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BeReal, a rising social media app that emphasizes authenticity, is making its first outreach to brands and celebrities. Starting February 6, brands and celebrities will be able to sign up as “RealBrands” or “RealPeople,” and fan…
The up-and-coming social app BeReal continues to vie for users’ attention with more and more bells and whistles. Next week, BeReal is rolling out two major new features: Behind the Scenes and RealGroups. Behind the Scenes functions like an iOS Li…
Just under a year ago, the buzzy new social app BeReal looked to be on the rise, with reportedly 20 million users launching the app every day to snap their candid photos. However, in the months since, BeReal’s traction has declined, according to …
BeReal is trying to be real. And if we’re being real, what’s the point of that Discovery feed, anyway? The once-a-day, spontaneous photo sharing app, BeReal differentiates itself from other social apps by inviting us to connect with our friends, not a wider audience. There’s no such thing as a BeReal influencer or celebrity, and […]
TikTok is discontinuing TikTok Now, an in-app feature and standalone app that mimics BeReal. BeReal invites users to take a front and back camera photo at a random time every day, designed to capture a more authentic picture of what our friends are doing. The app exploded in popularity last spring, so along with Snapchat and Instagram, […]
TikTok kills BeReal clone TikTok Now after less than a year by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
BeReal is working on a chat feature, which will begin with a test among users in Ireland. At launch, users will be able to message one on one with friends, send them a private BeReal (no time limit, just a front-back photo) and react with RealMoji (BeReal’s custom emojis). BeReal users can only message each […]
BeReal is adding a messaging feature called RealChat by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
BeReal is piloting its new Bonus BeReal feature in the UK. Expected to roll out soon in other countries, this allows users to post more than once per day — you get two Bonus BeReal posts if you manage to upload on time during the two-minute daily window, and one extra post if you miss […]
Bonus BeReal comes to UK, lets users post more than once a day by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Spotify is launching a new integration with BeReal that lets users include what they’re listening to on Spotify in their BeReal post. BeReal encourages users to take a photo everyday at a random time with their front and back camera in order to show an authentic version of themselves. Spotify says its integration with the […]
Your BeReal posts can now include what you’re listening to on Spotify by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Meta is internally testing a BeReal-like “Roll Call” feature in Messenger, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday. The feature, which was first spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, invites users to add a photo or video to a prompt to share what they’re up to at the moment. Only people who add to […]
Meta is internally testing a BeReal-like ‘Roll Call’ feature in Messenger by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
This week’s theme seems to be a decline in growth for some much-buzzed-about apps, including a group of Twitter alternatives, AI photo apps and even the BeReal. Let’s dive in.
This Week in Apps: Twitter alternative winners and losers, BeReal declines, iOS web apps to get notifications by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by […]
This Week in Apps: Kanye to buy Parler, TikTok’s adult-only streams, BeReal’s B round by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Private social networking app BeReal isn’t known for brand advertising, but early BeReal adopter Chipotle is looking to change that. The brand is celebrating its return of the Boorito, Chipotle’s first time doing the promo since 2019, by giving BeReal users the chance to win 52 free burritos for a year. For one day only, […]
Wow, Booritos are on Booreal now by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Gen Z social media app BeReal encourages its users to take a photo every day — a format designed to create a daily habit. But only a small number of the app’s users are currently doing so, new estimates from a third-party app intelligence firm indicate. According to research from Sensor Tower, BeReal is demonstrating […]
BeReal tops 53M installs, but only 9% open the app daily, estimates claim by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch