Icons and badges: what do they mean?

Generation icons beside a name

• Sparkles — Gen Z.
• Phone — Millennial (Generation Y).
• Radio — Generation X.
• Record — Baby boomer.

These symbols describe the member’s generation based on their birth details. They can appear beside an exact age or on their own, depending on age-display settings. The examples here show the shapes; their colour and drawing can vary between screens.

Verification and membership

• Seal with a checkmark — Verified: the profile has passed Freelove’s profile-verification process. It is separate from age, generation and phone verification, and does not guarantee someone’s behaviour.
• Phone with a checkmark — Phone number verified: the member has verified control of a phone number. This alone is not profile verification.
• PLUS — a displayed PLUS membership badge, not a verification badge.

Presence and new members

• Green dot — Online presence.
• Pink dot — Date: open to planning a date.
• Flame — Now: would like to meet now.
• New / NEW label — a new member; unrelated to the generation icon.

Presence is not a promise of an immediate reply. Having the app installed or staying signed in does not by itself mean someone is online.

How does profile verification work?