We are in a time in which social networks have become a window for the rest of the world to know what we do or do not do. Or at least, to show what we really want. However, there are other social networks like BeReal that have opted for share images with our friends without any ‘posturing’ and, above all, without the photo being completely edited.
It may seem unbelievable, but there are many users who leave their skin and soul in editing an image in order to attract more attention. Nevertheless, Instagram has opted for this same idea and has decided to create a function quite similar to the one found in an alternative social network known under the name of BeReal, which has become widely known in recent weeks, although it has been around since 2020.
Share photos without filters
The real challenge that the social network carried out first BeReal It was to share images with the rest of the people that we follow in a margin of two minutes without any type of filter in between. In this way, users are not given time to edit said photograph, since, in just two minutes, it takes time to take the appropriate photo and little else.
Well, it was Alessandro Paluzzi, a well-known developer, who came across the function on Instagram. IG Candid Challenges. In the notification that appeared within the application, Meta’s social network challenged the user to add this feature to their stories. In this way, you would receive a notification to send a photo, at any time of the day and for all days of the week, in just 2 minutes to your followers.
#Instagram is working on IG Candid Challenges, a feature inspired by @BeReal_App 👀
ℹ️ Add other’s IG Candid to your story tray. And everyday at a different time, get a notification to capture and share a Photo in 2 Minutes. pic.twitter.com/caTCgUPtEV
– Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) August 22, 2022
Therefore, upon receipt of such a notice or daily notification, the Instagram camera will automatically open, both front and rear, so that we can take a picture of ourselves or whatever we want in just two minutes. And at the moment of taking this image of the challenge that the social network proposes to us, we must bear in mind that the content that is shared will appear in the stories.
It is in the testing phase
This tool that reminds us so much of the BeReal function, the truth is that it is still in testing. Basically, because Instagram has already confirmed that this software tool it’s just an ‘internal prototype’. That is, it is ‘not being tested externally’. However, the fact that the Meta social network is testing this functionality makes it clear that it is considering, to a large extent, being able to bring this feature called IG Candid Challenges to light at some point.
Although, we also know that there are many other features under test that Instagram has been testing over time and that, for one reason or another, finally decided not to launch it in its app. Therefore, we can only wait and wait for the moment when it is decided to make this function public. A tool very similar to the one found in BeReal.
