NO ROAM
• Why It Doesn’t Fit: Grindr thrives as a geo-based app for real-time, local connections. Allowing users to change locations undermines its core purpose—connecting people who are nearby and ready to meet.
• Impact on User Experience: The app is built for immediacy, not long-distance chatting. By shifting focus to location changes, it risks turning into a platform for casual, low-effort conversations that go nowhere.
• Limitations in Current Features: Grindr’s chat tools aren’t designed for meaningful, long-term exchanges. It works best for quick messages like “Where are you?” or “Want to meet?” A location-changing feature doesn’t align with how people actually use the app.
• Potential Issues: This feature could attract users who aren’t interested in real-time connections, diluting the app’s purpose and frustrating those who rely on its immediacy.
• Suggestion for Improvement: Instead of adding features that stray from Grindr’s strengths, focus on enhancing tools that support real-time, local connections. For example:
• Better messaging tools for coordinating meetups.
• Improved filters to connect people nearby with shared intentions.

This feature feels like a misstep. Grindr’s edge is in facilitating quick, local interactions—not casual, disconnected conversations. Let’s double down on what makes Grindr unique.