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Tinder begins testing a paid feature that let users select how tall their potential matches will be.

Tinder trials divisive new height filter for premium users

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Tinder launches Double Date feature

• Tinder launches Double Date feature, which enable users to pair with friends and match with other pairs.
• Users can invite up to three friends to go on double dates with them.
• Tinder said their internal tests found that Double Date users send 35% more messages than in a typical one-on-one chats and that 15% of users who accepted Double Date invites in Europe were new users or recently reactivated their accounts.
• The feature is available immediately to US users while global users will have access to it next month.
• Tinder had launched Double Date in 2017 but received backlash over privacy concerns and ambiguity about whether the option was meant for monogamous people.

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June 23, 2025

Hinge CEO said they will likely launch their own payment system at the end of the year

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June 23, 2025 Hinge’s CEO said the subsidiary operates largely independently from Match Group In an interview with Nilay Patel of the Verge’s Decoder podcast, Hinge CEO said they remain an independent company. “Up until recently, and still today, the company operates pretty independently,” he said. We’re in New York. We pretty much have our own space. We have our own product teams, our own engineering teams, our own marketing teams that operate very independently. We share learnings across…

The possibility of Hinge launching its own payment system inside iOS is thanks to a major court ruling in April. In a case between Epic and Apple, judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that effective immediately, Apple will no longer be allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside the app and prevent developers from pointing users to where they can make payments outside of the app.

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AI dating features aren’t resonating with Gen Z, Bloomberg survey finds

A survey of 1,000 US respondents by Bloomberg Intelligence indicates that Gen Z experienced higher discomfort than millennials with using AI to update profile and draft responses.

It found that 50% of respondents don’t have problems creating a profile on their own, without using AI and that most don’t struggle having conversations with potential suitors.

Dating Apps Must Evolve as Gen Z Redefines Romance: Bloomberg Intelligence

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• Hinge’s CEO Justin McLeod said since last year they have completely overhauled the recommendation system using AI and they have seen double-digit gains in both effectiveness and efficiency (min 3:20).
• He pointed out that generative AI has reduced poor-quality answers by a third and tripled the incidence of high-quality answers (min 4:08).
• He emphasizes that the majority of Hinge users still come through friends and personal success stories rather than ads (min 13:09).
• He pointed out that Hinge is already number 2 in Europe (now vying for the top spot), has launched in Mexico, and plans a Brazil launch in Q4 2025 (min 13:46).

How Hinge is using AI (with CEO Justin McLeod) | Rapid Response

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Tinder introduces Modes feature which has For You Mode, Double Date Mode, and College Mode

• Tinder debuts Modes, making it easier to connect with people who share your vibe.

• The Modes navigation bar sits at the top of the home screen and has For You Mode, Double Date Mode, and College Mode.

• Double Date lets you and a friend match together with other pairs.

• Tinder said since July, they have Double Date users have send nearly 25% more messages than in 1:1 chats.

• College Mode is designed for college users, enabling them to meet new people from their own or nearby campuses.

• For You Mode lets you see everyone in one place.

  

Tinder Introduces Modes: Starting with Double Date Mode and College Mode