Online dating App, Tinder is making online dating more personal in this

pandemic. With social distancing being encouraged and enforced throughout the

world, I know you weren’t going to up and go on a blind date from Tinder

(right?).

And now you don’t even have to consider that possibility as Tinder is adding video-chat feature to its popular app by the end of June, allowing those in isolation to virtually meet one-on-one.

The feature was announced during the Match

Group’s, Tinder’s parent company, first quarter earnings. This is the largest

addition to the platform since launching in 2012.

Along with the video chatting service, Tinder also shared that it has

seen a surge in usage during the pandemic – with women users swiping 37 percent

more each day than before.

Tinder clearly remains a go-to app for

meeting new people, which has become an even more critical service with so many

people stuck at home, and Tinder plans to launch one-to-one live video late in

Q2,’ reads the letter to shareholders from Match Group CEO Shar Dubey .

‘Tinder’s product roadmap for the year largely remains on track, and we

remain committed to developing and testing a number of new revenue features in

2020, though priorities could shift quickly depending on how the crisis

continues to unfold.’