INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Facebook Dating doesn''t plan to launch a standalone dating app, which should temper expectations about how deeply it diving into Tinder and
The feature will be based inside Facebook main app, alongside its many other utilities buried beyond the home screen
It not ready for the public yet, but company employees are now internally testing it — though they&re warned that it not for dating their
co-workers.
Facebook gave a preview of its Dating features back in May at its F8 conference
Now we&re getting an early look at its onboarding process thanks to screenshots pulled from the Facebook app code by mobile researcher and
frequent TechCrunch tipster Jane Manchun Wong
The designs give a sense of the more mature vibe of Facebook Dating, which seems more purposeful for finding a serious partner than a
one-night stand.
Once you opt in to activating Facebook Dating,only other people who have also turned it on will be able to see you, and
it won''t be shared to News Feed
You can choose if friends of friends can see you or not, and Dating profiles allow non-binary and transgender and orientation options
You&ll unlock Groups or Events you&re a part of for Dating, and you&ll be able to browse potential matches based on the plethora of info
If two people express interest in each other (no swiping), they can text each other over Messenger or WhatsApp.
TechCrunch has learned some
new details from Facebook, as well
Facebook is considering a limit on how many people you can express interest in, which would prevent a spammy behavior of rapidly approving
Blocking someone on Dating won''t also block them on Facebook, though that not finalized.
Facebook has no plan for paid subscriptions to
It currently not going to show ads in Dating, though it could reconsider that later.
Dating will be 18+ only in the United States and abide
by local laws on who is considered an &adult.
For now Facebook is taking careful steps toward Dating
It not blitzing into the market with a big flashy app
Instead it hoping the feature could create the meaningful relationships that make people appreciate Facebook and stick with it over the
That more important than ever with all its recent troubles.
