The app notifies users at random times each day to share unedited and unfiltered snapshots of what they're doing during a two-minute window.
The app notifies users at random times each day to share unfiltered snapshots of what they're doing during a two-minute window.The BeReal app, which encourages users to "just be real" and promote positivity, has been gaining popularity among teens.
Growing up in the age of social media sharing, today's young people are filtering, Facetuning and feeling immense pressure to portray picture-perfect lives. Now, one app is attempting to change all of that.as "not another social network" and encourages users to post "real" content. The app notifies users at random times each day to share snapshots of what they're doing during a two-minute window. The goal is to give users' friends unedited and unfiltered glimpses into their daily lives.
"It's sort of -- stop what you're doing and let everybody know what you're doing," said Colby Edmond, a 21-year-old user.Posting toSnapchat and Instagram sometimes seems kind of like a competition because there are likes and how many views you get. TikTok as well. It's kind of different on BeReal because there's like none of that," said Serenity Wiggins, 18.