There is a phone-number wall in front of Badoo, and this is the way through it. No code, no charge: a number that brings none is never billed. Rent one for the moment you need it: choose where it should come from, type it into Badoo, and read the Badoo code straight out of your SMS For U account. Behind that sit 1,400 services and numbers bought in markets on four continents.
How you get your code
- Search Badoo inside SMS For U.
- Choose the market you want the Badoo number to come from, out of whatever the app currently offers.
- One confirmation later the number belongs to you.
- Put it into Badoo at the phone verification step at sign-up and request your code.
- Badoo texts it over, SMS For U catches it for you, and you copy it across.
Why a phone number is asked for
Badoo ties a profile to a phone number to make throwaway profiles harder and to keep it to one profile per person. Badoo asks for it on the sign-up form, before the account exists at all. The number goes in at: the phone verification step at sign-up. Badoo normally asks for the number once and does not come back to it afterwards.
What the code looks like
Badoo sends a short numeric code by SMS. You do not have to go looking for it: the Badoo code drops into your SMS For U account by itself, seconds after Badoo lets it go. A Badoo code is only valid briefly, so enter it promptly. One number normally carries one Badoo account.
What can go wrong
Badoo accepts numbers from many countries but not from all of them. Which countries work for Badoo changes over time, because Badoo adjusts its checks and because the available ranges of numbers change. That is the honest state of it — we can hand you a number, we cannot make Badoo take it. Nothing here commits Badoo to an outcome, and no hit rate is on display — a published figure would be wrong long before you read it.
Countries we serve
Numbers for Badoo come from the 50 markets listed below, and the same list stands behind every other service in the catalogue. Read it as where we work, not as a statement that each of them is free for Badoo at this moment — ranges of numbers are used up and refilled through the day. Which of them you can really pick for Badoo is on the screen in the app where you choose one, and that screen is the only current answer.
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- France
- Spain
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Poland
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Norway
- Denmark
- Finland
- Ireland
- Czechia
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Greece
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Cyprus
- Malta
- Iceland
- USA
- Canada
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Colombia
- India
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- Singapore
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Australia
- South Africa
- Nigeria
- Turkey
- Ukraine
Common questions
How do I get a Badoo verification code without my own SIM card?
Open SMS For U, search for Badoo and pick a country. You get a real phone number, you enter it at Badoo (the phone verification step at sign-up), and the code Badoo sends appears in your SMS For U account by itself. No SIM card is involved, and the Badoo number is not yours to keep.
How fast does the Badoo code arrive?
The Badoo code appears in your account within seconds of Badoo sending it. How long Badoo itself takes is up to Badoo and to the country the number comes from, which is why nothing here is worded as a promise.
What happens if no Badoo code arrives?
You do not pay for a Badoo number that brought no code. Cancel the order in the app and the payment is refunded as soon as the cancellation is confirmed. That is the whole rule, and it is why a failed Badoo attempt costs nothing: no code, no charge.
Which countries can I use for Badoo?
Badoo numbers come from the 50 markets listed on this page. Which of them can be picked for Badoo at this moment is on the country screen in the app: that list moves through the day, and a page in a search index cannot keep up with it.
Can I use the same number for Badoo again later?
A used Badoo number is not reserved for you indefinitely. Badoo normally does not come back to it after sign-up, but if you need lasting access to the Badoo account, use a number of your own.