If you’re pretty new to Bumble, you’ll probably have a lot of questions going through your mind right now. For example, what swiping does, how you can take advantage of them, and what happens after when you swipe either right or left. Read on to find out.
What happens when you swipe Right or Left on Bumble
Swiping is Bumble’s way of liking or disliking someone’s profile. On many social media apps, buttons are clicked to like or dislike people’s profiles, but on Bumble, users swipe to like or show interest in other people’s profiles.
Now, you can only swipe in two directions on the app — right and left. The Bumble algorithm interprets the right swipe as liking or showing an interest in someone. On the other hand, swiping left means that you have no interest in the person and you dislike that profile.
So here’s a breakdown of how Bumble swipe works.
When you open the app, Bumble users whom the platform thinks are a great match for you (based on your information, location, and preferences) will be displayed on your profile.
Only one profile will be shown at a time. So, to see the next profile, you need to swipe either right or left, depending on well the person appeals to you.
So you know, the Left swipe shows that you’re not interested in the Bumble user, whereas the Right swipe shows that you’re interested in them.
I swiped right on Bumble but nothing happened (Why and What to do)
Unlike other dating apps, Bumble has a special approach for its users and how they engage with other users. If you’re new to the dating app, it’s fine to be confused.
If you’re in a situation where you swiped right on Bumble but nothing happened, read on to find out what maybe the cause, and what to do. Below they are:
1. The user didn’t swipe right back at you
One of the reasons why it seems the swipes are not doing anything is because the other person hasn’t just swiped right on your profile.
Bumble works with a system that highly supports mutual relationships.
Hence, whenever you swipe right on a user, you’ll have to wait for that user to also swipe right on your profile to create a connection. After that, you will be added to each other’s ‘hive’ of connections.
If the person does not swipe right back at you, there won’t be any connection, and you won’t see yourselves matched. That’s because Bumble wants to ensure you only connect with people of like minds or those you’re very much attracted to.
What’s the solution?
If the person has actually swiped left on you, they’ll likely not see your profile again. Therefore, the only walk around this is to look for that person on any social media platform such as Facebook or Instagram, and reach out to them, hoping to start a meaningful conversation.
In addition, there are cases where profiles that have been swiped left will show up again. That means there’s still a chance that your profile will pop up in their feed again, although it doesn’t happen very frequently. And if that happens, that user might have a change of mind and match with you this time.
In any case, the best option will be to find that user on other social media apps and connect with them.
2. Your match didn’t start a conversation with you on time
The way Bumble’s architecture works is that women are the only ones permitted to make the first move and start a conversation.
Supposing you swiped right at someone who had swiped right at you initially, you should be expecting a match of which you might need to begin a conversation, right?
Well, that’s not the case in Bumble.
In Bumble, the superpower is being given to men.
As a man, yes, you can show interest in a woman’s profile first, but after you’re matched, the woman has to start the conversation first.
And if she doesn’t say something to a new connection within the first 24 hours of being matched, that connection will disappear forever!
Meaning, the initial effort put-in would go useless. Hence you’ll fall into the scenario of “I swiped right on Bumble but nothing happened.”
Meanwhile, the above rules do not apply to same-gender users. However, either of them has to make a move within 24 hours before that connection disappears.
So, if you don’t see anything happening when you swipe right on profiles, it’s possibly because your match has disappeared because none of you started a conversation within the first 24 hours of connecting.
What to do?
Bumble only allows its female users to start a conversation. So if you’re a male, ensure your profile is elegant and attractive so that you can easily prompt women to start a conversation with you (within the first 24 hours of your connection). Meanwhile, if you’re a female, you should start a conversation with whomever you wish to connect with within 24 hours. Otherwise, they will disappear from your matched list after 24 hours.
3. You had a poor network connection
Another reason swiping right on Bumble might seem not to work could be due to a poor network connection. Slow internet doesn’t allow the Bumble app to run smoothly, and it can sometimes cause misbehavior in some of its features.
You may notice that you swiped right on a profile but nothing happens because the internet speed was probably too slow to respond to the action.
What to do?
Try to connect your phone to a WI-FI with a fast internet speed and try opening the app again. This will help you make the app’s features work very smoothly. You can also try switching on airplane mode and switching it off after some minutes. This should help you reset your internet connection and possibly make the speed faster.
Conclusion
It’s not uncommon to see people saying, “I have swiped right on Bumble, but nothing happened — why’s that?” Thankfully, this article has pinpointed the common reasons why this happens. Moreover, we’ve seen a few fixes that you can try, and hopefully, your Bumble app issue will be resolved in no time.
