How to Create a Hinge Account Without Phone or With a Fake Number

Trying to use Hinge without handing over your personal number makes sense. You want privacy, less spam, maybe a clean slate if a past shadowban is dragging your profile down. 

The reality is that Hinge still requires an SMS check at sign-up, but you don’t have to use your main line. The goal is a clean, stable number that Hinge accepts and that you can keep for future logins.

What Hinge Requires in Phone Numbers

Hinge requires a legit phone number that supports SMS. Hinge verifies every new profile by sending a code to a phone number and permanently anchors that number to the account. 

It’s one number per account: you can’t run two accounts on the same number, and if a number was used or banned before, it’s blacklisted. 

Support won’t migrate a profile to a new number; at best, they’ll delete the old account so you can start over. Your number isn’t shown to other users, but it is the identity anchor behind the scenes.

Hinge’s Phone Verification only works with numbers that can receive real SMS (short-codes). Landlines typically won’t work because of short-code SMS, and Hinge doesn’t reliably offer a voice-call fallback. 

If you truly have no phone number at all, you’ll need to obtain one (virtual or prepaid) to create an account. There’s no email-only path.

Country/region matters too: some prefixes and unsupported regions are filtered. Using a supported country code (US/UK/CA/EU commonly fine) avoids silent rejections.

Here’s how to sign up for Hinge without using your personal number in 3 easy steps: 

How to Get a Fake Phone Number for Hinge With DatingZest

DatingZest’s Hinge Phone Number is a dating app phone verification service that caters to three types of users:

1. Users who want to stay anonymous on Hinge by not giving away their actual phone numbers;
2. Those whose phone numbers have been banned by the service for whatever reason, and;
3. Users whose Hinge accounts aren’t working due to phone-related errors.

With DatingZest, you get two phone numbers for $9.95, and you have full ownership of them (as opposed to free, public services).

How to activate your DatingZest phone number for your Hinge account:

• Step 1: Go to DatingZest and get your phone number.
• Step 2: Open the Hinge app and sign up with your brand-new phone number.
• Step 3: Return to the DatingZest page, copy the code, and verify your account.

It’s budget-friendly, quick, and undetectable by Hinge, so not only will you open an account without your personal phone number, but Hinge won’t give you any problems!

Hinge Phone Verification Workarounds That Often Fail 

There are many workarounds people resort to, such as free services, but they usually fail because Hinge picks up on suspicious activity.

• Secondary SIM. Works since they’re real phone numbers, but they’re too expensive and inconvenient to maintain.
• Free VOIP (Google Voice, TextNow, etc.). Frequently no code, outright rejection, or low visibility/shadowban later. A tiny minority reported Google Voice only worked via Hinge web, not the app, so it’s highly inconsistent and not recommended.
• Public or one-time numbers. Commonly recycled → “already in use”, or they work once and lock you out later because you can’t receive future SMS.
• Borrowing a friend’s number. You’ll pass sign-up, but every future code goes to them; they also can’t make their own Hinge later unless you delete yours.
• Other paid virtual numbers (Hushed, OpenPhone, etc.). Can work, but it depends on the prefixes Hinge is flagging at that time. If the range is on Hinge’s watchlist, expect failures. Fix: switch ranges/providers or use a prepaid SIM.
  

Your Phone Number on Hinge: For Banned or Shadowbanned Users

Hinge checks more than your number (device, IP, Wi-Fi patterns, photo metadata, behavior). People who succeed at a fresh start change several things at once:

1. Use a fresh number (from a trustworthy service like DatingZest).
2. Switch internet connections or use data. Be careful with VPNs because Hinge sees them as red flags.
3. Use a different device or hard-reset the same one.
4. Don’t reuse identical photos/captions on your Hinge profile.
5. Ramp activity slowly (avoid bursty likes or mass-messaging).

Why Hinge Phone Verification Sometimes Fails

You could have the perfect phone number, and issues with Hinge’s phone verification might still arise due to factors like technical problems.

– If no code arrives: Likely causes: carrier blocks short-codes (common on some budget/prepaid plans), VOIP prefixes Hinge ignores, or throttling after too many taps.
Fix: Ensure the number supports short-codes; try mobile data instead of Wi-Fi; toggle airplane mode; wait a few minutes, then one careful “Resend.” If it still fails, switch numbers/providers.

– If it says “Too many verification/log-in requests”: You’ve exceeded the limit of how often you can ask for verification. 
Fix: Stop. Waiting ~24 hours (sometimes longer) is the only reset. Hammering “Resend” extends the lockout.

– Rejected/already in use. The number was used before, is from an unsupported region, or sits in a flagged VOIP range
Fix: choose a supported country code and a different provider, or use a prepaid SIM.

– Verified once, then signed out. You’ll need the same number again.
Fix: This is why ongoing access matters more than any “one-time” solution.

How to Log Into Hinge Without a Phone Number

Link your Apple ID or Google before making your account, as that often lets you get in on the same device without typing SMS every time; but if Hinge re-challenges, the code still goes to the original number. 

– If you haven’t, you can do it later on! Just go to your Hinge profile settings > Connected Accounts > toggle on Apple/Google.

Trying to “log in by email” won’t work if you never signed up with email. If you lost the number, Hinge Support typically can’t move the profile; they may only offer to delete it so you can start fresh with a new number.

You can’t skip Hinge’s SMS step, but you don’t have to use your personal number. The most reliable route is a private virtual number you control (e.g., DatingZest for $9.95 for 2 numbers). 
Avoid free VOIP and public numbers. Pick a supported country code, keep access to your chosen number for future logins, and, if you’re bouncing back from a ban, pair the new number with a true “fresh start”.