Instagram’s Dual camera feature copies BeReal, but misses the point
https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/28/instagram-dual-camera-feature-copies-bereal-misses-point/
We know the drill: Snapchat adds the Stories feature, Instagram nabs it. TikTok gets too popular, Instagram pivots to short-form video. Now, here’s another one for the list. This week, Instagram quietly added a feature to its TikTok clone Reels called Dual, which lets you record with both your front and back camera at the same time. Visually, it looks extremely similar to BeReal, the buzzy, two-year-old social app that’s currently #1 in the App Store.
in an apparent attempt to copy the popular app BeReal, Instagram is rolling out its own feature (called ‘Dual’) to take disappearing photos using the front and back cameras simultaneously