Grindr's Desktop Version Promises 'Edgier Content,' Bigger Photos

Grindr is coming to your desktop in a new web version that will let users see up to six profiles simultaneously, scrutinize larger photos, and enjoy "edgier content," Fast Company reported.

Also possible: the option to chat with potential dates while still checking out multiple other prospects.

"Grindr is hoping its new features could be especially attractive to users in their mid-30s to 50s who first started connecting with other people on a desktop compared to a phone," Fast Company recounted.

Saying the new slate of features is "just the beginning," company CEO George Arison said in a press release, "I'm excited, too, about what this sets us up to do with Grindr's future, including: More discrete payment options, edgier content, and even whole experiences more specific to hooking up."

"Grindr Web displays larger photos to match the often larger screens of desktop and laptop computers," the release detailed. "Web experience also shows 6 profiles across as opposed to the 3 profiles across displayed on the App.

"The Web experience makes it easier to chat with potential connections, letting you chat while also browsing the grid (for the multitaskers among us) all from your keyboard and including shortcuts!" the release added, before going on to point out that "People who aren't out of the closet may feel less comfortable downloading the Grindr App and keeping it on their phone."

"Grindr Web creates an easy way to reach the Grindr community without having to keep an app installed. Download once, set up your subscription, and you can connect with the community from any browser – mobile or otherwise – to chat with folks around you."

Or, users can take the opposite tack and put their various devices to good use. "With Grindr Web, you can chat with a possible hookup while you take a call on your phone," the release explains. "By enabling both app and web options, we let users choose the experience that's right for them whether they're at home, at work, or just need to log on using a friend's laptop because their phone died in the middle of setting up a date."