How do I create a Facebook Dating profile? How do I update my Facebook Dating profile?
How do I create a Facebook Dating profile? How do I update my Facebook Dating profile?
If you’re interested in using Facebook Dating to meet new people, you can create a Dating profile. In Dating, you can send likes and messages to people you’re interested in. Once someone likes you back, you’ll match and can start chatting in Dating.
Note that all people on Dating must follow our Community Standards. Dating profiles and activity can’t be promotional in nature or contain commercial offers.
How do I create a Facebook Dating profile?
Access Dating from your current Facebook account on the Android or iPhone apps.
The first step to using Facebook Dating is creating your profile. Bear in mind that Facebook Dating isn’t available to everyone.
Before you get started, turn on Location services for Facebook.
To create your Facebook Dating profile:
- Go to your Facebook app and tapÂ
, then Dating. - Tap Get started and continue through the questions. Make your selections and tap Next or you can tap Skip to move to the next question.
- Review your profile details, then tap Confirm.
- To complete your profile and add more details and pictures, tap one:
- Preview suggested profile: to automatically use information and pictures from your Facebook profile.
- Complete profile manually: to add details and pictures yourself.
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Dating.Gender identity
Part of creating a profile is selecting your gender identity. We know this list doesn’t reflect the full spectrum of identity. We ask you to select the one that you most closely identify with so we can suggest more relevant matches.
The gender identity options are:
- Woman
- Man
- Let me be more specific
- Cis woman
- Trans woman
- Cis man
- Trans man
- Non-binary person
Your match’s gender identity
If you’re cis-gendered but want to match with trans or non-binary people:
- When selecting your gender identity, tap Let me be more specific.
- Tap Cis woman or Cis man.
If you identify as trans, you need to select who can see your profile. For example, if you selected Trans [gender] as your gender identity, you can choose:
- Everyone: they are interested in dating cis, trans and non-binary people.
- All [gender]:Â they are interested in dating both cis and trans [gender].
- Trans [gender]: they are interested in dating trans [gender], but not cis [gender].
How do I update my Facebook Dating profile?
Bear in mind that your gender identity and gender identity preferences for matches aren’t visible on your Dating profile.
Occasionally, you may want to update your Dating profile. You can’t change some things, such as your name and age, in Dating. Changes that you make to your Dating profile don’t appear on your main Facebook profile.
To update your Dating profile:
- Go to your Facebook app and tap , then Dating.
- Tap Profile then tap .
- Scroll down and tap the category that you want to update.
- Tap any item to add or change the information.
.Bear in mind that your Dating location is visible on your profile.
You choose which additional information you’d like to include on your Dating profile. For example, you can choose to share your:
- Height
- Work and education
- Lifestyle
- Other beliefs
Photos and prompts
You can add up to 12 photos and prompts to your Dating profile. At least one photo must be of you and your face should be visible. Learn more about requirements and tips for your Dating photos.
If you want to change the order, tap and hold a photo or prompt, then move it to the position you want.
