The Chinese mobile app "Are You Dead?" which sounds an alarm if a user doesn't check in every 48 hours, has announced it will drop its catchy name, after it drew international media attention. It rose ...

A morbid-sounding iPhone app called "Are You Dead?" has become a viral hit and now sits in the top 10 most-downloaded paid-for services, according to Apple's U.S ...

Enter Demumu, a Chinese-made personal safety app whose name roughly translates to "Are you dead?" The app was designed to address concerns around so-called "lonely deaths," a growing issue in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Cheng Xin/Getty Images News via Getty Images) An interesting app called Are You Dead? has taken over China. It ...

BEIJING (AP) — In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It’s called, simply, ...

BEIJING (AP) — In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It's called, simply, ...

Update: The official Weibo account of “Are You Dead?” announced on Tuesday night that the domestic app would officially adopt its international name Demumu in its ...

Instead of essential iPhone apps, an unexpected application topped the paid apps chart on the App Store in China in early 2026. The app likely went viral because of its name, "Are You Dead?" Priced at ...

Stephen McDonell writes at the BBC: A new bleak-sounding app has taken China by storm. Named Are You Dead? the concept is simple. You need to check in with it every two days – clicking a large button ...

They say, “Whether you’re a solo office worker, a student living away from home, or anyone choosing a solitary lifestyle, ‘Are You Dead?’ serves as your safety companion to make solitary life more ...