# minutiae: Real Life

> Anonymous anti-social app: one unfiltered photo a day, matched with a stranger.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.minutiae](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.minutiae)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.minutiae`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** minutiae LLC
- **Category:** PHOTOGRAPHY
- **Downloads:** 51,612
- **Rating:** 4.24 / 5 (811 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.10.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-06
- **First published:** 2021-07-23
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 28 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-22
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.minutiae)
- **Website:** [http://www.minutiae-app.org](http://www.minutiae-app.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.minutiae-app.org/tos/](http://www.minutiae-app.org/tos/)

## Description

minutiae: Real Life is a unique anti-social media Chrome extension designed to help you document your daily life by capturing one random minute every day. Unlike traditional social platforms, minutiae encourages users to record the ordinary, often overlooked moments of life, creating a personal digital archive that can eventually be transformed into a physical book. Each day, at a random minute, all participants worldwide receive an alert simultaneously and have exactly one minute to capture whatever moment they find themselves in. Users can then explore their own past moments as well as those of a randomly matched stranger, fostering a subtle connection without the pressures of social media popularity or data exploitation.

This innovative extension emphasizes privacy, spontaneity, and authenticity. It rejects the norms of instant gratification and social media timelines, instead offering a slow, collaborative and artistic approach to self-portraiture and memory preservation. Its "Do Not Disturb" mode ensures there are no disruptions during nighttime. Featured in prominent media outlets such as Wired, Financial Times, and Monocle, minutiae is not just an app but a manifesto against conventional social media, focused on capturing the richness of real life through forgotten memories and random moments.

## Rankings

- #301,548 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_PROFILE`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.minutiae.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users are drawn to the app’s idea of sharing ordinary moments and seeing life through other people’s photos. The most common complaints are unreliable notifications and a very short time to respond, which often leads to missed prompts or blank entries. Several reviews also describe Android-specific bugs and trouble viewing photos. Some users feel payment limits reduce the experience.

### Pros

- Reviewers repeatedly praise the novel idea of sharing everyday moments with people around the world.
- Several users enjoy seeing other people’s photos and finding small points of connection in their daily lives.

### Cons

- Notifications are often missing, delayed, or unreliable, causing users to miss photo prompts.
- The response window feels too short: users who can’t act immediately often end up with blank or missed-photo entries.
- Multiple reviewers report Android-specific problems, including screens that show only the logo, controls hidden by the phone interface, and features that don’t open or work properly.
- Some users say they can’t view other people’s photos or their own captured photos.
- More than one reviewer objects to payment prompts or paid features limiting photo-taking opportunities.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.minutiae)