How to get unbanned from Tinder 2023: The Definitive Guide

Sunday evening, my heart stopped for a second… I had been banned on Tinder!

So many matches and genuine conversations are gone. All of them, forever.

A tremendously big number of Tinder users/ex-users resonate with this. But, why would Tinder ban its users though?

Tinder takes the app’s safety very seriously including your jokes on your bio, which is why, to you, it may seem like you’ve been banned for no reason.

However, you’ll manage to create a new account in no time. Meaning You’ll get unbanned.

So, what’s exactly a Tinder ban, how long does a Tinder ban last, and how to work around a Tinder ban in 2022?

Grab what you need to grab because we’re going nerdy on this one.

What Happens When Tinder Bans You?

A Tinder ban is Tinder's way of getting rid of the people who are breaking the rules of Tinder.

When Tinder bans you, they BAN you. You lose your conversations, matches, and everything that has to do with the app.

You won’t be able to have access to your account any longer.

Essentially, a Tinder ban is Tinder’s decision to prevent you from using the app again due to your behavior.

You broke the rules of Tinder, you’re gone from the app.

How long does a Tinder ban last: Are Tinder Bans Permanent?

Tinder bans are permanent. However, there are things you can do about it, and options that help you get back on Tinder.

Tinder says:

“User safety is always at top of mind, and we don’t take violations of our policies lightly.”

This translates to “We’ll make sure to not let you get back on Tinder again, as long as we retain your information.”

If you voluntarily delete your account on Tinder, then Tinder keeps your data for 3 months.

For more info on how long Tinder retains your information click here.

When it comes to banned accounts, Tinder has a different way of going around with users’ data!

Tinder keeps your data a year after you’ve been banned.

So if you’re planning to wait for Tinder to remove your data from their system, then go ahead and wait for 365 days, or forever.

You can’t certainly know when and which of your data will be removed from Tinder’s system!

Well, how to get back on Tinder after a ban then?

How to make a new Tinder account after being banned?

Every time a new account is created after a ban, Tinder or Bumble, and most online dating apps can track the device ID and phone number.

Therefore, it turns out to be harder to create a new account.

Juggling two accounts can be particularly stressful for some users, and therefore this is by no means a foolproof method.

But you’ll be learning how to create a secondary account on Tinder without being noticed.

In other words, you’ll be learning how to create a new Tinder account after being banned.

Here’s how to get around being banned on Tinder:

1. Uninstall Tinder

Whatever device you’ve been using it on,  delete/uninstall Tinder. That is to delete the app’s cache from your device.

You can’t recover your Tinder account after being banned. This is why you want to uninstall the app and start fresh.

2. Disconnect your Facebook or any other socials from Tinder.

Facebook > Settings > Apps and websites > Tinder > Remove App

You won’t be able to use your account again – there’s no reason to keep your socials connected any longer. We’ve got to clean up the old mess to be able to start fresh!

3. Use another device, or change your Device ID & IP address

If you used Tinder on your phone, you don’t necessarily have to get a new device. You can use Tinder on your computer (available as a site: tinder.com).

It’d be more helpful for you to use an entirely different device. If you don’t want to use a new device, then change your device ID.*

*A device ID is a line of unique numbers, and letters that identify your device.

Tinder bans your device as well, that’s why this step is essential for anyone trying to get back to tinder after being banned. 4 options to get this done:

• New device.
• A Factory Reset on your current device (works for both Android and iPhone).
• A Device Changer on your current rooted device (works for Android only).
• iPhone jailbreak (obviously, works for iPhone only).

If you’re not getting a new device, then here’s how changing your device ID works:

Change device ID on Android (factory reset only): Back up anything you don’t want to lose from your device. Settings > General Management > Reset > Factory Data Reset

You can also check out the device ID changer for Android. Your device has to be rooted for this which requires technical skills! 

– Change Device ID on IOS (jailbreak only): You can only change your Device ID on iOS if you’ve got a jailbreak. There are no other proving methods to provide you with a different Device ID on your iOS device.

