What it’s essential to know
- Bumble has launched a brand new app, Bumble for Mates.
- The app is a standalone model of the Bumble BFF mode discovered on the app primarily used for relationship.
- Bumble BFF goals to make it simpler to arrange group meets.
- Present Bumble BFF customers can transfer their profiles over to the brand new app by logging in with the identical credentials.
Whereas it is primarily recognized for locating dates, Bumble really has two different modes that intention to assist customers community or make associates. Nevertheless, per an announcement this week, Bumble has now spun off its BFF mode right into a standalone app dubbed “Bumble for Mates.”
The brand new app features very like the unique one, permitting you to add a number of pictures, fill out numerous prompts, and spotlight your pursuits and what you are searching for in a good friend. The app will attempt to match you with others based mostly on mutual pursuits, and you’ll both swipe proper or left on their profiles.
I used to be a giant fan of the BFF mode within the unique app, and I even highlighted how Bumble BFF helped me escape the Seattle freeze after I moved to a brand new state the place I knew virtually nobody. I by no means used the relationship or networking modes, and having a standalone app for Bumble BFF retains them totally out of my eye line with a focused app for anybody simply searching for associates.
One good thing about the brand new Bumble for Mates app is that it desires to make it simpler to plan and execute real-life meetups, notably with teams. From the conversations record, customers can begin a bunch chat with a minimum of two different members they’ve matched with, which might help deliver much more folks collectively to speak, plan, and meet.
Bumble additionally helps issues alongside by suggesting actions you possibly can choose from, or you may make your individual. And the one who creates the group chat may also create a title for the chat.
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The app stays free to make use of, though the paid premium providing continues to be obtainable for customers that wish to get extra out of the app. That permits you to see who has preferred you, helps you to backtrack on swipes, offers you limitless likes, and extra.
Bumble additionally makes it simple to switch your profile over should you already used the BFF mode; all you must do is sign up with the identical login data. Take into account that if you switch your Bumble BFF profile over to the brand new app, you possibly can’t transfer it again. Nevertheless, it does not appear as if transferring to the brand new app is necessary if you wish to preserve issues on the identical app.
Thus far, the expertise appears typically the identical as what I am used to. Nevertheless, I’ve observed that present matches are showing in my carousel of potential matches, which makes issues just a little complicated. The app nonetheless appears to solely suggest folks of the identical gender id, which limits the expertise a bit for people who find themselves open to creating associates of all types, though the corporate appeared to recommend to TechCrunch that this might change down the road.
Bumble for Mates is obtainable now on iOS and Android.
