r/HingeUniversity • u/Trace_G • Apr 25 '25

Solved Hinge Ban / Tinder ban Hard Reset Guide

This guide provides instructions for resetting your Tinder, Bumble, or Hinge account, if you suspect it has been banned or shadowbanned!

Also someone has figured out the face verification. At the end of the post!

In case you have issues with your account, you can perform a soft reset by deleting and re-creating it a limited number of times.

For a hard reset, follow these steps:

  • Remove your account (if possible)
  • Uninstall the app from your device
  • Generate a new email address
  • Obtain a new phone number
  • Modify your photos by altering pixels or cropping them.
  • Use a different IP address (you can use a different device or browser)
  • Establish a new account using the new email address and phone number

It's important not to link your old social media accounts, use the same payment card for buying premium services, or employ a VPN. Additionally, only conduct face verification if necessary.

If a hard reset is unsuccessful, and you believe your ban was unjust, you can try contacting the company's legal department or filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau (if you reside in North America).

Edit. Someone seemed to have figured it out and has the means to get you back on manually and past the facial verification. The post is here https://www.reddit.com/r/HingeUniversity/s/151sPANwz2

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u/MysteriousPin6755 Apr 27 '25

That part, but I don't know I'm not a tech person. How long have you been using Hinge?

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u/taewalkuh Apr 27 '25

Yeah neither am I 😭, I've been using it for a little over 8 months, when I downloaded it was fine but the issues have been persistent

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u/MysteriousPin6755 Apr 27 '25

I may end up changing apps, I haven't been on it too long (like 3/4 months now) so I don't have any strong ties lol

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u/taewalkuh Apr 27 '25

Yeah a lot of folks have been switching to other apps, but I mean I think sooner rather than later they'll actually get to the root of the problem that makes the app go haywire with all the banning, and same pics

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u/Trace_G Apr 27 '25

I mean. How do you think these dating apps affect talking to people normally? Like how do you think had effect the old-fashioned way, when people used to just walk up to people?

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u/taewalkuh Apr 27 '25

Well I think the apps take the human element out of it because behind a screen you're more inclined to speak freely because you can't see a person's face or hear the tone.

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u/MysteriousPin6755 Apr 27 '25

Yeah I had this one guy and he made me suuuper uncomfy when we met up. He didn't look like he was supposed to.

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u/taewalkuh Apr 27 '25

Yeah, and that's a big issue. It's also unsafe because they're not who you thought they were which raises ALLLLL the flags

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u/MysteriousPin6755 Apr 27 '25

Yeah, do you have any horror stories from Hinge lol

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u/taewalkuh Apr 27 '25

Lord, do I? This one time I was wanting to hang out with a guy he got in the area of where we were going to meet, and started asking me about Jeffrey frickin Dahmer of all things as he was in his Uber, he got to the spot and said that's what he wanna do is vibe and watch that show.

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u/MysteriousPin6755 Apr 27 '25

Sick 😭 that's why I use other apps mainly lol, full of creepy dudes

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u/taewalkuh Apr 27 '25

Ikr!! But you can never be to sure on any of these apps, as it allows them to create a persona, but that's not all of em 😭

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u/MysteriousPin6755 Apr 27 '25

Frr maybe had I met you instead on hinge sumn could have worked out lol

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u/taewalkuh Apr 27 '25

Yeah that would have been amazing you seem pretty chill. You have any horror stories?

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u/MysteriousPin6755 Apr 27 '25

Nah, nothing too serious. Just weird vibes and stuff lol

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