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It’s Facebook Official, Dating Is Here.

By Nathan Sharp, Product Manager, Facebook Dating.

Facebook Dating makes it easier to find love through what you like — helping you start meaningful relationships through things you have in common, like interests, events and groups. It takes the work out of creating a dating profile and gives you a more authentic look at who someone is.

Today, we’re launching Facebook Dating in the US. We’re also giving people the ability to integrate their Instagram posts directly into their Facebook Dating profile and giving people the ability to add Instagram followers to their Secret Crush lists, in addition to Facebook friends. By the end of the year, we’ll make it possible to add Facebook and Instagram Stories to your Dating profile too.

Finding a romantic partner is deeply personal, which is why we built Dating to be safe, inclusive and opt-in. Safety, security and privacy are at the forefront of this product. We worked with experts in these areas to build protections into Facebook Dating from the start, including the ability to report and block anyone; prohibiting people from sending photos, links, payments or videos in messages; and by providing easy access to safety tips. These features and others give you more control and peace of mind. Learn more about privacy and Facebook Dating here.

How It Works.

Starting today, you can choose to opt into Facebook Dating and create a Dating profile (separate from your main profile) if you’re 18 years or older and have downloaded the most recent version of Facebook. You will be suggested to others who have also opted in. People are suggested based on your preferences, interests and other things you do on Facebook. Facebook Dating isn’t about swiping or having to wait for someone to like you to get a first chance at reaching out. If you are interested in someone, you can comment directly on their profile or tap on the Like button to let them know. If you aren’t interested, you can pass on them. Facebook Dating allows you to match with friends of friends and/or people not in your friend circle. Facebook Dating won’t match you with friends, unless you choose to use Secret Crush and you both add each other to your list. All of your Dating activity will stay in Facebook Dating. It won’t be shared to the rest of Facebook.

Key Features.

People will soon be able to connect and share with Facebook and Instagram Stories. Today people are asked to make a decision as to whether or not they like someone immediately based on a static profile. To help you show, rather than tell, who you are, we’re bringing Stories to Dating. This format lets you be authentic in a way that a typical dating profile can’t, and it helps you get to know someone before and after you match. Concept only. Not final design. Secret Crush lets you match with people you already know on Facebook and/or Instagram. By default, Facebook Dating won’t match you with your Facebook Friends, but people told us they were interested in exploring potential romantic relationships within their extended circles, like their Facebook friend list and Instagram followers. Our popular Secret Crush feature gives you the option to do just that. If you choose to use Secret Crush, you can select up to nine of your Facebook friends or Instagram followers who you’re interested in. (To add Instagram followers you must connect your Instagram account to Facebook Dating.) If your crush has opted into Facebook Dating, they’ll get a notification saying that someone has a crush on them. If your crush adds you to their Secret Crush list too, it’s a match! If your crush isn’t on Dating, doesn’t create a Secret Crush list, or doesn’t put you on their list — then no one will know that you’ve entered their name.

You can now add your Instagram posts to your profile in Facebook Dating. Adding Instagram posts to your profile will make it easier to build a better dating profile, show aspects of your life to others, and find shared connections that spark conversation.

Opt into Events and Groups to see people with similar interests. You can choose to see other people who are using Facebook Dating that fit your preferences within the groups you are part of and the events you have attended or will be attending. When you choose to see these people, you will also be visible to them. Feel safe by sharing details of your date. People using Facebook Dating can share details of their upcoming date and/or live location with someone they trust via Messenger. They will be able to control if they want to choose this feature. If they do, they are in control of who they share this information with. Creating your Dating profile is easier than ever. Based on feedback from people using Dating in other countries, we’ve made it easier to create a Facebook Dating profile. With one tap, we’ll suggest photos and information from your Facebook profile, which you can edit or remove. You can also create your own Dating profile from scratch.

How to Fix It When Facebook Dating Is Not Working.

Resolve the most common issues with the social media dating feature.

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Facebook users have occasionally reported problems with the social network's dating service including:

Facebook Dating is not showing up in the Facebook app. Facebook Dating won't load. The Facebook app keeps crashing. Photos and other features don't show up in the app. Facebook Dating notifications don't appear on your home screen.

If Facebook Dating is not working for you, you can try updating the Facebook app, restarting your device, or troubleshooting your internet connection.

Information in this article applies to the Facebook app for iOS and Android.

Causes of Facebook Dating Not Working.

If you're having trouble with Facebook Dating, it's probably due to one of the following reasons:

The Facebook app needs to be updated. Facebook Dating is down for everyone. You have notifications blocked. There are problems with your internet connection. Your mobile device's cache data is corrupted.

Depending on the source of the problem, you might just have to wait for Facebook's team to fix it, but there are a few things you can try in the meantime.

Search for “Facebook Dating down” on Google and Twitter to see if other users are reporting issues with the Facebook app.

How to Fix It When Facebook Dating Is Not Working.

