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OkCupid releases major product updates in 2022

Daters are excited well-nigh the brand-new features on OkCupid

OkCupid was one of the first dating apps on the market, making our debut in 2004. And while some things have stayed the same — like our focus on matching singles on what really matters — plenty has changed, expressly when it comes to OkCupid’s product offerings. In fact, just this year we’ve launched dozens of new product features to largest help you find who you’re looking for. Here are some of the favorites.

Cupid’s Picks

Your Cupid’s Picks are refreshed daily.

Our famous algorithm matches you with people you’re uniform with — based on your preferences, their preferences, and the questions you’ve answered in common. But our new Cupid’s Picks full-length takes it one step further, finding you people you’re not only super uniform with, but you’re increasingly likely to match with, too. Your Cupid’s Picks are refreshed daily so you know you’re getting the top people for you right now with each new batch.

OkCupid Now Misogynist in 9 Languages

Love knows no bounds…but stuff worldly-wise to use OkCupid in your language of preference certainly makes things easier! OkCupid has been misogynist in English, French, Turkish, and German — and now we’re proud to moreover be misogynist in Argentinian Spanish, Chinese Traditional, Dutch, Swedish, and Indonesian. Daters with their devices set to any of these languages can now view questions, conversations, notifications, and every part of the app in their preferred language.

Conversation Starters

Pick a message to send, or scroll to see increasingly of their profile.

You have a match, congrats! Now what? We’ve gotten lots of feedback from daters that deciding how to unravel the ice with a new match can be tricky. Our brand-new full-length takes the guesswork out of it — now when you match, we requite you some top-performing icebreakers as suggestions so it’s as simple as one click. Or if you want to make it a bit increasingly personalized, when you match today you moreover have the option of scrolling when through your match’s profile. This way, you can find something you have in common — maybe they have a photo with a dog and you’re a dog lover too, or they wrote in their profile they need travel tips for Portugal and you’re an expert — and message them well-nigh that. Whatever you choose, don’t wait to make a move. This full-length is currently misogynist on Android, and is coming to iOS soon.

Chat Reactions

Don’t want to share your phone number with someone you’ve never met before? We get it, and we don’t think you should, either! That’s why we’ve just launched yack reactions so messaging on the app feels increasingly like texting than ever. React with a 😍😂😉🔥😢👍or ❤️depending on your mood, and alimony your conversation on OkCupid until you finger fully comfortable.

LGBTQ Definitions

Learn increasingly well-nigh each gender and orientation.

After hearing from LGBTQ users, we realized there was an opportunity to educate and inform people well-nigh the variegated identities we offer. Now, each of our gender and orientation options include definitions. We worked with the Human Rights Campaign on these definitions to help people largest understand what these terms mean, and largest serve all our users. Learn more here.

Selfie Verification

One of our most heady new features coming this year is selfie verification. Safety is a top priority at OkCupid, and soon daters using the app can squint specifically for dates who have verified their profile with a selfie. Our support team reviews every single one so you can finger confident that you’re matching with the real person. It only takes a minute to upload your selfie for profile verification, and it’s well worth it — 64% of OkCupid users surveyed said they’re increasingly likely to match with a verified profile. It will be misogynist to users in the next few weeks.

Photo Messaging

Another reason to alimony your conversations on OkCupid: we’ll soon have photo messaging, too! So don’t just describe the view to your match, send them a photo. But alimony it PG, okay? Watch out for this new full-length coming in the next several weeks.

Download OkCupid to find a date now.


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