– Changing advertising ID. An advertising ID is a unique line of numbers that are used by advertisers to identify you as a user.
iOS: Settings > Privacy > Advertising > Reset advertising identifier
Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Reset advertising ID

– Tinder can recognize your IP address too only when signing up. Getting a VPN to avoid the Tinder ban is not necessary but it's good to have. Get a VPN app, enable your new VPN – check if your IP has been changed.

4. Get a new SIM/disposable number

You will need this when it comes to verifying your new Tinder account. It’s a crucial part!

Options:

1. Borrow the number from a friend who’s not using Tinder.
2. Get a new phone number that wasn’t used on Tinder before (you can buy it, or use one you already have).
3. Get a disposable/burner number.

When you log in with a phone number, you need it for SMS verification. This is the case where:

You can use a disposable number – a virtual phone number that you can use for a short period.

At the end of the day, an online Tinder number guarantees to stay under the radar and bypass a Tinder ban successfully!

You can buy a new phone number – You always need to provide your ID to get it, which can’t be much of a big deal, sometimes they are pricey.

However, it’s still a way to help you make a new tinder account after being banned.

	Pros	Cons
Fake Tinder Number	– It’s cheap and easy to use.- It gets sh*t done. – If you get banned, you can get another number without being recognized by Tinder. – Available for all countries.	– One-time use: You have to pay every time you wish to use the number. – Costs $4.95.
Text Now/Google Voice	– You can use them to send texts, or make phone calls too.	– There are chances you buy already used numbers that can get you banned again. – It requires your phone number to register to purchase the number. – It’s not available in all countries.
New SIM card	– You have a SIM card. – You can get it anywhere you live.	– You have to get out of the house to buy it. – Can be pricey. – You have to keep switching between SIM cards on your phone.

Be careful when getting numbers on apps similar to Google Voice or Text Now, because the numbers could be used before and can get you banned again.

We recommend buying a fake number for Tinder which gives a solution for getting back on Tinder.

They could even be the numbers that belonged to someone that got shadowbanned. What is Tinder Shadowban?

Note: You need to follow other steps too because only getting a new number (SIM or a temporary one online) will not get you out of the ‘trouble’. 

5. A new Email Address

You don’t want to connect the same email you connected to your banned Tinder account with your new Tinder account. Tinder will know that it’s you and will ban you again. You need a new email!

This also means you can’t link your new Tinder account to the same socials (Facebook, Instagram, etc) as you did with your banned account either.

Note: If you get a new phone number and a new email you won’t need to connect your Facebook with Tinder.

6. New google play account/Apple ID

Since your google account/Apple ID collects the data, using the same google account/Apple ID to download the app again can give enough clues to Tinder to know who you are.

Tinder doesn’t ban your Apple ID, however, Tinder bans your device.

You can try to send a ban appeal to Tinder

Another effective way to get back on Tinder after being banned is to contact Tinder about the ban, and politely ask them to get you unbanned.

There are two ways you can make a ban appeal to Tinder to unban your account:

– Contact Tinder through email about your banned account:

help@gotinder.com

questions@gotinder.com

– Submitting a request to get unban to Tinder via their support system:

Submit a request to Tinder

Here is a sample appeal you can use to request to be unbanned from Tinder:

Hello,

I’ve recently found out that my account has been banned. I do understand and respect your terms of use, and community guidelines.

With all due respect, I don’t think I broke any of the terms or guidelines. If I did I’d like to apologize, and I’d like to let you know that I wasn’t aware of doing so.
I do enjoy my time on your app, and I’d appreciate it a lot if you’d consider this letter and remove my ban.

Here are my details:
[phone number associated with your account]
[email you associated with your account]
Thank you for your consideration,

[name]
[do not forget to attach a screenshot of the ban]

Note: You want to send them your screenshot of the ban.
Tinder bans for different reasons, and they note them very generally in the notification you get when banned. This increases the chances for them to unban you.

Of course, you will want to personalize this appeal to fit your specific situation and reasons for being banned. You may also want to provide any additional information that you think may be relevant or helpful in getting your account unbanned.