Try these steps until Facebook Dating is working properly:

Update the Facebook app. If Facebook Dating is not showing up, you probably need to update the Facebook mobile app to the most recent version. It's possible to turn on automatic updates for Android and update all apps at once on iPhones.

Check your Wi-Fi connection. If you're connected to a Wi-Fi network and having problems with other apps, you might need to troubleshoot your internet. If you're using a mobile data plan, there are a few things you can try to fix it when your mobile data not working.

Enable Facebook app notifications. If you have turned off app notifications, make sure you make an exception for Facebook or turn notifications back on.

Clear your mobile device's cache. Your device stores data to help apps run faster, but something this data gets corrupted and causes apps to stop working properly. Clearing the cache on your iPhone or Android device can resolve any conflicts.

Check to see if Facebook is down. If other users are reporting problems with Facebook, then there's likely nothing you can do except wait until it's working again.

Close the Facebook app. When you close apps on iPhones or Android devices, it can fix minor bugs that cause features to go missing.

Restart your device. Turning off your device and turning it back on can solve a surprising number of problems.

Contact the Facebook Help Center. If you still can't access Facebook Dating, and no one else is reporting issues with the service, then you can reach out to Facebook's technical support team.

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The second-least-sexy social media app (after LinkedIn) has officially entered the business of love. Facebook Dating, which has existed in other countries since last year, launched in the US today in the hope that Facebook can compete with existing dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and OKCupid.

How will Facebook Dating work? To use Facebook’s own words, it’s complicated. Though many have noted the aesthetic similarities between its interface — which is available to users 18 and older within the regular Facebook mobile app (in a separate tab) — and that of the dating app Hinge, the fact that Facebook is already a part of people’s lives whether they’re looking to date or not makes things a bit unusual.

Profiles look similar to those on Tinder or Hinge. Facebook.

Facebook is attempting to clear most of those hurdles by making Dating as separate as possible from its regular app. First and foremost, users must opt in to the service, then create an entirely distinct profile. Notably, Facebook Dating does not show users their Facebook friends, and also gives people the ability to remove friends of friends from their potential matches. You can also block specific people on Facebook from seeing your dating profile. Users can, however, message one another without matching first.

Then there’s a whole thing called “Secret Crush” where you can add up to nine (!) Facebook friends or Instagram followers to a list, and if they secretly crush you back, you’ll both get notified. (The tool only works if both people have set up Facebook Dating profiles; Timothée Chalamet will not get notified if you add his Instagram account to your Secret Crush list, and even then you can only do that if Timothée Chalamet is following you.)

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Today also marks the beginning of Facebook Dating’s integration with Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. Daters can now add their Instagram posts directly to their profiles (which people have already been able to do on Tinder and Hinge) and add Instagram followers to their Secret Crush list. Facebook says it will include the ability to add Instagram Stories to profiles by the end of the year.

But with a $5 billion Federal Trade Commission fine settled in July over privacy concerns — the largest penalty ever against a tech company — and a new antitrust investigation ongoing, the question of whether Facebook is equipped to handle even more potentially far more intimate personal data is a big one.

Facebook Dating says it matches people based on what they like. But there’s obviously more to the story.

There’s a reason why Facebook Dating is free, nor does it show you ads: Facebook isn’t making money on it — yet. As Recode notes, “Facebook seems content to let Dating serve as yet another reason for young people to open the app and allow Facebook into their personal lives.”

But Facebook Dating will also gather even more information from Facebook users, information that will presumably be more intimate, up to date, and relevant to what people actually like and think. That’s essentially the sales pitch of Facebook Dating: Facebook has more data on you, so they’ll pair you up with a better match. “Facebook Dating makes it easier to find love through what you like — helping you start meaningful relationships through things you have in common, like interests, events and groups,” reads the first line of the press release.

Facebook Dating’s privacy settings. Facebook.

How exactly the algorithm works is, of course, a secret. Aside from gender preferences, location, and “interests and other things you do on Facebook,” Facebook Dating product manager Nathan Sharp told TechCrunch that, for instance, you might get matched up with an alumnus of your same school, even if neither of you included that school on your dating profiles.

As TechCrunch reporter Sarah Perez notes, however, Facebook obviously has way more relevant information on people beyond their alma mater. “On Tinder, you may write that you ‘love hiking,’ but Facebook would know if you actually participated in hiking-related groups or events, and how often,” she writes. “It may know a lot more, too — like your check-ins to hiking trails, if there are mountains in your photos, if you posted updates with the keyword ‘hiking,’ if you ‘Liked’ Facebook Pages about hiking, etc. But Facebook won’t confirm if this sort of data is used or how.”

Facebook Dating doesn’t exactly consider how people actually use Facebook.

Data privacy concerns aside, Facebook Dating’s existence is confounding for a different reason: Instagram is the objectively hornier app. Its reputation as a sanctuary for the young, wealthy, and beautiful makes it the more likely destination for dating, considering the DM slide is already a frequently used method of shooting your shot with a potential date.

