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TL;DR An iOS app called “Are you Dead?” is going viral for its morbid name and brutally straightforward concept.
The app presents a big green button, tapping which tells your emergency contacts that you’re alive. Failing to tap the button tells people you may be dead.
Android already offers similar apps and tools with less drama.
A grim, new iPhone app called “Are You Dead?” is going viral by tapping into the very real fear of dying unnoticed.
The app’s concept is brutally straightforward. Users must tap a big green button every two days to confirm if they’re still alive. If they don’t, the app alerts their chosen emergency contact that something may be wrong. That’s it. There’s no health tracking, no sensors, just a digital “Are you dead” button.
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Are You Dead? is a paid app and also available internationally as “Demumu.” As BBC notes in this article, it has become extremely popular among young people living alone in Chinese cities, where millions work far away from their family. With China expected to have around 200 million one-person households by 2030, the fear of dying alone has turned this morbid app into a cultural hit.
But while Are You Dead? feels new, Android users already have something very similar, and in many cases, much better.
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