Grindr SMS verification not working: what to try
In short
- Grindr can’t verify landlines, some internet phone services or some texting apps: use a number that receives texts.
- Ask your network to make sure message blocking is off, update the app, and turn off any VPN.
- If it still fails, wait 24 hours and try again. Grindr Support can’t verify a number by hand.
Grindr verifies accounts with a code sent by text.
Numbers Grindr can’t verify
Grindr needs a number that can receive texts. It says it can’t verify landlines, certain internet-based (VoIP) phone services, or certain texting apps.
If the code doesn’t come
- Check the country code, area code and number.
- Ask your mobile network to make sure message blocking is turned off.
- Update the app, force it to close and reopen it, and turn off any VPN.
- Still nothing: wait 24 hours, then try again. A number may simply not work with Grindr’s system.
Never share the code
Grindr says a message asking you to send it a code is a scam: report the account from the app. If you got a code you didn’t ask for, someone probably mistyped their number.
Using a one-time number
A number from ReserveSMS keeps your own number off a dating app. Whether Grindr sends to a number is up to Grindr; if no code arrives within 20 minutes, the money goes back to your balance. See also dating apps without your own number. Get a number for Grindr.
Common questions
Which numbers can’t Grindr verify?
Landlines, certain internet-based (VoIP) phone services and certain texting apps. Grindr needs a number that can receive texts.
Can Grindr Support verify my number for me?
No. Grindr says Support can’t verify a number manually; if a number doesn’t work, use a different one.
Someone on Grindr asked me for a code. Is that safe?
No. Grindr says that’s a scam. Don’t share it, and report the account from the app.