You can expect an answer back from Tinder support within a few hours to a few days. I’d suggest you wait around 3-4 days.

If you get no answer within 3-4 days from Tinder support you can write to them once more to let them know you’re waiting for their answer. Remember to keep being polite.

Using Tinder on the web mode

Some people tried it, and it seems to have worked for them.

The reason why this could be easier is that you don’t need to install Tinder on your device which makes it difficult for Tinder to get clues that it is you.

• Follow the previous steps from Create New Tinder Account, except you don’t want to install Tinder this time.
• Open the browser, go to tinder.com
• Create your Tinder new account

Using Duckduckgo as another ‘Web’ method

What Duckduckgo claims to be is an app that works as a search engine that doesn’t allow websites to collect your data.

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-protecting search engine that, besides other things, recently has been used by people to create new Tinder accounts after they got banned.

You’ll find the very basic steps listed below:

1. Install DuckDuckGo on your phone, Android or Apple.
2. Open DuckDuckGo and go to tinder.com.
3. New IP address, or even bank details if you used them before on the banned account.
4. Create a new account by using your new fake number, new pictures, or email. Do not put anything old that you did on your previous (now banned) account.

Tips when opening a new Tinder account after being banned!

Alrighty! To not get banned on Tinder again, you must consider a few things:

– Don’t put the same pictures. Tinder recognizes pictures, which means, yes, Tinder does remember your photos.

You can use the same pictures on your new Tinder account if you go through a few steps:

• Change the pictures’ metadata/EXIF.
  Metadata changer for iOS: Check out the app here.
  Metadata changer for Android: Check out the app here.
• Cloak them (you’ll find the link to download ‘Fawkes’ for mac or windows here) Bypassing Tinder Facial Recognition.
• And lastly, crop them just a little.

Or you can pick other pictures that are similar to the ones you had before.

This is so that ‘the Tinder robots’ won’t notice it’s a picture that has been on Tinder before. Getting new pictures is a safer way around it!

– Don’t connect your Instagram unless it’s a new account. Connecting your Instagram which you used to have connected to your banned account, is another way of begging Tinder to ban you once again. Don’t do that.

– Don’t connect your Spotify unless you didn’t have it connected with the banned Tinder account. Try not to give Tinder clues that it’s you.

– A new bio. Write something interesting, and catchy. Something that won’t offend anyone would be an awesome idea. Something that would be awesome would also be an awesome idea.

– New bank details. If you wish to pay for any of the premium features, you’ve got to use different bank details.

YOU DON’T WANT TO LET TINDER KNOW IT’S YOU.

– Don’t do a face verification. This action will give Tinder enough to know it’s a banned user trying to sneak back into the app.

– Don’t break the rules again. Read Tinder’s guidelines and terms of use.
You kind of know what you’ve done wrong, make sure you don’t repeat that after creating your new Tinder account.

If you don’t know what you did wrong, Tinder Etiquette is something that you might want to read a bit about.

Take with you:

• Do not use the same device, email, phone number, social media, pictures, bank details, or any other information from your previously banned Tinder account.
• Carefully read Tinder’s community guidelines and Tinder’s Terms of Use
• Follow those guidelines and respect the terms of use.
• Be careful with your jokes on your bio, and the jokes you tell your matches (it’s very easy to report someone you don’t like).
• Respect your matches: don’t offend them, don’t ghost them, and don’t unmatch too often. Try to not get reported.

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Why am I banned on Tinder?

Did Tinder ban you for no reason, or do they have a solid excuse? Well, let’s find out, shall we?!!

Here are 4 reasons why Tinder bans you:

1. “Your Tinder profile has been banned for the activity that violates our Terms of Use.”

You violated Tinder’s terms of use.

Now, let’s talk about the 8th point of Tinder’s terms of use – Community Rules. If you got banned, you probably broke one or more of these rules. 