The Information reporter Alex Heath posited on Twitter that it’s because “FB really wants the blue app to be about friends/people connections and wants IG to lean more into brands/celebs.” That would seem to jibe with Facebook’s 2018 algorithm change to its News Feed, which prioritized friends and group updates over news articles and videos (which in turn helped contribute to massive upset in the media industry).

Facebook’s gender identity options. Facebook.

Plus, why now? When Facebook gained popularity after expanding to people beyond college students in 2006, its Relationship Status feature was the subject of plenty of cultural discussion; it gave rise to the term “Facebook Official” for those who were finally ready to announce their couplehood to the world. There was the “Poke,” which straddled the line between flirty and creepy (somehow, Poking still exists). And when Facebook became the first social media account for many adults, it was quickly imbued with stereotypes around middle-aged married folks reconnecting with high school friends and cheating on their spouses with old flames. If Facebook Dating were ever going to be a thing, it seems like it should have happened in the very beginning.

Even Facebook admits this: “One of the great ironies for me is that when a lot of us joined the very first version of the service in 2004, back when it was just a handful of college students, we were convinced that dating would be the next feature Facebook was going to add,” said Facebook’s Chief Product Officer Chris Cox at a conference in May 2018. “We were right, just 14 years too early.”

Will people actually use it?

Despite its lateness to the game, Facebook Dating will tap into a wildly lucrative market. Analysts estimate the market could be worth $12 billion by 2020, and Match Group, which owns nearly all of the most popular dating apps besides Bumble, pulled in $1.7 billion in revenue last year. And perhaps Facebook Dating will court the kinds of users who are turned off by other dating apps, be it due to age or preconceived notions about their hookup-oriented nature.

Facebook Dating allows you to meet people from events or groups you’re a part of. Facebook.

Even though Facebook has said it does not plan to make money on Facebook Dating, Recode’s Kurt Wagner estimated that it could be a multibillion dollar business. “Facebook executives say that there are 200 million people on Facebook who identify as ‘single.’ That’s a relatively small percentage of Facebook’s 2.2 billion total monthly users, but it’s an enormous potential audience for a dating service,” he writes. Tinder, meanwhile, has 3.8 million paying subscribers, and if just 2 percent of its single users joined Facebook Dating, it would surpass that.

And as Kaitlyn Tiffany noted for Vox, Facebook Dating could have a major leg up on other dating apps for one very important reason: In giving users the ability to remove friends of friends from their match pool, they can avoid the weirdness of seeing their former coworkers and friends’ ex-boyfriends.

Facebook claims there have already been engagements and marriages that have taken place between people on the app, and as The Verge’s Casey Newton says, “the fact that Facebook has brought the product to 20 countries in under a year suggests that it has been popular with early users.” In another possible clue of the success of Facebook Dating, shares of Match Group dropped 4 percent today. Whether there’s been a mass rush to delete Tinder profiles in favor of Facebook Dating seems doubtful, but maybe that’s what Facebook is banking on: the people who never downloaded Tinder in the first place.

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Facebook Is Testing Its Dating Service. Here’s How It’s Different From Tinder.

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This story was originally published on September 20, 2018. On November 8, Facebook announced that it's rolling out the service in two more countries: Canada and Thailand. The social network is also introducing two new major features. The first, called Second Look, allows users to re-review someone they previously said they weren't interested in. (Paid Tinder users are similarly able to undo their last left swipe.) The second feature allows users to pause their Facebook Dating profile if, say, they want to take a break from the service, or are in an exclusive relationship and no longer looking to meet other people. The rest of this story outlines Facebook Dating's existing features as they were launched in Colombia.

Facebook begins publicly testing its online-dating product, called Dating, in Colombia today. The service was first announced at the annual F8 conference in May this year, and will likely be available in other locations in the future. For now, users aged 18 and older in Colombia will be able to create dating profiles and, once those reach a critical mass, find some matches. WIRED got to preview an early version of the service, and it looks promising—especially for users looking for meaningful long-term relationships rather than hookups.

In other words, you can expect to find exactly zero swiping.

Facebook enters the dating-service market years after competitors like Tinder and Bumble, but it starts with a huge advantage: Most people already have Facebook accounts. And while Dating works only on mobile right now, it doesn’t require downloading an additional application to your phone. But in the US at least, younger—and more likely to be single—people say they’re using the social network less. It’s not yet clear whether Dating would be enough to lure them back to the social site preferred by their parents.

As Facebook announced in May, users will create separate profiles just for the Dating service. The only information ported over is your age and first name; you will need to manually fill out additional required information including your verified location, gender, and the gender(s) of the people you’re interested in matching with. You can also specify your height, religion, job title, where you work, where you went to school, and whether you have children.

You can round out your profile with up to nine total photos or ice-breaker questions provided by Facebook. Currently, there are 20 questions to choose from, like “What does the perfect day look like?” For now, you can’t write your own.

