Tinder’s AI can find better matches by scanning your camera roll

Tinder is testing an AI-powered “Chemistry” feature that learns your interests and personality by analyzing your camera roll. In it Latest earnings reportthe dating app’s parent company, Match Group, described it as an interactive matching feature designed to combat “swipe fatigue” by showing fewer, more compatible matches.

Chemistry requires user permission to access camera roll photos, and will also ask “interactive questions” to get to know users better. Match says this is “a key pillar of Tinder’s upcoming 2026 product experience,” and that the feature is already live in New Zealand and Australia, with plans to expand to additional countries in the coming months.

Giving an app’s AI the freedom to look at photos on your device seems a bit tricky, even if the feature is opt-in only. Match Group provided this and more Artificial intelligence features In an effort to encourage Tinder users to stick with the app, which has suffered a decline in paying subscribers for more than two years.