Kim Harris

Hinge will test Face Check facial recognition in Mexico, Brazil, Australia and Canada this quarter, plus a Direct to Date feature in spring 2026.

Three Day Rule relaunched in 2025 as an AI-powered dating app, and users report identical AI-generated opening messages, according to The Tech Buzz.

HubPeople has migrated dating apps Say Allo and DiHola onto its white-label Affinity platform, replacing their entire technical infrastructure.

Instagram is developing a way for users to remove themselves from others' Close Friends lists, per code found by Alessandro Paluzzi.

Reddit has expanded beta access to Reminder Ads, letting advertisers send opt-in push notifications and inbox messages to users.

BLK's seven-step guide tells users to cap app time at two-hour windows and keep to three conversations, with survey data from 4,000+ BLK users.

Forbes Health's 2025 survey found 78% of dating app users report burnout, and singles are now tracking dates in spreadsheets and the Spread app.

Spotify has added group messaging for up to 10 users, which could reduce the need for dating apps like Tinder, where music matching is a core feature.

UpScrolled logged 41,000 installs in late January 2026 amid TikTok suppression allegations, a trust warning for dating apps with opaque algorithms.

Pinterest's new Media Planner adds forecasting to Ads Manager for awareness campaigns, but dating operators report weaker signal quality than on Meta.

X has announced Starterpacks, company-curated account lists, while Bluesky's version is user-created. Categories include Politics and Health & Fitness.

ZipHealth has launched an intimacy quiz for couples after surveying 1,000 Americans, over 40% of whom fear boundary talks may disappoint partners.

TikTok added creative preview, bulk editing and Auto-select to Smart+ ad campaigns, letting dating advertisers review all creative variations before launch.

Dua.com is removing swiping in Version 5.0 of its Albanian diaspora dating app, adding mandatory liveness verification and inactive profile purges.

Match Group and Bumble are expanding AI matchmaking as their paying user counts stagnate or decline despite higher pricing.

TikTok Shop has launched three AI tools for video, dubbing and listings, which could cut costs for dating advertisers but may dilute authentic content.

TikTok's 2026 trend report names three trends: 'Reali-TEA', 'Curiosity Detours' and 'Emotional ROI'. Smaller niche dating apps may gain over Match and Bumble.

Reddit says its AI Max campaigns cut user acquisition costs by 17% in alpha tests, but dating apps should test before moving budgets.

A creator with 500,000 followers might now reach 12,000 people per post as algorithms replace follower counts, affecting dating app influencer marketing.

Vietnamese dating app Hullo has announced an AI matchmaking system backed by Nvidia, AWS and Google, but has not disclosed models or match quality data.