Hard Reset Guide

A hard reset is needed if you feel your account has been shadowbanned (getting zero matches) or banned. If not, you can soft reset a limited amount of times, which entails simply deleting and recreating your account.

This generic hard reset guide applies to Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge.

1. Delete your account
2. If on a device, uninstall the app
3. Create a new email address
4. Get a new number
5. Edit your photos in some way to make them not the same photo, e.g. adding a pixel somewhere, cropping, and/or strip EXIF info, save with different filename
6. Use a different IP address than when you created your account
7. Open your web browser or get a new device
8. Create a new account with your new number and email address

Other considerations:

• Don't link old Instagram/Spotify etc.
• Don't pay with the same card, if buying premium services
• Never do face verification
• You don't need to wait a certain period of time (like 90 days) if doing a hard reset