Dating app

Application Software
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A dating app is an online dating service presented through a mobile phone application. Such apps may use smartphone GPS capabilities, constant availability and mobile wallet access. They are intended to speed up finding potential partners, chatting, flirting and possibly meeting or beginning a romantic relationship. Online dating apps are described as mainstream in the United States, where online dating was the principal way new couples met as of 2017.

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Form: Online dating service presented through a mobile phone application
Common features: May use GPS, always-on availability and mobile wallets
United States: Online dating was the principal method by which new couples met in 2017

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Article: Dating app (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q28134845
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