How to delete your Tinder account

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(Pocket-lint) – Tinder took over the dating world when it exploded in popularity in the late 2010s, and nothing has been the same since.

However, the catch with any dating app is that there will come a time when you want to delete it – either because it’s not working for you, or because you’re actually installed and no longer need it. You’re welcome. If you’re looking to delete not just the Tinder app, but your account itself, here’s how to do it.

How to delete your Tinder account

Tinder makes it easy to find your account deletion settings. Follow the steps below.

• Open your Tinder app and click on the “Profile” button.
• On your profile, tap Settings
• Scroll to the bottom of this page and tap Delete account.
• On the page Pause my account displayed, press Delete my account .
• Tap to confirm your decision and reply or ignore if Tinder asks you the reason for your choice.

It’s as simple as that: you are now deleted and out of the system. Of course, as this process will have made clear to you, you can also pause your account by following the same steps, if you want to avoid completely deleting your history, messages and such.

How to Hide on Tinder

If you still want to keep tabs on the lot while using Tinder, but don’t want to be seen and contacted while you’re doing it, there’s an easy way for that, too, as the steps below show.

• Open Tinder and tap the “Profile” button.
• From there, press Settings
• Under Discoveryturn off the setting labeled Show me on Tinder.

This will prevent you from being discovered by new profiles and being matched – although profiles you’ve previously liked can still see you and be matched with you afterwards.

Written by Max Freeman-Mills.