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Presented in a vertical timeline, profiles on Hinge are composed of up to six pictures, alongside three self-selected personal prompts which encourage users to focus on personality traits rather than solely appearance. Instead of swiping, users must "like" specific photos or prompts if they wish to reach out to other members, though they are not required to respond to these photos or prompts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Matthews|first=Dylan|date=2015-03-19|title=9 questions about the dating app Hinge you were too embarrassed to ask|url=https://www.vox.com/2015/3/19/8257357/hinge-explained|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Vox|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523081904/https://www.vox.com/2015/3/19/8257357/hinge-explained|url-status=live}}</ref> Hinge allows users to filter matches based on traits that it believes are important to users, such as religion or height. Other traits that may be important to users, such as body type or whether someone is more [[Extraversion and introversion|introverted or extroverted]], are not included.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/14/21137096/how-tinder-matches-work-algorithm-grindr-bumble-hinge-algorithms |title=We answered your dating app questions |last=Heilweil |first=Rebecca |date=2020-02-14 |website=Vox |access-date=2020-03-13 |archive-date=2020-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228042929/https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/14/21137096/how-tinder-matches-work-algorithm-grindr-bumble-hinge-algorithms |url-status=live }}</ref>
In July 2018, Hinge rolled out its "most compatible" feature, which uses the [[Gale–Shapley algorithm]] to recommend one user per day that Hinge claims is the best pairing, determined by their likes and passes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2018/07/11/hinge-employs-new-algorithm-to-find-your-most-compatible-match-for-you/ |title=Hinge employs new algorithm to find your 'most compatible' match |last=Wells |first=Sarah |date=2018-07-11 |website=TechCrunch |access-date=2020-04-02 |archive-date=2021-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730211132/https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/11/hinge-employs-new-algorithm-to-find-your-most-compatible-match-for-you/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hinge formerly used [[Facebook]] friend lists to facilitate connections.<ref name="Dale Markowitz" /><ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/10/the-unbearable-exhaustion-of-dating-apps/505184/| title= The Rise of Dating-App Fatigue| first= Julie| last= Beck| work= [[The Atlantic]]| date= October 25, 2016| access-date= April 1, 2018| archive-date= April 1, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180401075152/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/10/the-unbearable-exhaustion-of-dating-apps/505184/| url-status= live}}</ref> However, in 2018, the app moved away from using friends of friends as a predictor of compatibility and was redesigned to no longer require Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/2/17420766/hinge-dating-app-no-longer-require-facebook-login |title=Hinge will no longer require you to log in via Facebook |last=Liptak |first=Andrew |date=2018-06-02 |website=The Verge |access-date=2020-03-13 |archive-date=2020-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109021458/https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/2/17420766/hinge-dating-app-no-longer-require-facebook-login |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2018/06/01/dating-app-hinge-is-ditching-the-facebook-login-requirement/ |title=Dating app Hinge is ditching the Facebook login requirement |last=Perez |first=Sarah |website=TechCrunch |date=June 2018 |access-date=2020-03-13 |archive-date=2021-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730211131/https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/01/dating-app-hinge-is-ditching-the-facebook-login-requirement/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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