Increase search distance

[aha999]

Currently, the max. default distance is set to 100km, which is actually not a big distance to travel by vehicle.

I recommend you increase the max. distance to 200km, or a field to enter a desired max distance.

[coderamm]

I think the maximum distance allowed should be unlimited. This will help those of us who are simply there to meet some cool people. Besides, any maximum distance limit allowed by the app/ website will be arbitrary. Might as well leave it up to each user.

[Nonononoki]

Well, the distance is unlimited, kinda. The algorithm first searches for users close by (determined by your search settings), then within 500km, then within 1000km, then unlimited.
I assume most people want to meet up with someone who is nearby, but you also have the option to match with people around the world.

[coderamm]

Okay this is reasonable. As with most of my other comments, maybe it is better if the user knows this is what is happening in the backend 😛 This could be achieved with a line of text near the distance selection dialogue or maybe as a separate, "How it works" page where you explain everything. For that matter, we also need an FAQ to save less techy users the trouble of going to GitHub, Reddit or Matrix.
I think one of my biggest gripes with closed-source dating apps is that it is not clear what they do. That is something your app can solve. In principle, being open-source, your app already addresses that concern. However. maybe it makes sense to adopt 'informing the user of what the app does' as a global design rule in the app.

[maltfield]

How the heck do you even set your location?? This should be documented

[Nonononoki]

How the heck do you even set your location?? This should be documented

I mean the app specifically asks for location permissions after onboarding and throws error messages when the permissions are missing. Should be self explanatory.

[maltfield]

I mean the app specifically asks for location permissions after onboarding and throws error messages when the permissions are missing. Should be self explanatory.

The app never asked for location permission (probably because that's blocked in my browser), and I never got an error message.

How can users type their location?

Again, this should be documented.

[ghost]

Is there actually a setting to filter by distance? I'm not seeing that at all in 1.12.0. Didn't want to open a new issue for it, but that is really the biggest thing the app needs, most people I'm seeing are thousands of miles away with no way to filter.

[Nonononoki]

Is there actually a setting to filter by distance? I'm not seeing that at all in 1.12.0. Didn't want to open a new issue for it, but that is really the biggest thing the app needs, most people I'm seeing are thousands of miles away with no way to filter.

That's the default, there just arent many users near you that fit your search settings.

[alecastle]

Putting my 2 cents in here: I would appreciate if the search distance were more granular. Currently the only options are:

1. Somewhere between 0 and 160km on the slider (with "outside my preferences" box unchecked)
2. Unlimited (with "outside my preferences" box checked)

Let's say I'm willing to meet people up to 1000km away. If I select option 1, I'm missing out on most of the people I'd be willing to meet. If I select option 2, I have to swipe past dozens of profiles before there's one that's <= 1000km away (and most of those are still significantly more than 160km away, so option 1 wouldn't cover them).

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but it doesn't seem like it would be that difficult to implement a custom max distance like @coderamm suggested.