How to Block Phone Contacts on Tinder to Avoid Exes
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(Pocket-lint) – Tinder makes it easier for you to block an ex or avoid friends, relatives, co-workers and other people you don’t want to see on the dating app.
Tinder users have long wanted to be able to use the app without having to deal with someone they just don’t want to see for whatever reason. Now they finally get that wish. The company announced that it will now allow users to block phone contacts as a preventive measure.
“Want to try and avoid seeing someone on Tinder? With Block Contacts, you can do just that,” Tinder announced via its online help center. “Share your device’s contact list with Tinder, select a contact you want to block, and we’ll do our best to block you from seeing you.”
How to Block Phone Contacts on Tinder
To block specific phone contacts, you have two options available. See below for details on how to block contacts using either method.
Share contacts with Tinder to block them
You can share your mobile device’s contact list directly to Tinder, then just select the contacts you want to block.
- Open the Tinder app
- Tap the profile icon
- Go to settings”
- Scroll down and select “Block contacts”
- Grant Tinder permission to access your contacts
- Under the “Contacts” tab, select the people you want to exclude from your contacts
- Tap “Block Contacts”
Manually add contacts to Tinder to block them
If you’d rather not share your contacts with Tinder or want to block someone who isn’t on your contact list, you can manually add the contact information.
- Open the Tinder app
- Tap the profile icon
- Go to settings”
- Scroll down and select “Block contacts”
- Tap the + icon at the top of the screen
- Enter the contact details of this person
- Tap “Done”
Remark : Tinder said it won’t store everyone’s contacts — only those you’ve chosen to block. Blocked contacts will also not be notified that they have been blocked. And if a blocked person later changes their phone number and joins Tinder, their Tinder account might still show up for you.
How to Unblock Contacts on Tinder
If you change your mind later and want to unblock someone, it’s easy.
- Open the Tinder app
- Tap the profile icon
- Go to settings”
- Scroll down and select “Block contacts”
- Go to the “Blocked” tab
- Tap “Unblock” next to each blocked contact you want to unblock,
- Or tap the menu icon in the corner and select “Unblock All”
Want to know more?
Check out our in-depth guide to Tinder to learn more about the dating app. We also have a comparison of alternative dating apps worth trying.
Written by Maggie Tillman. Edited by Max Freeman-Mills.