Guides
How do I report a profile?
Profile reporting allows you to report profiles that violate SCRUFF Profile Guidelines or Terms of Service. To prevent abuse of the profile reporting system, reporting a profile does NOT immediately result in the reported member receiving a warning ...
Blocking Profiles
Blocking a profile completely prevents viewing and interaction between your profile and the profile you are blocking. Specifically, blocking a profile: Removes the blocked profile from Discover, Nearby, Search, Inbox and Favorites You may need to ...
Filter Nearby for Online Status
Pro members can filter the nearby grid by Online Status. To filter your nearby grid for for members who have been active within the last hour, please see the following steps for Android and iOS. Online Now Tap the filter icon in the upper right ...
Your Recent album
SCRUFF keeps a list of recently sent photos and videos from all of your devices, so you can send your favorites in chat even faster. Free members can send the last two recently sent photos or videos. Subscribe to SCRUFF Pro to send unlimited recent ...
Nearby Grid
The Nearby grid shows you guys nearby your current location. By default, it presents a selection of guys near you who are, or have recently been, online. Guys are ordered in your grid by increasing distance from your location (as reported by the GPS ...
Messages Grid View Options
Messages Grid View Options SCRUFF Pro members have the ability to hide recent conversations ("Recents") in the Messages Grid, displaying only conversations with unread messages ("Unreads"). There are two view settings All (default). Display both ...
Go offline/online (sign in/out)
Going offline is similar to signing out of your profile: you will not appear in the Nearby grid or in search results, and the status dot on your profile will be removed. You won't be able to send any messages or woofs while your profile is offline, ...
Chat Search
With Chat Search, you can quickly and easily search for specific text or phrases or filter your conversation for all photos and videos shared. For more details on searching chat, please see the information below. Filter chat for photos Open a chat. ...
Partner profile linking
SCRUFF with your partner. Lots of couples use SCRUFF – you can include a link on your profile to your partner's profile using Partner Link. Add partner link to your profile Add your partner's profile to your 'Default' favorites folder Go to Account > ...
Community Filtering
Community Filtering You can refine your Nearby grid to show only profiles of members who have identified themselves (via the Profile Editor) as being members of the following communities: Bear Military/Uniformed Athlete/Jock Muscle Leather Geek ...
SCRUFF Settings for Android
SCRUFF Menu (3 horizontal lines): SCRUFF Pro - Subscribe or Manage SCRUFF Pro Settings - SCRUFF settings Menu Profile Editor - Tap to edit your profile information and or profile image SCRUFF Pro - Subscribe or Manage SCRUFF Pro Go Offline / Online - ...
SCRUFF Settings for iOS
To access SCRUFF settings on iOS devices, while on any from any grid on the Browse tab, tap Settings in the navigation bar at the top of your screen. Profile Editor Tap Profile Editor to update your profile information and / or profile photo Go ...
SCRUFF Match Guide
SCRUFF Match is powered by the Relationship Status and Open To sections of your profile. Visit your profile settings to make sure you see the kinds of members you’re into. SCRUFF Singles If you select single or widowed for your relationship status ...
The Official SCRUFF Guide
Welcome to the Official SCRUFF Guide! Icons To see a list of SCRUFF icons, visit the Icon Guide Grids DISCOVER Discover NEARBY & SEARCH Nearby Grid Nearby Grid Searches & Filters FAVORITES Favorites Grid WOOFS + VIEWERS Cruised MESSAGES Inbox SHARED ...
Send location in chat
In SCRUFF version 5.1 and up, you can send your current location to other members in chat. To send your location to another member in chat, see the following information below. Android To send your location from an Android device: Open the message ...
Chat and inbox features
Exchange text, photos, videos, GIFs, and your location with other members. For more details on using Chat features, tap below to learn more. Send a message or view a chat Send a message Tap the text icon or the text entry field to expand the ...
Profile Photo Filtering
Profile Photo Filtering You can filter your Nearby grid based on whether and what type of profile photo a member has uploaded. There are three settings: Unset (default) - Profiles are not filtered based on profile photo Any Photo - Only presents ...
Your Private Album
Your private album allows you to share photos and videos quickly and easily with other members. For more details on using and managing your private album, please see the topics provided below: View your private album Tap the Account icon (top menu ...
Update to the latest version of SCRUFF
Learn how to find the latest version of SCRUFF available, the version currently installed and how to update SCRUFF on your device. Choose your device OS below for more details. Android devices Find the latest SCRUFF version Go to the SCRUFF Android ...
