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Personal safety app 'Are You Dead?' hits iPhone charts: Here's how it works

Known as Demumu in the US, the app will alert trusted contacts if you don't hit a button in the app every two days.
Make Tech Easier

Use iPhone Safety Check to Stop Someone From Tracking You

Safety Check on your iPhone lets you instantly stop all location sharing and revoke app access with Emergency Reset.

Viral 'Are You Dead?' iOS app checks if you're alive, but Android users aren't missing out

An iOS app called "Are You Dead?" is going viral for its morbid name and brutally straightforward concept. Android alternatives do it without the drama.
Android Authority

Android's Personal Safety app to introduce time extension for Safety Checks (APK Teardown)

The Personal Safety app on Android will soon get a new option to add time to a Safety Check. Currently, users have to stop a Safety Check if they need to change its duration. The new behavior will ...

'Are You Dead?' app taps into global loneliness crisis

Are You Dead app from China goes viral as safety tool for people living alone. Users pay $1.15 to check in every two days ...
Android Police

How to use Safety Check on the Pixel Watch

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...