Be Real – App that notifies friends simultaneously to capture and share a photo

[ralphc]

A good article on the app, https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/05/bereal-app-guide-ex..., complete with kids trying to game it by hanging around the Eiffel Tower until it was time to post https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahmorris74/video/707983303543624...

[causality0]

I feel like if my life was interesting enough for my photos to not be boring I wouldn't be bored enough to look at the pictures from other people.

[motoxpro]

The whole point is that they are supposed to be "boring" because everyones life is boring. It's the same reason you ask "Hey what are you up to" when you first call someone on the phone. You don't expect them to say, "About to launch into space with Elon Musk"

It's an app for your friends, not to follow influencers (unless you want to see the "real" life of an influencer)

[aaaaaaaaata]

But what about friends?

[dcdc123]

This sounded fun but I was immediately turned off due to the first two questions being full name and birthday. Maybe it’s required due to regulations somewhere but that’s not the type of thing I am willing to give out to try an app.

[heurisko]

I think it is reasonable to give your birthday +/- a few days.

[JumpCrisscross]

> turned off due to the first two questions being full name and birthday

Lie.

[Headwig]

For me and my generation we've found that Be Real feels much more personal and, as the name suggests, real. A lot of people liken it more to a finsta in the sense that you will put anything up there and not worry about it. Its a freeing feeling for us considering we all worry about what we post and who will see it all the time.

[bcherny]

I’ve been using BeReal daily for a few weeks, and love it. It feels much more authentic than a lot of social media. Super unfiltered.

[emptysongglass]

Does anyone else know an app that offers Be Real's "bothie" format of photo without the baggage of social? I'm on Android.

[3qz]

It seems very popular on tiktok but I’ve never met anyone who actually uses this app. Maybe it’s just teenagers?

[rossdavidh]

I have it on my Android phone, and I've seen one other person remotely close to my age (54). Mostly less than half my age. It is interesting to use the "Discovery" feature, where you just see random people from around the world doing whatever they're doing at that time. You'll never see them again, but it is still interesting.

[usednet]

Extremely popular with college students right now.

[650]

How do you deal with having to scroll through 100 friends updates

[datashaman]

Don’t?