Here comes the big question…how do you evade Tinder’s Photo Verification process, especially during a sensitive time: post-ban.
I’ve been fascinated by this topic for a very long time, mainly because there’s no foolproof way to successfully bypass this verification process.
If you get lucky enough, Tinder might forget to impose it on you, but that usually doesn’t happen…or does it?
The Ban is what makes bypassing Photo Verification so hard.
If Tinder bans your account, they save your data to block you from rejoining. Recreating an account with the same information will result in another ban after photo verification.
Though Tinder must legally delete your data upon request, creating new accounts with flagged information triggers immediate re-bans.
Do you see how this could be a problem? Of course, Tinder says you can request your data be deleted because they legally have to.
– Is bypassing the Tinder Photo Verification possible or is it all theory?
I don’t want to give false hope to the people out there really hoping to use Tinder unverified, so let me give you a heads-up.
Bypassing the Tinder Photo Verification is extremely difficult, if not impossible, because it’s a safety precaution exercised by most dating apps. Take Hinge’s or Bumble’s Photo Verification process as an example too.
At this point in time, all we can do is theorize, hence I’m going to show you the best ways to avoid getting photo-verified…on paper.
Method #1: Waiting a long time for your ban to lift.
So, we’ve already met ourselves with a dilemma because there is no specific timeframe in which Tinder keeps your data, photos included.
Tinder states that, upon your account’s closure, your data is deleted after 30 days…so we have our first wait time: 30 days.
But that’s in the case of you deleting your account instead of getting banned. For that, Tinder’s Privacy Policy says your info is retained for 3 months up to a year. Yikes.
In that sense, you can wait anywhere from a month to a year to open a new Tinder account with your authentic name, log-in details, and photos.
This is for the people who are serious about finding someone on Tinder and HAVE TO use the same information to ensure authenticity.
With enough luck, you won’t be asked to get verified, seeing how it is supposed to be an optional process.
Method #2: Doing a hard Tinder reset.
If Tinder recognizes you, two of the following scenarios may take place:
- They’ll instantly ban you;
- Or, they’ll ask you to verify and then ban you.
A sad reality for many, which is why you can try a hard reset—basically making it so Tinder doesn’t recognize you when making a new account.
Because waiting for God knows how long isn’t too good an idea, you can try the following steps:
Step 1: Requesting your data be deleted.
You can ask Tinder to delete your data here, which must look something like this:
Leave your email address, and under Description, explain you’re requesting a data deletion—hopefully, they respond!
Step 2: Resetting your phone.
Since Tinder bans your Device, you kind of have to do a factory reset on your phone or use a different one that can’t be traced back to you.
If you’re going for the reset, keep in mind you must open a new Apple ID/Samsung Account and not use the same payment method.
Step 3: Installing Tinder, but signing up with a DatingZest phone number.
The biggest mistake people make when trying to bypass the Tinder Photo Verification is using their own phone number or an inadequate fake one.
This triggers Tinder’s security system because of how suspicious your new account would look. This is where DatingZest’s Tinder Phone Number comes to the scene.
Our fake phone numbers have been designed to look like real ones, hence Tinder won’t have a reason to doubt you and force you to get photo-verified.
It’s quite speedy: just get your phone number (two for $9.95!), receive your phone number, use it on Tinder, and go back for your code:
Step 4: Preventing linking your old socials.
View this final step as a word of advice from yours truly: don’t link the same email address, socials, or payment method to your new Tinder account.
This will pretty much blow your cover and trigger the Photo Verification process, which you can’t escape!
– Everything we’ve done until this point is to prevent triggering it!
Sadly, once Tinder makes up its mind a user is dubious, it’ll make them get verified. Our goal is to erase those suspicions.
If we fail, we’ll get the Profile Verification Required screen on Tinder which leaves us unable to access our account.
*If you want to learn more about this, I already went over this phenomenon in another article. Feel free to check it out!
A Ban and a Shadowban are not the same thing.
A Ban means having your account deleted for violating the Tinder Guidelines—it’s the worst punishment an online dating service can give.
A Tinder Shadowban, on the other hand, is what they give you for suspicious behavior that doesn’t deserve a ban yet; your profile is still there, but less visible to other users.
You can try reversing it by contacting Tinder, changing your profile, or ultimately making a new account with, you guessed it, different content.
– A word of advice: try getting your Ban sorted out…
I got banned on Tinder once because I uploaded a photo of me and my dog. Apparently, I was “promoting” something…what?!
I mean, unless they mean I was trying to promote animal rights, I don’t know what their issue with me was, but I remember how persistent the Ban was.
I suggest you try appealing your Ban through the Tinder Appeal Center so that it doesn’t haunt you for the rest of your stay on the site.
This way, you can get your account back and/or make new ones you can easily get photo-verified on without a worry.
Can’t complete the Photo Verification? Let me help!
Wanting to get verified? Just click on the grey checkmark next to your name on your Tinder profile and you’re good to go.
If you’re asking how to bypass the Tinder Photo Verification because you simply can’t get the hang of it, I might just be able to help!
- Wait for the results to come in. It might take a while for the team to get back to you, so stay patient!
- Submit a request reporting a feature isn’t working. This can be done through Tinder’s Submit-A-Request link.
- Follow the instructions to the best of your abilities. Luckily, Tinder offers prompts you can follow to get verified but you must make sure the poses match.
- Take down your photos with other people in them. Tinder may have a difficult time knowing who’s the person trying to get photo-verified.
*Know that using Tinder unverified takes away from the experience because you may be swiped left on more often.
Now that you’re all caught up to speed, have fun on Tinder!
Liam
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