Welcome to a new social media where we're validated by the normalcy of other people's lives.
But is BeReal enough to change the way we share and consume online? And how do you use it in the first place? Here's what you need to know. sends you a push notification saying"Time to BeReal" at a different time each day. You have two minutes to take a photo and upload it for your friends to see — no filters, no editing, no time to create the perfect shot. The idea? To show a glimpse into your actual everyday life rather than your highlight reel.
The app feels like the early days of Instagram or Snapchat but with a deadline element, and there's something touching about knowing that everyone with the app is stopping to take a photo at the same time. It's refreshing to see blurry photos, dirty dishes, and awkward selfies.."You start realizing that these posts from other users and friends including your own are very different from what is usually [seen] on other social media apps.
When you take a photo, BeReal automatically takes a photo with the front-facing camera, which appears as a smaller selfie inside your main photo. It's difficult to take a decent photo from both your front-facing and regular camera at the same time, which is presumably part of the unfiltered energy — even if BeReal catches you at a good time, it could still translate to a bad photo. Either way, you're forced to share yourselfyour surroundings in the moment.
There's a"Discovery" page, so you can see what people besides your friends are doing — although it feels a bit odd to be peeking into strangers' everyday lives. It lacks the aesthetic, inspirational feel of Instagram — which is, of course, the point — but it also makes following people you don't know feel a bit creepier than on other social platforms.
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