Tinder predicts future where you point phones at people passing in the street to see if they are single
IMAGINE walking down the street and being able to detect whether the people passing you are single or attached based on a colour on your smartphone.
That's what Tinder, one of world's the most popular hook-up apps, hopes will become a reality.
The idea is based on popular Traffic Light parties where University students wore red or green to signal whether they were looking for love or not.
Similarly, an augmented reality feature on Tinder - similar to Pokemon Go - will be able to show users which strangers are red - and should be avoided - and who has green for go.
"That will definitely impact dating,” Tinder's CEO Sean Rad said on Tuesday at tech conference Start-Up Grind.
"You can imagine how, with augmented reality, that experience could happen in the room, in real time.
"The impact is profound as these devices get closer to your senses, to your eyes, to your experiences."
He added that artificial intelligence might be arranging dates in the near future.
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Rad said: "In five years time, Tinder might be so good, you might be like “Hey Siri, what’s happening tonight?’
“And Tinder might pop up and say 'There’s someone down the street you might be attracted to.
"She’s also attracted to you. She’s free tomorrow night. We know you both like the same band, and it’s playing - would you like us to buy you tickets?'"
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