'It’s all about opting-in and making sure that people are really intentional.'

Nathan Sharp, Facebook.

Once your profile is set, Facebook will use a unique algorithm to match you with potential dates, based on factors like things you have in common and mutual friends. You won’t see anyone you’re already friends with on Facebook, nor will you see people you’ve blocked. You can also report and block users with the same tools available elsewhere on the social network.

Facebook restricts potential matches to people located less than 100 kilometers away (there will be a different metric-system equivalent when the product rolls out in the US). Like other dating apps, you can also choose only to match with people who live nearby, have children, share the same religion, or fit into a specific age or height bracket.

“We’re trying to connect people that are open to getting to know each other in the future,” says Nathan Sharp, a product manager at Facebook. “It’s all about opting-in and making sure that people are really intentional.”

As part of that mentality, Facebook Dating doesn’t have a right-or-left swiping mechanism. To sort through potential matches, you'll need to tap “Not Interested.” Facebook Dating users won’t be able to start a conversation by simply saying “Hey.” Just like the dating app Hinge, users will instead need to respond directly to one of a potential date’s nine photos or questions, like “Was that taken in Morocco? I’ve been there too!”

Facebook Dating messages will live in their own inbox separate from Facebook Messenger, and you won’t be able to send links, photos, or payments for security reasons. If you want to start swapping photos or news articles with a potential match, you’ll need to give them your phone number or switch to another messaging service.

But Facebook Dating will be able to hook into other features on the platform. For example, you can choose to match with people who attend the same events or who are a part of the same Facebook groups. To do so, you’ll need to “unlock” each event or group manually; by default users won’t be able to search for a missed connection unless the other person opts-in to being discovered.

All events and groups are fair game; users will have the ability to unlock that Taylor Swift concert from 2012 and the housewarming party they’re attending next week. One important note: group and event organizers have no control over whether members or attendees choose to date. For example, the organizer of an Alcoholics Anonymous group, or someone planning an event at a church, can’t turn the dating feature off. “The ethos there is that if people want to date, it shouldn’t be in the hands of another person,” says Sharp.

It’s these sorts of features that really stand to differentiate Facebook Dating from competitors. By utilizing the trove of data it already has about users, Facebook has the ability to become a powerful player in the online dating space. While many dating apps have relied on Facebook data for years—like to show you when a potential match has mutual friends—they’ve never been able to leverage everything. That dependence may also make them vulnerable as the social giant enters their territory, which is a weakness some companies appear to have been preparing for.

In May, for example, Tinder said it was testing a new feature called Places, which allows users to match with people who like to hang out at the same spots, like bars, restaurants, or clubs. The product relies on information from Foursquare, rather than Facebook. Other apps like Bumble and Hinge have also recently stopped requiring people have Facebook accounts to sign up.

Facebook doesn't seem content to settle with just building a better Tinder. When the product was first announced in the spring, Chris Cox, Facebook’s chief product officer, stressed Dating is designed to foster meaningful relationships. But to do that, the company will need to truly innovate on the dating apps already in existence, which have been criticized for sparking less-than-worthwhile relationships or being more work than they’re worth.

Facebook Dating Is Now In The Philippines; How Does It Work?

Facebook Dating: Looks like Facebook is trying to make a comeback because Facebook Dating is finally here. We first heard about this in-app surprise in May 2018 when CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched it during a Facebook conference. Unlike other dating platforms, Facebook wants users to build meaningful relationships, not hookups. Their words, not ours.

In a press release, Charmaine Hung , the Technical Program Manager of Facebook Dating, shared, “Currently, there are more than 200 million people who have listed themselves as single in their relationship status on Facebook. Many of them already use Facebook to start meaningful relationships. We view this as an incredible opportunity to connect people should they choose to explore meaningful romantic relationships. People in the Philippines already use the platform to connect and celebrate relationships, and we are excited to offer them new ways of doing so.”

It’s been a year since Facebook Dating became a thing, and now, it finally found its way to the Philippines. Here’s everything you need to know.

Will you need to download Facebook Dating?

No, Facebook Dating can be found within the existing Facebook app. All you have to do is download the most recent version of Facebook and then create a Dating profile—a separate profile from your existing one, which you will still need to be able to use Facebook Dating. It has a dedicated space within the app, but, don’t worry, your dating activity won’t be shared on your profile and won’t appear on anyone else’s feed.

Who can see your Dating profile?

Not everyone can see your Dating profile. It’ll only be visible to your suggested matches and users to whom you’re suggested. Even your Facebook friends won’t be able to see you unless you activate this feature. People are suggested to you based on your preferences, interests, and Facebook activity because the goal is to find people you have in common with—not just people who are in your existing circles.

How does Facebook Dating work?

