Facebook Starts Testing its Upcoming Dating Feature

At its F8 developer conference earlier this year, Facebook revealed that it was diving into Tinder's territory and showcased its dating features to the world. We hadn't received any updates related to the same since, but Facebook now appears to accept started testing the dating features internally

Thanks to app researcher Jane Wong on Twitter, nosotros take today got our first look at the onboarding process for the dating feature coming to Facebook. The social networking giant has confirmed that information technology'southward testing the same but hasn't disclosed a release appointment but however.

Equally seen in the screenshots plant in the app teardown, Facebook has laid out the basics of their dating feature and is encouraging its employees to input fake data and test the same. It explicitly mentions that the test isn't meant for dating co-workers.

facebook dating jane machun wong leak — Image Courtesy: Jane Manchun Wong / Twitter

As TechCrunch points out, Facebook dating would lay emphasis on privacy and volition be an opt-in feature. The screenshot shows that only people who are also using the characteristic will be able to see your contour. and before yous start building a new profile, Facebook will as well requite you the option to choose whether your friends. or friend of friends tin check out your dating profile or non.

No, you don't demand to fret, your contour won't be shared to your News Feed.

At present you first building your contour, you can cull a gender identity (male person, female, or other not-binary options), who you're interested in (very of import), location, bio and that's all. Facebookknows all well-nigh your likes, groups and event preferences so there'southward nothing you lot need to tell them in that regard. Y'all can and then express interest in a contour and chat with them on Messenger or WhatsApp.

Though we've already talked about the dating tools as a feature, I would like to reiterate that Facebook is not building a standalone app for the same. The dating feature would be available for gratis in the main app, at least as for now.

Facebook Dating is being built out to assist users detect real, truthful honey instead of just coincidental claw-ups. So, will you lot be interested in using the dating feature when information technology goes live? Let us know in the comments below.