Upload, reorder or delete profile photos
Upload or reorder profile photos Upload up to six public profile photos Tap Account > Edit profile. Tap to start the photo selection/cropping tool. Select Photo Source: Camera - take a new photo with your camera to use on your profile Gallery - ...
Frequent Phrases
Start friendly conversations with lots of guys even faster with Frequent Phrases! SCRUFF learns and suggests the phrases you use the most, which you can send with just a tap. SCRUFF will learn the phrases you use most (3 or more times) and add them ...
Bear Mode 🐻
Bear Mode is a SCRUFF feature that auto-applies community interest filters to show you only bears or those who are into bears in the Discover and Nearby grids. When active, Bear Mode is automatically applied to the grids. When active, Bear Mode also ...
"Interested in meeting?" Rating
One method of interacting with other members is by rating your interest in meeting them. This is done via the member's profile details. There are two possible interest ratings: Not for me I'm interested What happens after I rate a profile? If both ...
Grid View Functions
The following are a list of actions you can take from the Global, Nearby, Favorites, and Messages grids. Profile Thumbnail Gestures You can perform a number of actions on profile thumbnails via their profile grid view thumbnail photo: iOS Single tap ...
App Preferences
The App Preferences menu can be found using the following steps: Android: Launch SCRUFF Tap Menu Tap Settings Tap App Preferences Toggle any button to enable/disable the features in the following categories: Pro General Global grid Photos ...
Privacy Settings
The Privacy Settings menu can be found using the following steps: Android Launch SCRUFF Tap Menu Tap Settings Scroll down and tap Privacy Settings Stealth - Viewers, Enable/Disable Startup Password (Fingerprint if supported by device) Notifications & ...
Save photos & videos from chat
To save photos and videos received in chat to an album: Tap the photo or video to view it in theater mode (full-screen). Tap the menu in the upper right corner to display the photo options menu. Select Save to Album from the menu. For more ...
Clear local device cache
To clear your device cache, please do the following: In the app, tap the Profile icon (bottom menu bar) and then Settings. Scroll down and tap Device. Tap Clear device cache. Tap Clear to confirm. Exit and re-launch SCRUFF.
Search + Filters grid
To access SCRUFF’s powerful search and filter options, tap on the Search tab to access the Search options as listed below. Using the Search grid Scroll through the list of available options, tapping in any field that you would like to use in your ...
Inbox
The inbox is where you can find all of your conversations including text, GIF, picture and video messages. Chat messages are ordered by the most recently received message. Free members 16 most recent conversations 25 most recently sent or received ...
Location Searching
In addition to guys nearby you (as determined by your device's GPS capabilities), the Nearby grid for Android and Search grid for iOS is also used to search for guys that are near any address or business in the world. To perform a Location search: in ...
Online statuses & profile states (dots)
Online status is determined based on when a profile was last active (exchanging messages, browsing profiles, etc.) Online Statuses Online (green dot) – Active within the last 2 hours Recently Online (orange dot) – Active 2-24 hours ago Inactive (gray ...
Cruised (Woofs + Looks)
Tapping the Woof button on a profile is a quick way to indicate interest without sending a message. The woofs you have received from other members can be found in the Cruised grid. Cruised grids Woofs See members that have recently woof'd at you ...
Profile Details
When you single tap a guy's thumbnail in any grid view, you are brought to his Profile Details. From here, you can learn more about and interact with him in a number of ways. Interact Chat Woof Favorite / Un-Favorite Share / Un-Share Private Album ...
Online Status Filtering
Online Status Filtering (SCRUFF Pro) SCRUFF Pro members can filter their Nearby grid by the online status of members in the search area. Online Status Online status is determined based on when a profile was last active (exchanging messages, browsing ...
Profile Name Searching
You can search for a member using their profile name by performing a search using the Name field. To perform a Name search: Tap on the Search tab to access the search grid. Tap the Search button on the right to access all search options. Tap the Name ...
Hiding Profiles
Hiding a profile removes the member from your Nearby grids. It is used primarily to fine-tune the members displayed in your Nearby grid without blocking them. It is important to remember that hiding a profile does not: remove it from your Favorites, ...
Events Overview
Dozens of events are submitted daily by SCRUFF Ambassadors, producers, volunteers, and promoters. We curate and list only events that meet our guidelines and will be of interest to and fun for our community. You can view additional event details. ...
Settings
Settings Settings for iOS Settings for Android
Disappearing photos and videos
About disappearing photos and videos Share photos and videos that will disappear after one view, or you can share them normally to keep them in chat. Keep in mind that you can't view disappearing photos or videos once you have sent them. Your ...
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