Tinder's Testing Out a Matchmaking Feature—And It Looks Super Fun

If you're one of the lucky few that's noticed a new button on your Tinder profile lately, you're not alone: It looks like Tinder's looking to up its game (well, your game) with a brand-new matchmaking feature. It allows you to pass on a user's profile to your friends, so no more need for your gal pal to screenshot "Luke, 28" and send the pic over before you embark on a frantic swiping spree to find him—which, let's be real, can be needle-in-haystack levels of probability.

The new feature, which is being tested with a small number of users, is a super-simple sharing button right on the profile that creates a link to text (it looks like the "share" icon on an iPhone). Once it arrives and the profile pops up in the app, you're able to swipe yes or no, just as if you'd stumbled upon them by algorithm accident.

There's a couple of caveats, of course: Shy users can opt out of having their profile passed on, and there's the pretty crucial detail that the link you send will disappear after five clicks or 72 hours (whatever's first).

The feature is something that Rosette Pambakian, the president of the company, said was brought about by popular demand (hooray!). But according to some, Tinder's been working on the feature as part of their effort to "reposition itself in the world of dating," where critics say it's just a hookup app. But regardless of where you stand on the issue, it's still fun to swipe through profiles with friends—and this way, you can do it even when you're not brunching with your BFF.

May the Tinder odds be ever in your favor!

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