Facebook Dating will automatically import your name and age, and Dating will only be visible to users above 18 years old. One of the coolest things about Facebook Dating is the unique messaging system. A potential match can send you a single message. They won’t be able to harass you or message you again until you respond. Another factor that makes it different from other dating apps is that messaging is limited to text messages only. People won’t be allowed to send you links or photos—to avoid inappropriate content. Once you’ve established mutual trust, respect, and of course, interest, you can move to another platform that lets you send non-text messages.

If, however, that isn’t enough to keep someone from making you uncomfortable (‘cause ugh), you can block or report them from inside the Dating message or from your Dating profile.

Gender preferences on Facebook Dating.

You’ll get full control on who you want to match with. Facebook worked with external LGBT Community Organizations and NGOs within their Network of Support, which includes Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and Transgender Law Center, to make sure the “options are safe, inclusive, transparent, and intuitive.”

Key feature: Secret Crush.

Remember having crushes when you were younger? Facebook Dating has introduced a new feature called Secret Crush. This lets you match with people you’re already familiar with. You know, just in case the idea of meeting someone in your current circles doesn’t immediately repulse you.

Secret Crush lets you choose up to nine Facebook friends who you’re already interested in. If your crush has a profile on Facebook Dating, they’ll get a notification saying that someone’s interested in them but won’t automatically disclose your information. If your crush includes you on his or her Secret Crush list, then it’s a match! Again, you don’t need to be afraid: If you guys don’t match, no one will know you’ve entered your crush’s name.

Key feature: Events & Groups.

You know how sometimes you get notified when a Facebook friend is attending an event that’s near or in your area? Facebook Dating has a variation of that. You can opt to see users with similar preferences and interests in Events & Groups. Just remember that if you can see them, they can definitely see you.

Can you delete your Facebook Dating profile?

Yes. But if you choose to delete your Profile, you will lose all the data. If and when you’re ready to believe in love again (lol), you’ll have to start fresh—which, frankly, isn’t the worst thing in the world. For anyone who doesn’t want to give up completely, Facebook Dating has a “pause” option. You’ll still be able to access your profile and hold conversations, but you’ll no longer be sent new Matches.

Facebook Dating Safety Tips.

Dating is fun, but it can also be dangerous. Facebook suggests not including any of the following in your Dating profile: last name, financial information, email, home address, phone number, place of work, or any identifying information. If you feel uncomfortable, report anyone who asks for any of the said pieces of information. And no, they won’t know you’ve reported them.

Scammers may also create fake accounts to trick you into giving them money or gifts. Warning signs include: wanting to talk outside of Facebook Dating immediately, claiming to be in love with you right after a few messages to get you to talk to them more, and planning dates that never really push through.

Trust your judgment. Facebook suggests never agreeing to send money, wire transfer money, or make a donation of any kind to whoever you meet on Facebook Dating. To stay on the safe side, feel free to report the person who asks you to do any of these.

When you agree to meet someone in person, tell a friend or relative about the date. Agree to meet in a public space and arrange your own transportation. In a perfect world, everyone understands the meaning of consent and boundaries, but unfortunately, we still have a long way to go, so stay alert and know your limits.

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Facebook’s new dating feature: Your burning questions, answered.

Facebook’s dating feature made its U.S. debut Thursday, after appearing in several other countries in the year since it was announced.

On Twitter, the overwhelming response was not hope and excitement over Facebook’s ability to introduce you to your soul mate, but rather dread and skepticism over the social network’s expansion into such an intimate endeavor. After all, Facebook doesn’t have a good reputation when it comes to keeping people’s data private ⁠ — and dating is an intensely personal pursuit.

Even though some people find lasting love on dating apps, there’s a strong current of frustration and fatigue that’s been building for years. Facebook’s version doesn’t seem to innovate or improve upon what’s already out there. Rather, it mimics other dating apps and appears to be a play to get people to spend even more time on an app that is already a giant time suck.

Before you create a Facebook Dating profile, let’s answer your questions about how this feature works.

If my Facebook profile shows that I’m single, will I automatically be shopped around as a potential romantic partner based on Facebook’s People You May Know feature?

No, but that’s a terrifying thought! You have to opt in to the feature and make a separate dating profile. Then you will be suggested to others who have also decided to use Facebook to date, the company said in a statement.

You won’t swipe through profiles, as you might on Tinder or Bumble. Rather, people will be suggested as matches “based on your preferences, interests and other things you do on Facebook,” the statement said. “If you are interested in someone, you can comment directly on their profile or tap on the Like button to let them know. If you aren’t interested, you can pass on them.”

The profile-liking is similar to the way Hinge works, wherein users don’t swipe left or right on profiles ⁠ — instead, they can “like” people’s photos or respond to their conversation starters.

If I opt in, will my Facebook friends see that I’m on the prowl?

Unlike other dating apps in which it’s common to come across friends’ profiles, the company says current Facebook friends will not pop up as potential paramours. Wired magazine points out that this feature might be helpful to LGBTQ people who have not come out. Dating profiles will still list any mutual friends you share with someone.

