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When your dead parent's smartwatch keeps getting notifications

My father's Apple Watch keeps buzzing with notifications two months after he died and I wear it sometimes just to feel connected but it is starting to feel haunted.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Wearable technology creates intimate connections with the deceased that can feel both comforting and supernatural.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Digital legacy — your online presence after death?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.