How do I use Tinder?

How do I use Tinder?

Tinder is a really simple app to use. Just download it, set up an account or log in with your Facebook profile, specify the gender and age range of the people you'd like to meet, and how far you're prepared to travel to meet them. When Tinder finds people who match those criteria it places cards on your screen that show a large photo of the person; tap this to see a short description they've written along with more photos. Below the picture is a heart icon and a cross - tap the heart if you like them and the cross if you don't - or swipe to the right if you like them, and to the left if you don't. If you like someone who also likes you Tinder will tell you that a match has been made and opens up a simple messaging function. You'll also have to fill out your own profile. Tinder pulls some information from your Facebook profile, such as your job and education, but you can choose what to display and write out a short bio of yourself. You also need to pick a few photos to include - you can pull these either from your phone's image library or your Facebook account. Tinder will also do its best to help you out thanks to a feature called Smart Photos. If you choose to activate it, it will continually assess how favourably people have responded to each of your profile photos, and automatically order them so that your most popular photo appears first - taking out all the guesswork as to which photo you look best in. You can also link your Tinder to both Instagram and Spotify. The former will show your most recent Instagram photos on your profile while the latter will let you show off some of your staple songs.