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At this point, you may have already taken Facebook Dating out for a spin. But you still might be asking yourself, “How does Secret Crush on Facebook Dating work, anyway?” It's a cool little feature, and yet it's one you might be overlooking, if you aren't sure where to start.

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The good news is, while Facebook Dating itself isn't the most streamlined app out there, Secret Crush is relatively simple to use. To start, of course, you'll have to opt in and create a Facebook Dating profile, which will use information and photos from your existing profile. (Though it won't share any of your dating activity between the two profiles, so if that idea makes you break into a cold sweat, don't panic.)

Once you sign up for Facebook Dating and get your profile going, you'll be able to match with people based on your interests and events you’ve gone to. The trouble is, even though you can choose for your matches to include friends of your Facebook friends, Dating doesn't match you with people you actually know. Basically, what happens in Facebook Dating stays in Facebook Dating — unless you choose for it not to.

And that’s where Secret Crush comes in. In some ways, Secret Crush is a more jazzed-up version of the system on which Tinder made its name. There’s no swiping left or right in Secret Crush, but it works off the same “if you both like each other, we’ll let you know so you can take it from there” principle.

Secret Crush lets you select people you’re friends with on Facebook — or if you’ve connected your Instagram profile with your Facebook Dating profile, people who follow you on Instagram — to a special “Secret Crush” list. The exact makeup of this list stays private to you, although whenever you put someone who also uses Facebook Dating on the list, that person will get a notification that someone “has a crush” on them — kind of like letting them know they’ve got a good old-fashioned secret admirer.

If you both add each other to your Secret Crush lists, then the app reveals you to each other and grants you the ability to message each other within Dating. However, if you add someone to your Secret Crush list who isn’t on Facebook Dating, who doesn’t have a Secret Crush list on Facebook Dating, or who doesn’t add you to their Secret Crush list, then the only person who will ever know you’ve added that person to your own Secret Crush list is you. You also only get to add up to nine people, so choose who you add wisely.

Of course, the fact it links to your Instagram will certainly make things easier — and more fun. With more young adults leaving Facebook every day, it makes sense to include Instagram followers into the mix. And, of course, doing so also lowers your chances of unrequited love.

If you’re interested in trying giving Secret Crush a try, all you need to do is make sure you have the latest version of the Facebook app installed, and tap “Get Started” when the card featuring Facebook Dating pops up on your screen. Have fun!

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Facebook unveiled new features for its family of apps on Tuesday, including a new dating feature called 'Secret Crush.'

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The announcements were made at F8 — the company's near-annual conference for announcing new products — at the San Jose Convention Center in California.

One of the buzzier announcements was for Secret Crush, a Tinder-like feature that will allow users to crush on a current Facebook friend and only be notified if the feeling is mutual. Facebook Dating launched last year in Colombia, Thailand, Mexico, Argentina and Canada, and will expand to 14 more countries on Tuesday. In the United States, it's planned to launch by the end of the year.

(MORE: Facebook to rebrand as a 'privacy-focused messaging and social networking platform')

CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the two-day conference by saying the company was focusing on privacy and messaging as it expands further into processing payments and building commerce into its apps. The new features he announced seemed to take swipes at dating sites like Tinder, retail sites like Amazon and other messaging apps like Snapchat.

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“The future is private,” Zuckerberg said, explaining that his companies would use 'simple ways to share payments and location. Over time, I believe a private social platform will be even more important in our lives than our digital town squares.'

“I get that a lot of people don’t think we’re serious about this,” he said, chuckling. 'I know we don’t have the strongest reputation for privacy right now.”

(MORE: Facebook's plan to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram messaging raises privacy concerns, fears of monopoly)

Starting Tuesday, Facebook will look different, as the company said it was moving away from focusing on its 'News Feed' feature towards 'Groups.' The mobile app will also be simpler and faster, the company said.

The new version of the social media mobile app will be simpler and faster. The social media app will launch new features, including a redesigned Groups tab with relevant recommendations and features. For example, job seekers will be able to apply directly through jobs posted in groups.

There's also a 'Meet New Friends' feature for users.

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In addition, the platform will launch new features in buy and sell groups to ship directly through the app and track shipping. Facebook did not specify exactly when the shipping function would be available.

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(MORE: Europe's privacy watchdog opens 11th investigation into Facebook)

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Starting on May 9, shopping on Instagram will have even more instant gratification. Shoppers will be able to buy items direcly from creatives and influencers as opposed to Googling outfits or gear separarately outside the app.

The camera will also be redesigned. Using its 'Create Mode,” the photo sharing platform will now allow posts without having to post a photo. Users can create posts with stickers and polls and other media.