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Tinder celebrates diversity in India, introduces 23 new gender options for users

The dating app previously offered users in the country only two options.

By , ET Bureau | Updated:
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The world’s most popular app for meeting new people has a new update. The app will now allow users to express gender identity, in multiple categories outside the binary. Those who have signed up to find love will now be able to choose from 23 categories. Until now, users in India were offered only two options when selecting their gender: man or woman.

For users who identified as transgender, gender neutral or somewhere between or outside the gender binary, that limitation posed an obvious challenge.

Users also have the new option to display their gender on their profile or not.


The new initiative aims to celebrate the diversity and pluralism of India. For numerous Indians who identify as trans and non-binary, this will be their chance to be their true selves online and in person. Their core message: everyone is welcome.

Notification Tweaking, Bedtime & Measure: What’s New With Apple's iOS 12
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Apple first showcased iOS 12 at their annual WWDC conference back in June 2018. Although iOS 12 has been available as a public beta for some time now, the final version has just started rolling out. A speed and battery boost on your device is a given but there are some more features you should start using straightaway.

In Pic: iOS 12 enables some new AR (augmented reality) experiences thanks to ARKit 2. For instance, sharing of AR objects over message/mail & shared AR views. (Text: Hitesh Raj Bhagat)
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iOS 12 is now available for devices that launched as far as back as 2013 (iPhone 5S). It is also available on 6/6 Plus, 6s/6s Plus, SE, 7/7 Plus and newer phones like 8/8 Plus, X/XR/XS/ XS Max. As for iPads, this version will be available on iPad Mini 2/3/4, Air/Air2 and all the newer iPads.
iOS 12 is now available for devices that launched as far as back as 2013 (iPhone 5S). It is also available on 6/6 Plus, 6s/6s Plus, SE, 7/7 Plus and newer phones like 8/8 Plus, X/XR/XS/ XS Max. As f..
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Rather than see a long list of notifications from different apps, iOS 12 will group them together. You can still press to expand something or could dismiss all notifications from one app in a tap. More interesting are the additional ‘manage’ options. If you swipe left on a notification, you can choose for that kind of notification to be delivered quietly or turn it off completely. Of course you can still go into Settings > Notifications to precisely control what type of notification each app is allowed to present.
Rather than see a long list of notifications from different apps, iOS 12 will group them together. You can still press to expand something or could dismiss all notifications from one app in a tap. M..
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Instead of hunting for the tape measure when you need to check something, just pull out your iPhone. The Measure app gives you a view from the iPhone camera, lets you set waypoints and measure the distance between them. Helpfully, the waypoints also lock on to edges quite easily — works great even if you have shaky hands. The concept seems counterintuitive but you’ll be surprised at how accurate it can be as long as you follow the directions.
Instead of hunting for the tape measure when you need to check something, just pull out your iPhone. The Measure app gives you a view from the iPhone camera, lets you set waypoints and measure the d..
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If you’re an iPhone user, you’re probably familiar with Do Not Disturb mode. With iOS 12, you can change a few more things here. Head to Settings > Do Not Disturb and toggle on the Scheduled switch. Then, you can set your sleep/wake time and toggle on Bedtime mode. With Bedtime enabled at night, the lock screen won’t light up with notifications, the screen is generally dimmer and the phone won’t ring or notify you either. If you place the phone by your bedside, this will stop the phone from waking you up at night with bright lights.
If you’re an iPhone user, you’re probably familiar with Do Not Disturb mode. With iOS 12, you can change a few more things here. Head to Settings > Do Not Disturb and toggle on the Scheduled switch...
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The idea behind shortcuts is to save time and automate things that you do on a daily basis. The concept is somewhat similar to a third-party app called IFTTT app except that it works with Siri. Once you download the dedicated Shortcuts app, you can start by creating from scratch or just head to the gallery for help/ inspiration. Once you create shortcuts, Siri can execute them too. For instance, tell Siri you’re headed to a meeting to automatically enable Do not Disturb mode. For faster access, you can add the Shortcuts widget too. You should also start seeing app developers add support for Shortcuts soon.
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We all probably need a little digital detox. That’s the idea behind Screen Time, where you can see how much daily screen time you’re logging, on which apps or which category of apps. You can also set time limits for yourself. A good place to start would be social networking. All similar apps are automatically grouped and you can set a limit for yourself (the limit resets at midnight). When you hit the daily limit, the app icon is greyed out and you’ll see a small hourglass next to it/ You can also enable Downtime – a scheduled time away from the screen. Only phone calls will be allowed during Downtime. Head to Settings > Screen Time to see all of this.
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"Tinder's new initiative celebrates the diversity and pluralism and truly represents the idea of India," said Ashok Row Kavi, Chairperson, The Humsafar Trust.

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Launched in 2012, Tinder is the world's leading social app available in more than 190 countries.

Each day, 26 million matches are made on Tinder with more than 20 billion matches made to date, said the company.
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