Here are some of them…

“By using the Service, you agree that you will not:”

• Use the Service for illegal purposes/prohibited by the agreement.
• Use the Service for harming/criminal purposes.
• Break the Community Guidelines.
• Spam/defraud any members.
• Impersonate someone else without their permission.
• Mistreat other members.
• Post content that violates anyone’s rights(publicity, privacy, etc)
• Post content like hate speech, pornographic, or sexually explicit content.
• Post content that contains: inciting violence, nudity, graphic, and gratuitous violence.
• Post content that promotes: racism, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind.

2. You’ve been reported.

Most of the things you don’t want to do on Tinder (mentioned above) are things that have to do with disturbing other members of Tinder.

This has to do not only with your profile (if it is offensive to anyone) but with your behavior too.

It’s something you said or did that made your matches, or other Tinder users report you.

Your way of texting can get you reported too:

This behavior is very likely to be reported and get you unmatched by many people.

It will get you reported and banned no matter how many new accounts you manage to open.

Sometimes after a few reports Tinder puts your account under review. Avoid reports.

3. You’re underaged and lied about it.

It is one of Tinder’s community guidelines – Not to allow minors to use the app.

The only way to get back on Tinder after being age-restricted is to wait until you turn 18.

On the other hand, if you mistakenly put the wrong age (under 18, but you’re older), then you can verify your age on Tinder after being banned for it.

You have to provide Tinder with an ID to verify that you’re the age you’re claiming to be.

There are cases in which people fake their age, but then claim their real age on their bio, which can get you banned as well!

Example,

4. A list of things that aren’t included in the Tinder guidelines or terms of use

It’s about your behavior, and actions towards other users.

Here are things you might’ve done, but you weren’t aware they were wrong and can lead to your account getting banned:

• Sending the same text to a lot of people(a robot-ish move)
• Ghosting your matches
• You unmatched a lot of people(another robot-ish move)
• Your mind told you to swipe everyone, and you listened(ROBOT)
• You weren’t careful when texting your matches
• You didn’t use Tinder for a long time

FAQ – All about a Tinder ban

Does Tinder remember your device ID when they ban you?

Yes, Tinder remembers your device ID. That means, when Tinder bans you, they ban your device ID too. To avoid getting caught by Tinder you need to change the device ID or use a different device.

Does Tinder ban your IP address?

Tinder collects your IP address along with other device information. But Tinder is not strict with your IP address. You can easily avoid it by using a VPN or restarting your router because you probably won’t have a static IP.

How to cancel a Tinder subscription after being banned?

I was subscribed to one of the premium features on Tinder. What do I do?

This is how you do it on the iPhone iOS Apple store:

1. iPhone Settings
2. Your name > Subscriptions
3. Select subscription
4. Cancel subscription

Android (google play store):

1. Open Google Play Store 
2. Menu > Subscriptions
3. Select subscription
4. Cancel subscription

Note: Deleting the app from your phone will not cancel the subscription.

If you’re having any trouble then you can check this out: I’m having trouble canceling my subscription, what can I do?

Is my Tinder account deleted if it's banned?

Tinder sometimes doesn’t delete banned accounts. This means that if Tinder bans your account, it might not get deleted but it's not visible to others. It won't appear in swiping stack.

It wouldn’t make any sense for Tinder to keep banned accounts floating around the app for no reason.

But, people have been reporting to have people reach their social media because their banned accounts had their social media shared there.

You cannot have access to your account after your Tinder account has been banned, therefore you cannot delete your Tinder account after being banned.

A good idea and solution to this would be to contact Tinder and ask them to remove your data and information from their system.

I got banned from Tinder and Hinge at the same time, what does that mean?

If you get banned on Tinder you might get banned from Hinge too because the apps are owned by the same company: Match Group.

If you got banned from Hinge and Tinder on the same day, or around there, then there might be something wrong with your profile or approach to your matches.

Your picture(s) might be offensive, your bio, or the way you talk to people on those dating apps. Based on that, if you’re seen as dangerous, offensive, or ‘robot-ish’ then Match Group will take matters into their hands due to the valuation of user safety and security.