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A great connection can start with a single message. Finding the person you want to send it to can take a little more work. There's the scrolling, the wondering whether you're their type, and the chat you meant to come back to before it got buried in your inbox.

Those are the moments we wanted to make easier.

Introducing Edge, Grindr's new premium subscription experience powered by gAI™, our proprietary AI technology built around how our community connects.

Earlier this year, we began testing Edge in Australia and New Zealand before expanding to Canada and select U.S. cities. We listened closely to what worked, what didn't, and how we could make the experience even better. Now, Edge is available worldwide.

The idea is simple: less time searching, more time connecting, and better tools to help you make your next move.

Your next move, right up front

Edge brings together three new features, Recommendations, Reconnect, and Insights, designed to make finding and connecting with people more intuitive.

The new Edge Recommends carousel puts opportunities to connect front and center as soon as you open Grindr. It brings together new faces from Discover and familiar ones from Reconnect, with helpful context about why someone is being recommended.

Maybe someone you had a great conversation with is visiting nearby, or a connection you haven't seen in a while is back online. Instead of starting your search from scratch, Edge helps bring those opportunities back into view.

Because sometimes, all you need is a little nudge to say hello.

Discover someone new

We know the grid can offer a lot of possibilities. Sometimes, a few good ones are all you need.

Discover delivers a curated selection of up to five recommended profiles each day, personalized to help surface people you're more likely to click with.

Whether you're looking for a date, a hookup, or just seeing where things go, Discover gives you a more focused place to start. Think less endless scrolling and more time finding someone worth making the first move on.

Pick up where you left off

Some of your best connections might already be in your inbox. Reconnect works like smart favorites, bringing promising past conversations together in one place so they're easier to revisit.

With helpful chat summaries, you can quickly remember what you talked about and where things left off. Maybe it's the guy you hit it off with before a trip got in the way, or someone whose messages got buried during a busy week.

Instead of searching through old conversations, you can pick things back up when the timing feels right. Your inbox has a history. Some of it deserves a sequel.

A little context, a little confidence

Ever looked at someone's profile and wondered, "Am I his type?" Insights gives you additional context about the people you're interested in, using gAI to identify patterns in who someone typically reaches out to, including age groups, positions, or tribes.

It's not a crystal ball, but it can help you feel more informed about who you might click with and a little more confident about making the first move.

Built with your choices in mind

As we introduce these new tools, we also want everyone on Grindr to understand how they work and the choices available to them, whether they subscribe to Edge or not.

To power Insights, gAI draws on profile information and activity on Grindr. That means some Insights about you may be visible to Edge subscribers who view your profile, even if you don't subscribe yourself.

We believe everyone should be able to see and manage that information. That's why all Grindr users can review their own Insights for free in Privacy Settings > Insights, and delete any they don't want displayed.

You can also control whether gAI features are enabled through Safety & Privacy Center > Privacy > Privacy Settings > Sensitive Data. Turning them off means Insights, Recommendations, and Reconnect won't function for you, and you won't appear in other subscribers' experiences with those features.

Importantly, sensitive health information, including HIV status, testing reminders, vaccination status, and poz tags, is not used for gAI, advertising, or Grindr marketing. And using Edge does not mean consenting to model training on your sensitive information. That's a separate choice you control. We want Edge to make connecting easier while giving our community meaningful choices about their experience.

A new Edge for Grindr

Beyond the new features, we've also given Edge its own distinctive, premium look and feel, including glass-inspired navigation on iOS. The result is an experience designed to feel polished and intuitive, keeping the people and possibilities front and center.

And we're just getting started. We're already working on what's next, with more features and major updates planned throughout 2027.

Edge represents an exciting next chapter for Grindr. It's about using technology to make the experience more personal, remove some of the friction along the way, and help people turn possibilities into real connections.

Because at the end of the day, the most important part of Grindr has always been the people you meet.

Edge is now available worldwide. Open Grindr, get to the good part faster.