New Delhi: The whole world has come to hand due to the power of technology. But in this world, our own world is getting smaller and smaller. As the number of friends decreases, so does the distance with family members. Due to family reasons and even work requirements, we spend months apart from our family, living alone. If something happens in that situation, the close people will not even know. That technology has opened up new ways to solve this problem. A new app has arrived in the market, through which it will be possible to understand the good and bad on the loved ones even from a distance. (Are You Dead App)
The app, which is called ‘Are You Dead?’, has become very popular in China at the moment. The technicians have chosen that name of the app without any concealment. Through which it is possible to know the news of far away, lonely family, relatives, friends, especially whether they are alive or not. The app has become extremely popular in China within a few days. There is a lot of discussion about that app on Chinese social media platforms. No one is trying to explain how effective that app is. (China News)
‘Are You Dead?’ Many are also referring to the app as a digital ‘Check-in’. The use of the app has increased, especially among young people who live alone in various Chinese cities. It is also increasingly used by seniors living alone. One of the purposes of the app is to find out if the person is still alive if they don’t hear back for a few days. Knowing the condition of the person, the app sends a message to the ’emergency contact’ saved in the phone. The app is also quite easy to use. A message pops up on the screen asking if you are alive or not. With the touch of a finger, messages go to loved ones.
The people who developed the app are not yet 30 years old. First it was being installed on the phone for free. But currently it has to be bought with 1.14 dollars. Statistics show that ‘Are You Dead?’ is now the most downloaded app from the Apple Store. However, for some unknown reason, it is alleged that many people are not seeing the app in the Apple Store right now. It is not clear whether it was deliberately taken out of reach, or whether any legal problems arose.
‘Are You Dead?’ The app is described as a personal safety assistant. It can be used by students to working, single seniors. Ian Guo, one of the creators of the app, said that only $150 was spent to create the app. But right now its market value is 15 million dollars. Knowing the opinion of people on social media, they created the app by feeling the need. The popularity of the app is also increasing in Singapore, Netherlands, Britain, India, America.
Statistics show that at the rate of urbanization in China, the number of houses inhabited by single people is about 100 million. When the children go out to study or work in the city, the parents, the elderly members, are left alone at home. After many days of death, there have been many incidents of breaking the closed door and retrieving the body. If the children are alone in the city, the family members are worried. Hence the popularity of the app has increased. Some are also browsing the app out of curiosity.