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As part of a major update announced on Tuesday, Tinder will introduce videos into profiles, a new Explore tab similar to Instagram and new ways for people to express themselves.
The updates bring the popular dating app more in line with other dating apps, such as Bumble and Hinge, which added video features during the COVID-19 pandemic and will allow the company's nearly 50 million users to speak to other users prior to committing to a match.
The new videos can be up to 15 seconds long, according to The Verge, and will not be a part of the company's paid features.
'Tinder is overwhelmingly the most popular way to make meaningful new connections around the world, ' said Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone in a statement.
'Meanwhile, a new generation of daters is asking for more from us in the post-Covid world: more ways to show off their authentic selves, more ways to have fun and interact with others virtually, and more control over who they meet on Tinder and how