Social Media & Online Communities · Recorded milestone
Location-based dating apps
Recorded year2009
Grindr uses phone GPS to show nearby singles; Tinder's 2012 swipe-to-match design makes dating apps mainstream.
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- SmartphoneRecorded · 1994enables
- GPSRecorded · 1995enables
- Online dating siteRecorded · 1995enables
- App storesRecorded · 2008enables
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.