Real-World Connections
Move beyond profiles and photos. Discover compatibility in the places you already go.
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Background Radar
Vicinity scans quietly via Bluetooth and automatically notifies you whenever someone compatible is nearby.
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Smart Matching
Rate interests like sports, travel, food, and wellness — each chosen because research shows it predicts real compatibility.
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Real Places
Coffee shops, conferences, parties, the gym. Compatibility discovery happens wherever you already go.
Curious about the details? Read the FAQ →
Privacy-First Technology
The first app to use homomorphic encryption for social discovery.
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No Servers
There is no backend. No cloud, no database, no data collection. Everything happens on your phone and stays on your phone.
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One Value
Encrypted computation produces one compatibility percentage. Neither phone learns the other’s interests.
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No Identity
No accounts, no profiles, no photos. Cryptographic keys renew periodically, so not even nearby devices can track you.
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No Tracking
Vicinity uses Bluetooth, not GPS. Android requires location permission for scanning, but nothing is recorded.
Curious about the details? Read the FAQ →
Join the Beta
Android First
iOS isn’t supported yet. Vicinity’s background discovery feature — the thing that lets the app find compatible people nearby without you having to open it — requires Bluetooth access that Apple currently limits on iPhone. We’d rather wait until we can deliver the full experience than ship something that only half works. Android users get the real thing. iOS support is planned.
The closed beta is distributed via Google Play’s testing track. To take part, you will need to be a member of our Google Group — that is how Google checks you are an approved tester before letting you install the beta.
Click the button below to request access. We will review your request within a few days.
You need a Google account (Gmail or Google Workspace) to join. If you do not have one, use the general signup form below and we will email you when the public release is available.
We will only use your name and email to notify you when Vicinity is publicly released. We do not share them and we do not use them for other marketing. See our Privacy Policy for details.