosy member of the family, Grindr’s new “Profile Conceal” function might turn out to be useful.
Launched on March 31, “Profile Hide” enables you to change into invisible to particular folks on the app, to allow them to’t discover your profile or message you. When your profile is hidden, you will disappear from their grid, and theirs from yours. (You will additionally disappear from their “Viewed Me” and “Taps.”) They will not obtain a notification or another indication to allow them to know you’ve got hidden from them.
This is not like blocking, which is extra everlasting. It is only a strategy to quickly disguise from folks you already know (and need to keep away from).
To make use of this function, go to the profile of the particular person you need to disguise from. (It must be somebody you have not chatted with.) Faucet the “Hide” icon on the prime of their profile photograph and ensure your determination.
In the event you change your thoughts, you’ll be able to go into your Settings and unhide the profile at any time.
Sure, Grindr hosted an interactive ‘Cum Calculator’ on their weblog
In the event you didn’t assume Grindr might get any hornier, assume once more. This week, the corporate hosted “the world’s first Interactive Cum Calculator,” which is just about precisely what it feels like. Assume MyFitnessPal, however for cum.
The calculator is straightforward to make use of. Simply plug in just a few particulars (it measures in “loads”) and it will offer you a dietary breakdown together with energy, protein, sugar, fats, and even zinc. In fact, these numbers are simply estimates.
The corporate says the Cum Calculator is supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek strategy to interact customers and promote sexual well being consciousness. Which is actually a cute strategy to get folks speaking about their well being and standing (one thing their app competitor, Archer, has been leaning into for years).
We’ll see what else Grindr has in retailer for spring — and this yr’s Pleasure.
