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Is Tinder already on some phones (android)

92 replies

Alicevvb · 21/08/2023 18:34

My boyfriend left his phone on the sofa and I saw a notification from the obvious tinder icon pop up on his phone..

I confronted him about it and he said it was already on the phone when he bought it.

It is a new phone to be fair it's a Samsung flip phone.

The phone does come with apps not related to Samsung

OP posts:
LivingDeadGirlUK · 21/08/2023 18:35

Well he certainly is a chancer isn't he? Ofcourse not.

43ontherocksporfavor · 21/08/2023 18:36

I doubt it! Have you googled?

Scottishskifun · 21/08/2023 18:36

I have a Samsung it definitely wasn't preloaded with Tinder!

DirectionToPerfection · 21/08/2023 18:36

No of course not OP, he's lying.

Doggymummar · 21/08/2023 18:37

I have a new Samsung and no of course it doesn't. If he bought it secondhand then maybe they didn't wipe it, but the alerts would go to the previous owners email, not his. Chancer

QueSyrahSyrah · 21/08/2023 18:39

Does he think you came down in the last shower? Christ the balls out audacity of some of these Men. FFS.

roses321 · 21/08/2023 18:41

Not it certainly does not. It comes with Samsung apps only, but definitely NOT Tinder.

TheMousePipes · 21/08/2023 18:41

Fucks sake. Of course phones don’t come preloaded with tinder.

CaveMum · 21/08/2023 18:41

He thinks you were born yesterday. Of course phones don’t come with dating apps preloaded.

Sakura7 · 21/08/2023 18:41

He wouldn't be getting notifications if he didn't have an account OP.

And of course a new phone doesn't come preloaded with Tinder, does he seriously expect you to buy that?

You can do much better.

Alicevvb · 21/08/2023 18:42

I kind of knew it already I just need confirmation

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isthismylifenow · 21/08/2023 18:42

I wouldn't trust a word that comes out of his mouth from this moment on OP.

Thewizardbinbag · 21/08/2023 18:44

No 😂.

DatingDinosaur · 21/08/2023 18:44

Mmm. My phone came pre-loaded with facebook. I've never had any notifications from it though because I never linked my account to it.

I'll hazard a guess that, whether it's pre-loaded or not, he'd have to actually set up or link his account to his phone/email(?) to receive notifications.

So either way, he's on tinder.

golddustwomen · 21/08/2023 18:46

What a fucking idiot. If you're going to lie make it believable ffs.

IamSaved · 21/08/2023 18:46

Tinder is most definitely NOT pre-installed on smartphones.

Tinkerbyebye · 21/08/2023 18:48

No

DumpedByText · 21/08/2023 18:49

He's a lying twat, dump the idiot!

Deathbyfluffy · 21/08/2023 18:51

That’s a terrible excuse, 0/10 for effort 😅

egowise · 21/08/2023 18:54

No. Tinder is not pre loaded.

xyz111 · 21/08/2023 18:56

Even if it was loaded onto the phone, a notification wouldn't pop up if there's no account linked to it. What did the notification say?

NoUseForAName · 21/08/2023 18:59

Set up your own account, set your location to within a mile and if he's on it (which he blatantly is) you'll find him within a few swipes. Screen shot the ask him to explain that too 🙄

titchy · 21/08/2023 19:03

Yea of course. Tinder comes pre-loaded on all phones, and the phone retailer also lets Tinder know who you are when you buy a phone so those nice people at Tinder can create an account for you, and they do a bit of swiping for you as well, just to get you started.

Hiddenvoice · 21/08/2023 19:07

If he bought it second hand then the app may but there but he’d need to have an account with them for notifications to pop up.

bellamae1 · 21/08/2023 19:07

No it doesn't he's lying to you!

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