The spark went off with someone on Tinder but did you regret it soon after? Have you received anything but appropriate messages recently? Whatever embarrassing situation you've found yourself in, blocking other people from contacting you on Tinder, the popular dating app, is quick and easy. To block someone it takes very few seconds and this action is irreversible. In fact, once compatibility with a person is canceled, you will never see them again.
Steps
Step 1. Open the Tinder application on your device
Scroll through the list of applications installed on your device and select the Tinder icon.
Unless you have used the app recently, you will automatically be directed to the main screen, where you can see the potential matches proposed by Tinder and promote or reject the images of the users that appear. If you are not on this screen, you can always access it by pressing on the flame symbol at the top left
Step 2. Open the conversation you had with the person you want to block
From the main screen, access the messages by pressing the appropriate icon (which looks like a balloon) at the top of the screen. After that, scroll through the list until you find the user you want to block. Press on the conversation to view the list of messages you have exchanged.
Step 3. Click on the "More" button in the upper right corner, then select "Cancel Compatibility"
The "More" button has three vertical dots resembling a traffic light. After pressing it, a small menu will appear with the "Cancel Compatibility" and "Report" options.
Once the "Cancel Compatibility" option is selected, you will be asked if you wish to confirm your decision. Click on "Cancel Compatibility" again to complete the operation
Step 4. Cancel compatibility only if you no longer want to have any contact with this person
It is in fact a feature irreversible. Once you decide to cancel compatibility with someone, that person won't be able to contact you again via Tinder and you won't be able to cancel. In particular:
- You will not see this person again on the main screen, where your potential matches appear;
- This person will not be able to send you other messages, even if he has already written to you in the past;
- Not even you will be able to send messages to this person;
- Both you and the person with whom you have decided to cancel compatibility will not be able to read the messages you have exchanged previously. The conversation will disappear from both Inboxes.
Step 5. If it is a more serious problem, try using the "Report" option
Although the tool that allows you to cancel compatibility is a good solution to implement when you no longer care about someone, the "Report" option (also located in the "More" menu) is the most suitable for those situations in which messages of a user should generate a strong feeling of aversion, annoyance or discomfort. If you receive annoying, annoying or harassing messages on Tinder, this tool will allow you to send a report to the staff, who can ban users who engage in inappropriate behavior and prevent them from using the service. Remember that following the user report you will still have to cancel the compatibility to block it. Here are some of the options you have for reporting someone on Tinder:
- The person you are chatting with is behaving in an offensive or abusive manner towards you;
- The person you are chatting with tries to spam or scam you (they may try to convince you to visit certain sites, buy certain things, etc.);
- The person you are chatting with makes you feel uncomfortable;
- Other causes (in this case you can write a short explanation).
Advice
- If a conversation mysteriously disappears or you get a notification about a match but you can't find it, it's unfortunately possible that you've been blocked. Turn the page and keep using Tinder as usual!
- If you can't block someone, send a message to Tinder's official support email ([email protected]) to get help personally.
