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The viral Chinese app for young people living alone

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...

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AreYouDead? Need an app for that?

AreYouDead? Need an app for that? 'Are You Dead?': The viral Chinese app for young people living alone. www.bbc.com.

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China's Hottest New App Is 'Are You Dead?'

If two days elapse without your pressing the button, the app sends a notice to your emergency contact (you appoint one in the app when you set...

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“Are You Dead?”, an app that sends an alert if a user fails ...

Featuring a ghost icon, the app opens to a landing page where users are asked to enter their name and the email address of an emergency contact.

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DNA - A new Chinese app, 'Are You Dead', has become ...

A new Chinese app, 'Are You Dead', has become popular in the country among those living alone and away from friends and family.

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'Are you dead?' Chinese app for single living goes viral

The app called Sileme in Chinese, which translates to "Are you dead?" in English, is "a lightweight safety tool created for solo dwellers" from...

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An App Called 'Are You Dead?' Is Climbing the Apple Charts

The app called “Are You Dead?” is currently the top paid app on China's Apple App Store. For 8 Chinese yuan ($1.15), users can add an emergency...

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'Are You Dead?' tops China's paid app list

China's new No. 1 paid app poses a simple question to users that speaks to deeper social concerns. Are You Dead? has gone viral in recent...

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What is Are You Dead? App surges to the top of Apple's ...

In China, an app called "Are You Dead," or "死了么" in Mandarin, just became the most popular App Store item in the country by ranking.

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'Are You Dead?' iOS app helps lonely people stay safe in ...

The aim of the 8 yuan ($1) app is to be a way for people living alone to make sure they're safe, and to get help even if get out of contact for...

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China's 'Are You Dead?' app checks in on growing cohort ...

An app called “Are You Dead?” that checks up on people living alone has become the most popular paid Apple Store download in China,...

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