Bumble For Friends Adds “Plans” and AI-powered Conversation Starters to Make it Easier to Connect with Friends
December 04 2023 - 10:04AM
Business Wire
Bumble For Friends, an app for making friends nearby with shared
interests, adds two notable updates - AI-generated conversation
starters and Plans - to get offline and make local friends.
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The Bumble For Friends app is adding a
Plans section for groups of friends to meet. To make it easier to
build a community of friends, people can now organize in-person
group get-togethers and discover nearby activities to join.
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Introducing Plans: A New Way to Gather as a Group
- Bumble For Friends is rolling out a highly-requested feature
known as Plans, which helps members meet IRL with groups of up to
15 people. Whether you're planning a monthly book club or seeking
concert buddies, Plans simplifies the process of organizing and
participating in group get-togethers. For anyone navigating being
new to an area or starting afresh, finding like-minded individuals
to do things with can be a challenge; Plans on Bumble For Friends
helps solve that problem by facilitating connections to nearby
group activities.
"When someone asks what your weekend plans are, and you don't
have any, it can make you feel even lonelier. We want to eliminate
that feeling and give members an easy way to enjoy fun plans with
amazing people,” said Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble’s founder and CEO.
“Plans is designed to be the bridge that brings online connections
to life in the real world. It's about more than just meeting
people; it's about forming deeper connections with those who share
your interests. With Plans, you can get to know not just one, but
an entire group of like-minded individuals with one gathering. It's
all about creating opportunities for lasting friendships and
meaningful experiences."
How to Create & Share a Plan
- Skip the swipe. Anyone using the Bumble For Friends app can
create a plan by tapping the Plans tab at the bottom of the
app.
- Plans can be public or private. Private plans are
invitation-only. Public plans are discoverable in the Plans tab,
and any member can request to join.
- Once admitted to attend, the person joins a group chat with the
other members and sees the location details.
- Want to share your plan? Tap the share icon at the top right
side of the plan details screen. When the receiver opens the link
they'll see an overview of the plan and an invitation to download
the Bumble For Friends app if they haven’t yet downloaded it.
Additionally, Bumble For Friends is making it faster to get
conversations going with new friends.
No More Fretting Over First Messages: Your Personal
Icebreaker AI Assistant
- Breaking the ice just got easier with Bumble For Friends'
latest chat update. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), Bumble
For Friends’ new personalized conversation starters assist with
crafting the perfect icebreaker to initiate a conversation. This
feature is currently available in English.
How Do the Conversation Starters Work?
- When you connect with someone new, the AI magic kicks in,
presenting you both with an in-chat prompt asking if you'd like
help with what to ask in the first message.
- Tap 'get started,' and voilà! AI crafts a personalized
icebreaker question based on their profile.
- You're in control. Use the suggested question as is, tweak it,
request another one, or go back to writing from scratch.
- Only one AI-generated icebreaker per chat is allowed, and it
disappears once used.
Herd shared: “AI can be a supercharger for getting to know new
online connections faster. A pain point we hear is the uncertainty
of what to message a potential friend. By leveraging AI as an idea
generator, we're not only jump-starting conversations but also
speeding up the process of discovering if there's a true
connection. In our early testing, we are seeing a percentage of our
members choosing to use AI to help them break the ice."
With these new updates, Bumble For Friends continues to be at
the forefront of fostering meaningful friendships and memorable
social experiences redefining the way people connect online to get
offline.
To use Plans, download the free Bumble For Friends app on the
App Store and Google Play in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United
States.
ABOUT BUMBLE INC.
Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble, Badoo, Fruitz and
Official. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and
equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by CEO
Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps
built with women at the center and connects people across dating
(Bumble Date), friendship (Bumble For Friends) and professional
networking (Bumble Bizz). Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one
of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. Fruitz, founded
in 2017, encourages open and honest communication of dating
intentions through playful fruit metaphors. Official is an app for
couples that promotes open and honest communication between
partners and was founded in 2020.
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