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Bumble, the women-centric dating app that was launched in 2014 is getting a new feature that makes it easier for women to engage in conversation with their matches. Apart from a redesigned app interface, the company also announced a new ‘Opening Moves’ feature that allows women to quickly send a pre-written opening line, making it easy for them to start a conversation.
The company also said that Opening Move is also meant for heterosexual and non-binary couples, allowing either person to respond to the question. It lets users choose from prompts like “What does your perfect weekend look like?”, “What’s your favourite karaoke song?” and “What’s something about you I wouldn’t know from your profile?” to name a few.
The platform also told TechCrunch that it is planning to expand the Opening Moves feature by introducing dynamic prompts. Previously available in a few regions like New Zealand and Australia, Bumble said that the feature led to longer conversations and more replies.
Bumble also said that they are rolling out some new features for premium subscribers like the option to set dating preferences, with users now able to choose from a plethora of options like long-term relationship, life partner, fun, casual dates, intimacy without commitment and marriage.
The app also has a new “Interests” section that shows three causes and communities a user supports. Then there is the “About Me” section, which lets you choose from prompts like “I’m a real nerd about” and “I’m known for” with some related to date nights and even self-care.
As part of the new update, Bumble now requires users to share at least four pictures to their profiles, which is double compared to the previous requirements.