Because Facebook is such an extensive social network, even a feature like Dating that’s “private” might not stay that way. As on any dating app, people will surely take screenshots and share information among friends and acquaintances. And you can still express interest in the friends you harbor feelings for but may be hesitant to engage in such a conversation.

I am a coward. Please elaborate.

Facebook Dating contains a feature that appears to be hatched by your middle-school nemesis who still acts like they’re 13. It’s called Secret Crush, and it works like this: You select up to nine Facebook friends or Instagram followers ⁠ — yes, Facebook owns Instagram ⁠ — you’re interested in. If one or more of these people have also entered your name into Secret Crush, the app will let you know that you have a match.

It’s similar to the way many other dating apps function by only allowing two people to message one another once they’ve both indicated interest. However, playing this game with people you know seems a lot dicier than doing it with strangers.

What should I put in my profile?

Hopefully something more than photos of yourself in sunglasses, bathroom selfies and group pictures! You can also add Facebook Stories (images or videos that disappear in 24 hours) to your profile.

Plus, you can link your Instagram photos, as you can on Tinder and Bumble. Ostensibly, tying a dating profile to Instagram gives potential matches a fuller sense of what a person’s life is like. But it also gives strangers another platform they can nudge someone who’s already rejected them. Such a phenomenon, called Tindstagramming, is intrusive and creepy.

This seems pretty similar to other dating apps. What’s different about it?

You’re catching on! There is one other thing that seems new: Users can share the details and location of their date with a third party, such as a friend, if they want someone to know where they are and potentially check up on them afterward. Users have to opt in to this feature and can control with whom they share those details.

Will Facebook Dating keep love interests from ghosting me or otherwise treating me poorly?

Unfortunately, no. And that would be exactly the kind of dating disruption we need.

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I'm developing an app which gets the birthday date of the user but it's still not working. The most strange thing is that whe i debug this app throw the developer facebook interface, it works perfectly. So I don't know why doesn't it want to work. Here is my php code for getting the birthday :

Thanks to anybody.

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As noted by CBroe, you need user_birthday in your permissions scope.

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How to Find a Date on Facebook : Guide for Dummies.

Facebook dating is not a new thing and the way people are getting active on Facebook, it has turned out to be one of the best free place to find your next date. Though, picking a date on Facebook is not as easy as it sounds and many people suck at it. Me, being a girl, I get many friend request from people with some cheesy line to impress me, compliment me and to become friends. Believe me, every girl like compliments, but a desperate comments will make you look like a pervert. Similarly, if you are a girl and never ever poked a guy on facebook whom you liked, it’s time to take your likeness to next level and poke the guy or better ask him for a date. Oh Wait! Am I making it sound like fun and easy? It is but there are some commandment which you need to follow to pick the best date on Facebook and go out for a romantic dinner with your hot Facebook friend . Alright, lets keep the things aside and learn how we can find a hot date on Facebook . Though, these are some basic guidelines but by the end it’s your pick up line and your presentation that matters the most. Did it ever happen to you that while browsing through the profiles on Facebook, you drool on a pretty/handsome girls /boys’ display picture and the whole time you were drooling, how many times to thought of initiating a talk but restrained yourself, then guys/girls you are missing out on tips to find a date on Facebook .

How to Pick Perfect date on Facebook:

The second best thing to sleeping and eating these days is Facebook’ing. Even eating has taken a backseat when it comes to living your virtual social life. These days with no active social life, we are prone to keep ourselves occupied all the time. This evokes our sixth sense to find someone whom we long for. So to start, you simply visit your friend’s profile. Suddenly you were stuck on a pretty/handsome face smiling at you from a display picture. Did you heart just skipped a beat? Now that you know his/her name, her basic information, let us move on to the next step. Singles on Facebook generally get loads on friend requests each day which they prefer to ignore for good. There is good chance of you getting into the blackhole of thousands of such requests. Do remember, Facebook relationship is for speed dating and in most of the cases, don’t expect it to last for ever. (Though, there could be an exceptional Facebook love stor y). So here is Single Facebook user dating guide:

Beginners guide to find Hot date on Facebook:

Word of caution.

Do not send a friend request straightaway, as there are chances of you getting blocked and being marked as a spam. My dear friends trust me it is not an easy task to find a date on Facebook. You have to slog and use all your charm to woo that special one. Do not go with your impulse and post a message on her/his wall directly that will only make things go away from you. Any guy or girl like to go to a confident and nice date and a desperate message will kill all the suspense and romance which are yet to come.

Poke your way away.

Flicking through his/her Facebook profile and still wondering how to start the conversation. You must know, there are two scenarios when it comes to strangers. Both of you may and may not have a mutual friend. Now if you have mutual friend/friends, you have the freedom to use the Facebook POKE feature. They will be notified of you poking them, the next time they log in. Now here comes the most crucial part. When you poke, and in return is poked back, it is not hard to guess, that he/she must have gone through your profile and must have found you interesting/total nincompoop. What he/she thinks, only time can tell? You anyway have to take your chances.

