Android Auto is not available in China and the app ecosystem is completely different. to flirt regular Tinder blockedbut in return they have TanTan, which is almost as musical as Netflix’s voice.

So what is TanTan like? It’s essentially almost the same as Tinder, but focuses on the Asian market within and outside China. But after TanTan, TanTan Tribe has just arrived. with a certain change and the occasional red flag.

From and for Asia

The rest of the world has Tinder, and China has TanTan. The application was born in 2014 and It didn’t take long for it to earn the nickname “Chinese Tinder”because the process is almost the same: swipe to one side or the other and if both agree, there is a match and the chat begins. This is spiced up with a multitude of price plans that unlock more superpowers, like knowing who we like or teleporting to other parts of the world. Again, just like Tinder.

What’s interesting is that the app goes against the general rule in terms of diversity and presents itself as an “app”. #1 dating trick for Asians” and is described in app stores as an “Asian dating app.”

There’s no rule saying you have to be Asian to use this, but Yes, there is a certain technological barrier.because not all phone prefixes are allowed to be registered in a phone number. Spanish phones are not supported, but phones from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba and Ecuador are just a few.

However, where TanTan is most successful is of course his home country; here it is estimated to have garnered around 1.2 million users last year, of which 13 were paying users. So it is China’s second most popular dating appIt is located just below Momo. The most curious thing about the subject is that TanTan has also belonged to Momo since 2018 and as a result, everything remains at home.

I like to avoid ‘red flags’

While TanTan is basically Tinder, its evolution is something slightly different. Following TanTan, TanTan Tribe, described as the “international version” of TanTan, was released. Ironically, it can’t be downloaded almost anywhere from Google Play except Singapore, where it has just been launched. In TanTan Tribe A certain change has been applied to the Tinder concept.

TanTan Tribe no longer presents itself as a dating app for Asians, but instead as a dating app for Asians Start relationships by avoiding ‘red flags’ that you don’t support. The app helps you initially discover what those ‘red flags’ are, or things you can’t stand in a potential partner; for example, someone is still in contact with their ex, is hiding their cell phone PIN, or has poor personal hygiene.

You choose what you don’t support and the app retrieves that data. calculate red flag percentage (or green flag) to the person in front of you, depending on whether you accept it or not. For example, if both you and the other person cannot tolerate someone with poor personal hygiene, this will earn you points and a green flag will be used instead of a red flag. There are some holes in the system’s approach because it is not uncommon for someone to not apply the same standard to their partner as they do to themselves.

Anyway, in the end you have to do the same as with almost all dating apps: drag to one side or the other. The difference is that instead of voting with a heart and an X, here you also vote with red flags or green flags although the process is the same.

TanTan Tribe, which has a slightly more casual style, is at least A slightly different concept than usualHowever, the most curious part is that the entire ecosystem of dating apps in the East and West is very different. These have to be replaced by others, partly due to cultural differences and partly due to administrative differences, such as the blocking of many “global” apps such as Tinder.

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