Tinder Profile Verification Required — How to fix having your account locked.

Tinder is really serious when it comes to verifying its users’ identities, even locking their accounts for good if they do not meet the criteria.

If you’re one of the unfortunate ones to have their Tinder rights taken away simply because you don’t want your photos out there forever, I got a solution.

Seeing how Tinder does this because it’s suspicious of you, there are only 2 things you can do: fight for your account or delete it altogether!

– Should you undergo the profile verification process?

The message: “Recent activity has caused us to lock your account. To continue swiping please verify your profile photos.” means you have to verify your profile.

However, you should do it only if you’ve never been banned on Tinder before, meaning there’s no need for you to hide.

On the other hand, do not, I repeat…DO NOT get verified if you were banned once as you’ll only get banned again.

What you need is a hard reset, which is basically making a new account that cannot be linked to your old one.

– This includes getting a new device (or resetting your current one to nothingness), connecting to a different Wi-Fi, and creating a new phone device ID.

Now, when you install Tinder, make sure you’re not using any of the same, old things: phone number, email, photos, bio, and so on.

• You need to sign up using a new phone number, from a trustworthy source, like our DatingZest Tinder Phone Numbers!

One purchase, standing at $10, gives you 2 phone numbers you can get 2 different codes from — they’re proven to get you unbanned from Tinder.

Why is Tinder practically forcing you to get verified?

Not just this time, but every time Tinder asks you to verify your identity, it has the safety of users in mind.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s not like Tinder thinks YOU are suspicious, it’s just that your profile is worrisome to some degree.

1. You either have no images or unacceptable ones.

Putting images on your dating profile isn’t optional…it’s a MUST for people to know the person they’re talking to is real.

Based on that concept, Tinder’s trained AI finds those empty profiles and puts them on trial (giving them one more chance to verify their identity).

Another thing Tinder finds iffy is “unacceptable” imagery — photos of scenery, pets, cars, and basically anything that isn’t YOU.

2. You’ve been mass-reported.

For the very same reason I explained above, dating app users have this culture of mass-reporting inadequate profiles to keep themselves and others safe.

With enough reports, the lightbulb on top of Tinder’s team’s head has lit up, pushing them to give you an ultimatum.

You either complete the photo verification process or lose access to your account!

3. You were banned before, and now you have a new account.

You have triggered the algorithm, and although your account may be new, Tinder may have kept your previous data:

• The same IP Address;
• Similar photos;
• The same device as the one you got banned on, etc.

This is what usually happens when you create a new account but retain the same data or if you get your phone number from a sketchy source.

– Be careful with what you pick! Our service, DatingZest, has phone numbers powerful enough to go undetected.

Because Tinder has its reasons for banning you, they’re sticking by their decision by not allowing you in, hoping it’ll keep you away.

4. Tinder has this idea of how a “perfect” user should behave.

Something that usually goes unmentioned is the fact dating apps tend to form this idea of a perfect user, which they take and run with.

I’ve had a lot of people complain about getting punished by Tinder simply because they, let’s say, posted a picture of their adorable pet.

Now, either Tinder hates cats, or their technology is trained to find profiles going against their principles.

What images they should use, their swiping patterns, and so on.

5. Tinder thinks your overall patterns are odd. End of story.

Your photos, ice-breakers, bio, swiping patterns — Tinder thinks your profile might be fake because of your activity and might send a prompt like this one:

Since I told you about how your images might be impacting your experience, let’s take swiping patterns as an example.

If you suddenly went into a swiping frenzy last night (swiping right on everyone), Tinder might’ve thought you had something up your sleeve.

– Can you access your Tinder account after the “Profile Verification” message pops up?

You might have noticed that you’re unable to escape the Profile Verification Screen, rendering it impossible for you to go anywhere else on Tinder.

In this situation, you sadly have only 3 choices:

• To either undergo the profile verification process;
• To seek Tinder’s help;
• Or to delete your current account.

1. Give Tinder what it wants. Verify your profile.

This whole problem can be solved only if you prove your profile is legit, and this can be done by undergoing the Photo Verification Process.

Press on Continue on your Profile Verification Required screen and submit a short selfie video following the prompts shown to you.

– Keep in mind that your profile might be “under review” for 2 days or so and you need to be patient. If Tinder overdoes it, feel free to contact them here.

2. Get in contact with someone from Tinder’s team.

You can submit a request to Tinder for technical issues as well, though not many people have succeeded in getting a useful answer.

If basic Tinder functions are not working because of this or if something’s wrong with the profile verification, choose the “A Tinder feature isn’t working” option under the “What can we help with?” box.

The key is to be as concise as possible. You can say something like:

“Hi! There is a problem with my Tinder profile as it is inaccessible. I am stuck in the “Profile Verification Required” screen although I underwent the process — I cannot click on anything because it automatically takes me to that screen.”

3. You need to delete your account, especially if you were banned.

This is for the best because even if the photo verification process works, you’ll end up getting re-banned if you were banned before.

This isn’t as easy as it sounds — remember that your account is locked to the point you cannot go to your Settings to delete your account.

Based on what people reported working, you can try out these 2 methods:

a) Going to your Settings very quickly.

You get a very short window frame, about a few seconds, before the screen pops up again. Use this diligently.

Exit the Tinder app and enter it again, but this time, quickly press on the Settings icon and go down to Delete Account.

If you fail the first time around, keep retrying!

b) Trying it with Airplane Mode on.

Some Tinder users reported finally being able to escape the Profile Verification Required screen by turning on Airplane Mode.

Apparently, going on Tinder while disconnected from the internet makes the screen go away, giving you enough time to go to your Settings.

Disable Airplane Mode before pressing on Delete Account. Again, if you fail, don’t be shy to try it again!

– Are you getting an “Oops! Connection error, please try again” notification?

So, you are required to verify your profile…but Tinder won’t let you? Make up your mind, Tinder!

– Keep being persistent. Attempt to do the process over and over again until you successfully do it.

– Or wait for a bit and come back. Give Tinder a day to fix itself, after which you’ll go back to finish what you started.

And with that, you’re good to go!