Get in touch with that special Facebook heartthrob.

When this Poke and getting Poked activity has been done 2-3 times, you can drop him/her a message striking a good conversation and you have to be witty in your first impression. Coming across as desperate and dull is a big turn off for most hotties on Facebook. You can go with the lines as “Hey poke buddy , how are you?”

Keep your Humor handy.

If he/she is not in your network, you have to take your chances by simply dropping her message, and try not to come across as a desperate stalkerby saying, “Can I be your friend” or “Do you want to friendship with me”. These lines are passé. You have to be humorous, decent and interesting enough for him/her to reply.

The book of Facebook.

Facebook is nothing more than an interesting book, where you are the character. It all depends on you how you decide to project yourself on Facebook, you can choose to be Miss popular or Mr. stalker in no time. For the story to unfold, you are responsible to make connections with other characters. So now, did you receive any reply? If no, try again on some other one. If yes, there you go. Now you hold the remote control of the conversation ‘ship’. It is advisable not to message repeatedly instead be smart and move on to the next attractive profile.

Common interests chatter.

Talking about common interests is advisable. It makes you more open towards each other as this is the best way to know the person sitting on the other side of the screen. Next thing you people can talk about is hobbies and passions. Nothing opens people more than talking about what they love to do.

Facebook etiquettes.

Be a good listener, otherwise you will end up with a jerk tag. Key to build a good bond is just having a good conversation. This conversation will make your story in Facebook and out in real life. Striking a date on Facebook is a child’s play when you know to play by the rules. Now that you have the attention and full interest of the person, next step is to talk about personal lives in a euphemistic way. Once you reach this level, carry the chalk talk through text message or BBM. I am sure she/he will be glad to take to the next-stage if they already like you. Follow the above-mentioned tricks to get hitched and sail through the whole process smoothly without the slightest glitch.

Automatic Facebook Authentication not working #25.

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nincehelser commented Jun 30, 2013.

I want to automatically authenticate into facebook without using a browser or any users involvement.

I've tried several pieces of sample code that says it will do that, but I always come back to this error. I think it might have something to do with a certificate?

Any insight would be appreciated.

Traceback (most recent call last): File "test.py", line 16, in 'http://local.fbconsole.com:8080/', File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fbconsole-0.3-py2.7.egg/fbconsole.py", line 427, in automatically_authenticate code = oauth["code"][0] KeyError: 'code'

pcardune commented Jul 10, 2013.

Can you post the code for your test script?

pdam commented Aug 12, 2013.

Hi guys , The error is the same that I see at my end .

jeredbrent commented Aug 20, 2013.

Any luck getting this working? I'm also having this error.

jeredbrent commented Aug 23, 2013.

I'm pulling my hair out over here. When executing the "automatically_authenticate" function, 127.0.0.1:8080 never displays open in netstat -nat However, using the "authenticate" function I see that the basic http server running on 127.0.0.1:8080 until my desktop web browser is logged in and the success text displays. Shouldn't the automatic function still start the basic server to server the page? Do I need to call fbconsole.authenticate() before calling fbconsole.automatically_authenticate(xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx)?

I can manually fire up a basic webserver in another py script and can see response passed back to the web server.

nincehelser commented Aug 23, 2013.

I got what I needed to work. Here's what I ended up with.

jeredbrent commented Aug 23, 2013.

Thanks @nincehelser ! This great stuff dude!

However, I need to use facebook_graph.put_photo() and this code errors because its just an app access token not a client token. (grant_type = 'client_credentials')

What I'm trying to accomplish is posting a photo that is taken with a raspberry pi to facebook whenever a physical button is pressed. Turns out that trying to do that with a headless device poses a bigger problem than I thought!

Your code does get me to the point where I can post a message and have a thumbnail and a link to to the image.

I looked at using IFTTT for copying the image to dropbox then having IFTTT post to facebook. but waiting 15 min for them to post is to slow for this purpose.

I suppose I could push the pic thats taken to dropbox public, bitly the link, then push that link to your code. kinda silly though as it will fill up the dropbox account with photos! hmm.

Hopefully the maintainer @pcardune is still alive!

nincehelser commented Aug 23, 2013.

I'm also working with a Pi. Let me know what you find out.

I don't understand why this authorization stuff has to be so cryptic, especially if you're trying to post to your own account.

kchr commented Dec 14, 2014.

I'm having the same problem here, but it seems to be related to using the custom redirect_uri http://local.fbconsole.com:8080 (as suggested in the README).

What this hostname really is resolving to is 127.0.0.1, which makes the Facebook auth API redirect the handshake to port 8080 on your local host. The redirect_uri is entered in your Facebook app settings.

However, for this redirect_uri to work something must be listening on port 8080 on your local host, to receive the information needed for creating the access token. When using authenticate() , fbconsole uses a built-in http server for this stage.

