Hinge will no longer require you to log in via Facebook
Dating app Hinge is about to make a major change: it’s dropping its requirement that users to login to with Facebook. Techcrunch reports that the app will still keep the ability for users to log in with the social network, but it’s also adding the ability for users to use a phone number to log in.
Launched in 2013, Hinge used user Facebook connections to match potential couples and has positioned itself as a way for people to meet long-term partners. According to Techcrunch, CEO Justin McLeod says that his users have been requesting an additional login option. The change will go out to Android users on Monday, June 5th, and to iOS users on Tuesday, June 12th.
While Hinge has relied on Facebook connections to match up potential...