Tinder has quickly established itself as one of the most popular dating apps in the world. However, until now, it’s proved problematic for those wanting more options that just ‘male’ or ‘female’.

According to CNET, the app (which had approximately 9.6million active daily users in Q4 2015 and just over 1million paying members), will soon unveil changes that will make it more friendly those who regard themselves as non-binary or wish to provide more details about their gender.

At yesterday’s Recode conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, CEO Sean Rad said, ‘There’s a transgender community on Tinder and we haven’t done enough to give them a good experience.

‘It’s harder for them to get what they are looking for. We have to modify our experience to address that . . . It’s not only good for the Tinder community, but it’s the right thing to do for the world.’

He hinted that the app will introduce features so that users can better specify who they are and the type of person that they’re looking to meet but did not specify what the changes would be.

Some trans people have reported having problems using the app when others flagged up their profiles because they believed them to be fake.

Tinder was launched by its creators in Los Angeles in 2012. Users can express a preference for other users by swiping photos left or right on their smartphone. In a statement on its website, the company says it has 1.4billion swipes – and 26million matches – per day, with users in 196 countries.

In a statement to Gay Star Business, a spokespersons for Tinder echoed Rad’s words: ‘One challenge we face at Tinder is making sure our tens of millions of users around the world have the same user experience. No matter who you are, no matter what you’re looking for, you should get quality matches through the Tinder experience.

‘There’s an important transgender (and gender nonconforming) community on Tinder who haven’t had that experience… yet. We haven’t delivered for them, so we’re working with LGBTQ advisors, including transgender activist Andrea James and GLAAD to help us address this important demographic.’

Commenting on the news, trans activist and filmmaker Fox Fisher said to GSN, ‘As a trans person who identifies outside the binary, I welcome the option for people to choose non-binary rather than male or female.

‘Personally, I have avoided Tinder and other dating apps, as I didn’t feel I could fully express myself, so what was the point?

‘Now, non-binary people have a greater chance at finding love.

‘What we don’t need is over 50 options like Facebook had, which seems like overkill and detrimental to understanding the greyer areas of gender. It would be good to start with a few options like non-binary and “other” where people can specify themselves how they identify.’