Hinge’s new voice prompts are a TikTok hit
At least that was the case for Judd Lopez, who became a TikTok heartthrob after he posted his own voice answer to the Hinge prompt “My best celebrity impression.”
The dating app’s new voice feature, which was released in late October, allows users to preview someone’s voice before matching with them. Hinge’s prompts are meant to offer a deeper representation of its users’ personalities beyond photos and self-written bios.
Now, it’s become fodder for viral TikTok content, as users continue to post the bizarre, hilarious prompts they stumble across while swiping, or post clips of their own.
“This is my impression of Squidward walking really fast,” Lopez said in his recording. He then proceeded to make rhythmic squelching noises identical to the cartoon character’s power walking in “Spongebob Squarepants.”
“People shouldn’t be too serious when it comes to dating apps,” Lopez told NBC News. “I know you’re trying to make yourself look like the best possible you, but at the same time you don’t know these people and they don’t know you. So what do you really have to lose by just being yourself on the app?”
Voice prompts like “I’m weirdly attracted to. ” and “Together, we could. ” are meant to give users a glimpse of what going 
on a date with the person would be like, the company said in a press release.
“Hinge wants to help people get to know you as soon as they see your profile,” Hinge chief product officer Michelle Parsons said. “With the introduction of Voice Prompts, we’re adding more authenticity to the profile experience, allowing users to fully display their personality in a new way. Our team’s focus is to introduce the product updates that help our daters move from the selfie to new forms of self-expression.”
A recording of someone’s “most controversial opinion,” in which they argue that dogs should be allowed to vote before chanting “dog vote!” several times, has 307,000 likes.
In a TikTok with 323,000 likes, user jabronicentral introduces her “best celebrity impression” as Link from the “Legend of Zelda” franchise, and then launches into guttural fight sounds. (más…)