Hoping to have a date after work? Tinder is updating its “Desktop Mode” feature that lets you quickly create a dummy report if you get caught swiping in the office.
- Tinder has announced an update to the “Desktop Mode” feature on its desktop site.
- It is displayed as a briefcase icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Clicking the icon brings up a trial report, giving the illusion that you’ve been working
If you’re finally returning to the office after months of working from home during the pandemic, you may find yourself making some adjustments, from dressing below the waist to waking up more than three minutes before your first call.
But thankfully, maintaining your romantic relationship shouldn’t be a problem after. Tinder announced an update to the Desktop Mode feature so that users can continue to swipe the screen while at their desktop.
Tinder users can access desktop mode by logging into the Tinder desktop site on a computer, where they will see a briefcase icon in the top right corner of the screen.
That awkward moment when an annoying boss or chatty co-worker appears over your shoulder while flirting, you can click the icon to trigger a dummy report, giving the illusion that you’ve been working all along.
Tinder users can access desktop mode by logging into the Tinder desktop site on a computer, where they will see a briefcase icon in the top right corner of the screen.
Clicking the icon brings up a trial report (above), giving the illusion that you’ve been doing work all this time.
Tinder is an online dating app that matches single people based on their physical attraction to each other.
The app first launched desktop mode in 2017, and the feature has made several appearances over the years, including most recently in 2021.
This time, the product is being released on National Intern Day, “because newcomers will have the hardest time mastering the art of multitasking.”
Re-introduction happens after a Tinder poll 1000 US online dating ages 18-30 and 30% said they swiped during the date.
Nearly half (47%) said they prefer to meet and connect with others during work hours rather than their own.
Meanwhile, 32% even admitted to going on a Tinder match date while working from home.
Introducing certain modes related to current events is a common Tinder tactic.
Earlier this year, it launched a festival mode that allowed users to find other festival goers and match them up with each other.
Users could choose which festivals they planned to attend and then be able to view and match other users going as early as a month before the event.
Desktop Mode is being released on National Intern Day “as the art of multitasking will be the hardest to master for the newest employees.”
The company also recently launched a “Blind Dating” feature that allows users to enter chats with potential matches before they see their profile or photos.
Tinder hopes this feature will encourage users to focus more on personality than appearance when looking for a match.
A study published earlier this year found that men who pose topless on Tinder are seen as less competent and more promiscuous.
Participants in the study were asked to rate different versions of a man’s profile on a range of factors, including his sexual behavior, physical attraction, and personality.
When a man was shown topless in his profile picture, women rated him as more risky sexual behavior, lower social attractiveness, and lower competence.
Men also rated the shirtless man as more risky sexual behavior and lower social attractiveness, but not lower competence.
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