Facebook Dating in the app: What’s behind the heart menu.

The heart in Facebook mobile app is Facebook’s own dating variant, which works very similarly to Tinder, but is free.

The dating app behind the heart menu on Facebook

Facebook Dating has been hiding behind a heart in the menu on the Facebook mobile app for a few years now. You can’t use it on your tablet or PC, you have your phone for that. From the way it works, Facebook Dating is comparable to Tinder, but completely free.

• Facebook Dating is not a pure dating platform, contrary to its name. You can also search and find friendships and community events.

• Surely, dating is the main focus for many and with such a large platform, it also stands to reason that users can date each other.

• Before you start, you have to create your own profile, which is based on the data of your Facebook profile. You can make various settings, upload pictures, write texts and then you can share the profile and view other user profiles. The two profiles are then separated from each other.

• You won’t be shown to friends anyway, because Facebook Dating presumably assumes that you and your Facebook friends could get a date through other means, and the feature isn’t meant to lead to awkward encounters.

• In addition, you can set that even friends of friends cannot see you. This way you can prevent possibly your friends from being approached about it, which could lead to unpleasant situations.

• You will also be alerted when you might know people through contacts.

These are features of Facebook dating

When you tap the heart on Facebook and open Dating, you first need to set up a profile and set your preferences. Then you can unlock your profile and get started with Facebook Dating.

• You’ll be more familiar with many of Facebook Dating’s features from Tinder’s paid versions. Most notably, there are no limits on swipes, you can respond directly to photos with a message, and you can choose your location.

• Of course it is possible to pause dating and keep old matches and continue writing with existing contacts.

• You can of course then use Facebook Dating to make friends on Facebook. Here, however, you must be careful not to be too easy to find to avoid stalking.

• Interesting is the feature where your friends swipe for you. Often your friends have a good hand and know who you should perhaps rather keep your hands off.

• You can also see your likes and decide if you like the person too.