According to details spotted in the Tinder mobile app’s code, Swipe Party requires access to the phone’s camera and microphone so your friends can “see and hear you while vetting prospects.”
This “Tinder with Friends”-style experience builds on what’s already a popular offline activity. Today, friends often swipe through the app together making joint decisions on which profiles the Tinder account holder should try to match with. In the case of Swipe Party, however, it seems as if Tinder is looking to make this a virtual experience where a user could invite a “guest” to join their swiping session in order to give their feedback remotely.
Last year, Tinder took its first major steps on that front with the launch of a new section in its app called “Explore,” where it now highlights the app’s interactive elements. This includes the interactive video series Swipe Night, interest-based matching, lightweight chat and more.
Tinder confirmed Swipe Party’s development, but declined to share further details about the project.
Elsewhere in Match Group’s portfolio, the company has also experimented with having friends play matchmaker. Its dating app Ship lets friends engage in group chats about dating prospects, but this was text-based chat not video or audio.
Sounds like fukkery
This “Tinder with Friends”-style experience builds on what’s already a popular offline activity. Today, friends often swipe through the app together making joint decisions on which profiles the Tinder account holder should try to match with. In the case of Swipe Party, however, it seems as if Tinder is looking to make this a virtual experience where a user could invite a “guest” to join their swiping session in order to give their feedback remotely.
Last year, Tinder took its first major steps on that front with the launch of a new section in its app called “Explore,” where it now highlights the app’s interactive elements. This includes the interactive video series Swipe Night, interest-based matching, lightweight chat and more.
Tinder confirmed Swipe Party’s development, but declined to share further details about the project.
Elsewhere in Match Group’s portfolio, the company has also experimented with having friends play matchmaker. Its dating app Ship lets friends engage in group chats about dating prospects, but this was text-based chat not video or audio.
Sounds like fukkery
