Mar 27
Grindr Launches 'Right Now' Feature in Select Cities
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 3 MIN.
Too busy to bother with scrolling, chatting, and otherwise not cutting to the chase? If you live in one of 15 select cities, Grindr's new 'Right Now' feature might be what you're needing.
"Instead of scrolling the grid and guessing who's down to meet ASAP, you pop into a dedicated new feed where people post exactly what they're looking for... right now," the popular app explains on its blog.
"Each post stays live for only one hour," the blog post adds, "so you'll see who's currently active and available in that moment."
"Right Now helps find what you're craving in real-time."
After a trial run that started last year in Washington, D.C. here in the States, and in Australia abroad, Right Now is available... well, right now... in a number of American cities, as well as a handful of foreign locales, having gone live on March 25.
In the U.S., those cities are "New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Austin, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, [and] Orlando," the Grindr blog details.
Abroad, Right Now has become available in "London, Paris, Madrid, Milan, Amsterdam, and Sao Paulo - some of the most densely populated gayborhoods in the world."
The feature is set to arrive in more cities "in the coming months."
The rationale for Right Now is simple: Guys looking for a hookup might not have time for anything more.
"Sometimes, all you have is an hour," the blog notes. "Maybe you just finished a sweaty gym session and are feeling the rush, or maybe you're on your lunch break and are hungry for more than a quick sandwich."
"All that back-and-forth? Hard pass."
The feature isn't simply the work of engineers looking to come up with something. Rather, the Grindr blog explains, "It was born from your feedback – especially from folks who want immediate, no-nonsense meetups."
"Grindr users asked," the blog states. "So we built it. And we're thrilled to see how it's already making connections simpler, faster, and more immediate."
Indeed, the blog winks, "You'll be amazed how quickly sparks can fly when everyone's on the same page."
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
