iPhone users baffled by 'scary' feature that suggests they check in with ex-lovers and dead relatives

Check In, released in Apple's iOS 17 in 2023, is a messaging and location-tracking service that allows users to notify contacts when they have arrived at a destination. However, the feature makes suggestions on who users should alert and people have been left baffled by the recommendations. Users have shared these bizarre experiences on social media, with one woman saying she received a prompt to alert her deceased mother and another was sent a notification with her ex-husband's name - they divorced four years ago. A TikToker recently shared a video about the feature after repeatedly being prompted to check in with his boss. Apple released Check In last year, but users have reported only seeing the Siri suggestions over the last few months.