In countries where being out is dangerous, the screen someone sees over your shoulder can be the thing that puts you at risk. Stealth mode hides your profile photo from other users — a neutral Bromo placeholder shows instead — while keeping your matches, taps, chats and Chills working normally for you.
Gay dating apps have a documented history of being used as evidence in regions where homosexuality is criminalised — Russia, Egypt, parts of the Middle East and Africa, several US states with surveillance-friendly legislatures. Stealth mode is Bromo's direct response: you stay on the network, but your face doesn't appear in any grid view another user can screenshot.
When stealth is on: other users see a neutral Bromo placeholder where your photo would be. Your name and profile text remain. Your real photo is restored instantly when you turn stealth off. Your matches, conversations, private albums, and Chill RSVPs all continue to work — you see the world normally; the world doesn't see your face.
Stealth mode lives in Settings, one switch. Flip it on when you cross a border, flip it off when you're home. No subscription, no premium tier, no friction. Safety isn't a paywalled feature on Bromo.
Stealth is a server-side flag, not a client-side image swap. Photo URLs delivered to other clients are replaced at the API layer — a malicious user can't inspect network traffic to recover your face. The same protection covers profile_photos and avatar_url responses on every endpoint that serves grid data.
Anyone travelling to or living in a country where being seen on a gay dating app could carry legal, professional, or physical risk. Anyone with a public-facing job — teachers, athletes, religious-community workers, government employees — who wants to use Bromo but not be visible to strangers on the grid. Anyone going through a domestic situation where a single screen could blow up the rest of their life.
Bromo doesn't ask why you turn it on. You turn it on, and your face stops appearing on other people's screens.
Stealth mode is free and built in. See all safety features.