If you have ever dated or wanted to date, you would have heard of Tinder. Even if you haven’t been into dating, you would know what Tinder is unless you live in a cave. Tinder is one of the most popular dating and social networking apps that allows people to connect with others in their area. When you create an account on the platform and try to find people who you might connect with, Tinder uses your location and preferences to suggest matches located nearby.
This way, you can meet them in real life conveniently. Tinder has a pretty user-friendly interface and an innovative swipe-based system. You swipe right on matches you are interested in and left on those you aren’t.
Tinder has essentially transformed the way people meet and connect with one another in the digital age. All you need to do is create a profile on the app, and you can easily browse through a wide range of potential matches. As mentioned earlier, these will be based on your location, interests, and likes.
On Tinder, you can find whatever you are looking for, be it a casual encounter or a meaningful relationship. However, with all its merits and conveniences, it can also somewhat be a drawback that Tinder uses so much of your personal information.
Tinder primarily makes use of your location to select and suggest matches for you. You might wonder, though, whether Tinder also accesses and updates your information when you are not using the app or when it’s closed.
Well, if this is something you are curious about, keep reading. In this blog, we will explore whether Tinder updates your location when the app is closed. Let’s get started!
Does Tinder Update Location When App is Closed?
It’s true that Tinder offers a platform where you can explore and discover new connections in a convenient and exciting way. All you need to do is create a profile on the app and set your preferences. You can then explore a vast pool of potential matches right at your fingertips.
But it is also true that apps like these use too much of your personal information to make things convenient and customizable for you. Tinder primarily makes use of your location information to suggest matches in your proximity. You might wonder whether the app is collecting your location information even when the app is closed.
Well, the answer to that is No. Tinder does not update your location when the app is closed. It will not actively track or update your location in real-time if you are not using the app. However, it may continue to use your last known location until it is reopened or refreshed.
Also, if you have the app opened in the background, Tinder can update your location then, even if you aren’t necessarily using the app.
It’s important to remember that Tinder can only access your location details if you have enabled the location feature or given permission to the app to do so. If your location access feature is turned off, Tinder cannot get the information on your location.
If you are wondering how you can turn this feature on or off, let’s learn that in the following section.
How to turn off your location on Tinder?
It is important to note that while you can hide your location from other users of Tinder, you can’t do that from the platform itself.
Tinder doesn’t allow one to use the app if the permission to view and access their locations has not been granted. This is because Tinder works through the mechanism of location and geography to find suitable matches for you.
Now, what you might want to do is hide your profile from potential stalkers on the app. Say, someone is a match on your Tinder account, and they are, for some reason, stalking you. If they keep checking your location time and again, they can get a rough estimation of your routine through your location.
Tinder doesn’t necessarily reveal where you are, but it does tell users roughly how far away you are from them.
So, you can at least hide that information on the app if you want to.
Step 1: Open Tinder on your device and log in to your account.
Step 2: In the top left corner of the main screen, you would be able to see a profile icon. Tap it open.
Step 3: Once on your profile, click on Edit Profile.
Step 4: You will be able to see various options here. Select Don’t Show My Distance.
Step 5: Switch the toggle on.
And there you go! Using this step-by-step guide, you can easily hide your location from other users on Tinder, avoiding any risk to your privacy and security.
Remember, you can only access this feature if you have a paid subscription to Tinder. Regular users do not have access to this feature.
Summing it up
Well, that brings us to the end of this blog. Let’s quickly go through our learnings to sum it up. We began our discussion by talking about Tinder as one of the most popular dating sites in the country right now.
We discussed how Tinder has revolutionized the way people meet and interact through digital media now. However, with Tinder being a great convenience to many people, it can also pose a security threat in the way that it shares location information publicly.
We then learned whether Tinder updates a user’s location when the app is closed, the answer to which is No. However, the app will update the location if it’s running in the background.
We then learned how users who have a paid subscription can hide their location from other users using a step-by-step guide. We hope we were able to resolve all your doubts and queries about Tinder location updates and its privacy settings.
If you have any more questions you would like us to address, you can always drop them in the comments below. We will address them in our upcoming blogs, as always!
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