Bumble is getting a brand new Brand Identity. (Image Source: Bumble)
The only dating app requiring women to make the first opening line has lost its uniqueness. A new feature in Bumble called ‘Opening Move’ puts the ball back into the men's court.
If you think it's to show off what your bankai or devil fruit powers are, it's not.
Opening Moves is a new feature that gives female-identifying users the ability to set a question that their male-identifying matches can respond to (assuming it's a heterosexual match).
Questions can be crafted by themselves or chosen from one of Bumble’s recommended Opening Moves.
For non-binary and same-gender connections, either person can set and respond to an Opening Move.
Once a match is found, you have 24 hours to start chatting or it will expire. (Image Source: Bumble)
Once you have found a match in your swipe deck, users can set a first message for all new matches and wait for a response.
To add the new feature, click on “Edit profile” or “Complete my profile” underneath your profile photo, scroll down to the Opening Moves section, and tap on “Add a question.” Even with the new Opening Moves feature added, the option to initiate the conversation first remains.
To help people find compatible matches faster, common interests and shared top musical artists are now highlighted at the top of the profiles. Users can also see the dating intentions badge, which ranges from “fun” to “intimacy without commitment” and “life partner.” You can select up to two dating intentions to be shown on your profile.
Beyond that, Bumble has also increased the minimum number of photos required on a profile and improved its “For You” algorithm, which sends you a daily set of four relevant profiles based on your preferences and past matches.
A side effect of getting women to be the first ones to take the initiative is that they will start to feel burdened. Hopefully, this update will help users sift through the boring chats and get to the juicy ones. You can check out the Bumble website here for more information about the update.
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