But for automatically_authenticate() , we have a different scenario with two pitfalls:

There is no builtin http-server started to take care of your requests The redirect_uri from Facebook app settings is overriden via arguments to function call.

Using automatically_authenticate() with http://local.fbconsole.com:8080 as request_uri:

mechanize._response.httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 504: Connect to local.fbconsole.com:8080 failed: Connection refused.

So what this means is basically, to be able to use auto authentication you must use another OAuth service (redirect_uri) to handle the final handshake. Or we would need to rewrite automatically_authenticate() so it starts the built-in http server in a background thread.

A third solution would be to rewrite the mechanizer part of this code to use the low-level API mechanize.open() instead of mechanize.Browser(). This way it is possible to subclass the request handlers, making it easier to hijack the login flow and just get the data needed before actually going to redirect_uri. This would make a built-in httpd redudant, but probably makes for more complex code (involving http handler classes).

Any other ideas? I'll fork in the meantime.

kchr commented Dec 14, 2014.

By running one app which uses the authenticate() method and then starting another app with a call to automatically_authenticate() , it is possible to get to the last stage in OAuth handshake (after redirect_uri).

The first app starts the builtin-in httpd and a browser window, and keeps the httpd running until the window is closed. Ignore the window (keep it open) and start the second app, which will try to connect to the built-in httpd set up right before. The first app will log something like this:

127.0.0.1 - - [15/Dec/2014 01:46:10] "GET /?code=[. ]&state=[. ] HTTP/1.1" 200 -G.

However making some initial tests it seems that the OAuth protocol used in the auto auth method is currently broken. After a successful call to the redirect_uri (our local http server, the log line shown above), a final request is made for Facebook to complete the handshake - which seems to be impossible right now.

I keep getting these errors (last step, auto auth):

send: 'GET /oauth/access_token?code=[. ]&client_secret=[. ] . reply: 'HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request\r\n' header: WWW-Authenticate: OAuth "Facebook Platform" "invalid_code" "Error validating verification code. Please make sure your redirect_uri is identical to the one you used in the OAuth dialog request"

The error message suggests the redirect_uri has been changed. Looking at the debug logs it is the same in all requests, as well as on the facebook app page. I'm comparing the contents of the code parameter sent in this request with the query data sent to our local httpd and it matches exactly.

Should it be permutated or obfuscated in any form?

pcardune commented Dec 16, 2014.

Thanks for looking into this @kchr. I'm not sure about the error code. In general the automated login implementation, even when made to work, seems fragile at best. If you are interested in using it and can get a pull request out that makes it work up to the point where you get that platform error, I can try digging into why that error occurs from the facebook side.

LA9SHA commented Jan 5, 2015.

Is it possible to get access to Facebook without any GUI and no manually input?

I want to add pictures by cron job from a Raspberry Pi.

pcardune commented Jan 11, 2015.

@LA9SHA, yes, but only if you already have an access token. It's not possible to get an access token without a GUI. So you would have to get an access token beforehand and bake it in to your app. In this scenario, it would be a good idea to get a long lived access token that lasts for 60 days. Once you have that, you can refresh the access token periodically to make sure it continues to work.

psineur commented May 15, 2015.

OK, seems like this is long-standing issue and I'm not sure if mechanize is actually a way we want to support this.

I have no idea how it works for now & would recommend using existing tokens, which you can obtain for example with Graph Explorer: https://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer/?method=GET&path=me.

On a related note, we may want to provide similar functionality with device login in the near future: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/using-login-with-devices But it's still in the making and looks like is not available to everyone yet.

kchr commented May 16, 2015.

I'm sorry if this seems like a rant; it's just some quick thoughts on the matter.

Personally, I think making it possible to generate new tokens using only the API code (forcing the user to give away its user login credentials) would allow an application for silent access to a larger scope than the end-users intention, or even send the credentials to some other server before/after going to Facebook. It would also enable malicious applications to change the end-users password, effectively locking the user out.

I think doing it through a browser session is a good way for the end-user to have control over what permissions it hands over to any app using the API, making malicious/bad code less potent and keeps the user login credentials away from the application/API implementations. The impact of potentially malicious code is heavily reduced.

Is it possible to get access to Facebook without any GUI and no manually input? I want to add pictures by cron job from a Raspberry Pi.

As @pcardune already said: It's a one-time operation to get an access token.

Depending on your use case you might want to register your own app key and get a credential token for that app (which does not expire until you specifically say so), instead of a simple user access token (which expire after some time). You will have to register for a developer account and get an app key, then use that app key/token in your application. It's a few steps extra compared to generating a user token using someone elses app key, but in return it only has to be done once. This way is probably, in 9 out of 10 cases, what you are looking for if you are writing CLI apps/scripts which doesn't require user input or a GUI.

Registering as a developer and getting an app token is done here: https://developers.facebook.com/apps.

The browser verification step part where you allow the application to access your profile is inevitable because of the security reasons mentioned in the beginning of this reply, but it really only has to be done once.