Use the Friends in Common feature to find out if you have contacts in common with other people on Tinder.
Note: Friends in Common is available in select markets for Android and iOS users.
How does it work?
After importing your contacts, if you and another person on Tinder share any mutual connections, and if that other person has also opted into Friends in Common, you’ll see the number of connections displayed on their profile. You won’t see the names of the mutual connections — only how many.
For example:
- If User A has Person B in their contact list,
- and User C also has Person B in their contact list,
- And Person B is the only contact User A and User C share
- Then: User A and User C will see that they have 1 contact in common, when they see each other on Tinder. But they won’t see that the contact is Person B.
Keep in mind that you could be Person B in this scenario. If you happen to be a mutual connection for 2 Tinder users, you could be included in the mutual count, but those users won't see that it is you.
If there’s any mutual connections you want to avoid seeing or being seen by on Tinder, you can Block Contacts before using this feature.
How can I see Friends in Common?
If you have access to Friends in Common, get started by:
- Open the Tinder app.
- Tap on the profile icon.
- Navigate to Settings.
- Scroll to find Friends in Common and tap to enable.
- Choose if you want to block any contacts.
- Complete setup by importing your contact list.
Can I see Friends in Common, but avoid being counted as a friend?
It doesn’t work that way — if 2 Tinder users have you in their contacts and enable Friends in Common, you could be included in the mutual count. Keep in mind, they won’t see the names of the mutual contact.
Can I manage which of my contacts gets uploaded?
If there’s someone from your contact list that you want to avoid being added to Friends in Common, you can block that contact before you start using the feature. Follow the steps under “How can I see Friends in Common?” above to get started.
What happens if I turn off Friends in Common?
By turning off Friends in Common in your account Settings, you’ll stop seeing mutual connections displayed on other people’s profiles, and any contacts you imported will be deleted. You can turn off the Friends in Common feature in Tinder’s Settings at any time.
How does Tinder use my contact information?
Friends in Common is a Tinder feature that requires the use of your device’s contact list. Once you’ve given us permission to access your contact list, we collect phone number information from your contacts and store it securely. For the imported contacts, we also check whether those contacts are users of Tinder that have also opted in to Friends in Common. This enables us to display the total number of mutual connections between you and another user who's opted in to Friends in Common. If your imported contact isn't identified as a Tinder user, their information is managed as outlined below in “Information for contacts who don’t use Tinder.”
As a Tinder user, you may have previously provided Tinder with permission to access your contact list, such as when using our Block Contacts feature. If you have any questions about how Tinder uses this personal data, please review our Privacy Policy.
Information for contacts who don’t use Tinder:
We may process your phone number even if you’re not a Tinder user, if 1 of our existing users has your number saved in their contact list and chooses to upload that contact list to Tinder in connection with Friends in Common.
When a Tinder user uploads your number to Tinder, we transform that number into a cryptographic hash that isn't readable or reversible by us. We don't collect the name associated with that number from the user’s device. We don't use the stored hash for any purpose other than to display that number in a count of mutuals, as part of Friends in Common.
If you're a non-user and you don’t want your phone number to be used by any Tinder user as part of the Friends in Common feature, you can contact us to have your number added to a block list.
For more information about how we process non-user data, visit this article.