Delete Your Grindr Profile

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If you would like us to permanently delete your Grindr profile:

Please Note:The steps to delete a duplicate profile are different. If you have a duplicate profile see this article: Duplicate Profiles - what to do if you have a duplicate profile.

Please:

  1. Sign In to our support page,
  2. Click the Contact Us tab.
  3. Select Delete Non-Duplicate Grindr Profile
  4. Advise your Support Code if you have not deleted Grindr yet
  5. Advise your Device ID if you have already deleted Grindr

    6. *Note* If you are unable to successfully submit a ticket, please e-mail your Support Code or Device ID to delete@grindr.com

To obtain your Support Code for Apple devices: www.grindr.com/kb/scudid

To obtain your Support Code for BlackBerry: www.grindr.com/bbpin

To obtain your support Code for Android: www.grindr.com/scmeid

**Note**Due to the high number of e-mails we receive on a daily basis, it may take some time before we can respond to your request to delete your profile. In the mean time, you can follow the steps below to manually clear your profile. Once we've permanently deleted your profile, you will receive a confirmation e-mail.

For Android Devices, scroll down to here.

For Blackberry Devices, scroll down to here.

For Apple Devices:

  • Clear Profile Image:
    1. Launch Grindr
    2. Tap Menu
    3. Tap Edit Profile
    4. Tap Photo Thumbnail
    5. Select 'Take Photo' (*Note* - For iPod Touch and iPad users that don't have a camera, upload a photo of a blank/black screen.)
    6. Take a photo with your device laying on a flat surface with the camera lens covered.
    7. Upload the photo.

  • Remove Profile Details.
    1. Launch Grindr
    2. Tap Menu
    3. Edit Profile.
    4. Tap the Edit button next to each section
      • About: Clear out all text entered and tap Save.
      • Relationship: Select Do Not Show and tap Save.
      • Looking For: Select Do Not Show and tap Save.
      • Ethnicity: Select Do Not Show and tap Save.
      • Age: Select Do Not Show and tap Save.
      • Height: Select Do Not Show and tap Save.
      • Weight: Select Do Not Show and tap Save.
      • Social Link: Select Do Not show and tap Save.
    5. Turn show distance to 'Off'
    6. Tap Done.

  • Removing All Favorites.
    1. Launch Grindr
    2. Click on each favorite's thumbnail to review their profile.
    3. Tap the Yellow Star until it turns gray.
    4. Tap Back and access each profile and follow the previous steps.

  • Unblocking Everyone:
    1. Launch Grindr
    2. Tap Menu
    3. Tap Settings
    4. Tap General
    5. Tap UnBlock Everyone
    6. Confirm.

  • Clear Chats:
    1. Launch Grindr
    2. Tap Menu
    3. Tap Settings
    4. Tap General
    5. Tap Clear All Chats
    6. Confirm.

  • Deleting the App:
    1. From your device's home screen, tap and hold the Grindr Icon until the icons start shaking back and forth.
    2. Tap the X on the Grindr Icon.
    3. Tap Delete to confirm you want to delete the application.

    For Android Devices:

    1. Clear Profile Image:
      1. Launch Grindr
      2. Go to “Edit Profile”
      3. Tap to Edit photo
      4. Tap on “Camera”
      5. Take a black photo (All black or all white)
      6. Save photo to profile

    2. Remove Profile Details:
      1. Launch Grindr
      2. Go to “Edit Profile”
        • Display name: Click “Edit”, delete all entered text > click “OK”
        • Headline: Click “Edit”, delete all entered text > click “OK”
        • About: Click “Edit”, delete all entered text > click “OK”
        • Age: Click “Edit”, delete all entered text > click “OK”
        • Height: click “Edit”, click on “Do not Show” > click “OK”
        • Weight: “Edit”, delete all entered text > click “OK”
        • Ethnicity: click “Edit”, click on “Do not show” > click “OK”
        • Relationship Status: click “Edit”, click on “Do not show” > click “OK”
        • Looking For: Click “Edit”, uncheck all options, click “Do Not Show”
        • Social Link: Click “Edit”, deleted entered text > click “OK”
        • Age Filters: Click “Edit”, delete entered text for Min and Max age > click “OK”

    3. Removing all Favorites:
      1. Launch Grindr
      2. Click on a favorite thumbnail to view the profile.
      3. Click on star to remove favorite
      4. Repeat steps 2-3 until all favorites are removed as desired.

    4. Unblock Everyone:
      1. Launch Grindr
      2. Click on Menu
      3. Click on “Settings”
      4. Click on “General”
      5. Click on “Unblock Everyone”

    5. Clear Chats:
      1. Launch Grindr
      2. Click on Menu
      3. Click on “Settings”
      4. Click on “General”
      5. Click on “Clear All Chats”

    6. Reset Default Grindr Settings:
      1. From Android Settings
      2. Go to “Applications”
      3. Go to “Manage Applications”
      4. Go to “Grindr”
      5. Click on “Clear Data”
      6. Click on “Clear Cache”
      7. Click on “Force Stop”

    7. Deleting the App:
      1. Access your Device's Settings App
      2. Go to “Applications”
      3. Go To “Manage Applications”
      4. Go to “Grindr”
      5. Click on “Uninstall”
      6. Click “ok”
      7. Click “ok”

    For Blackberry Devices:

    1. Clear Profile Image:
      1. Launch the Camera app
      2. Take a black photo (cover the lens of the camera)
      3. Save the photo
      4. Launch Grindr Xtra
      5. Press the menu button
      6. Select “Edit Profile”
      7. Click on profile image thumbnail
      8. Select the black photo you took earlier
      9. Save photo to profile

    2. Remove Profile Details:
      1. Launch Grindr Xtra
      2. Press the menu button
      3. Select “Edit Profile”
        • Display name: delete all entered text
        • Headline: delete all entered text
        • About: delete all entered text
        • Age: delete all entered text
        • Height: select “Do not Show”
        • Weight: delete all entered text
        • Ethnicity: select on “Do not show”
        • Facebook URL: delete all entered text
        • Age Filters: delete entered text for Min and Max age
      4. Press the menu button
      5. Select “Save”

    3. Removing all Favorites:
      1. Launch Grindr Xtra
      2. Click on a favorite thumbnail to view the profile.
      3. Press the “F” button on the keyboard to remove user as favorite.
      4. Repeat steps 2-3 until all favorites are removed as desired.

    4. Unblock Everyone:
      1. Launch Grindr Xtra
      2. Press the menu button
      3. Select Edit Profile
      4. Press the menu button
      5. Select “Unblock All”

    5. Clear Chats:
      1. Launch Grindr Xtra
      2. Press the menu button
      3. Select Edit Profile
      4. Press the menu button
      5. Select “Clear All Chats”

    6. Deleting the App:
      1. From your home screen, press the Menu Button
      2. Select Options
      3. Select Advances Options
      4. Select Applications.
      5. Select Grindr
      6. Click on Delete
      7. Confirm you want to delete.

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