Yes there is! Delete them now, while you are alive. And then refrain from taking more of them.
See, it's like magic!
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iOS 15.2 Beta 2 Lets Your Family Access Your Data If You Pass Away
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See, it's like magic!
Or maybe it's time to consider whether or not YOU may be the problem after all! ?
So... that's what they meant in Sound of Music by singing "How do you handle a problem like Maria?"
Bunch of murderers they were!
I was intrigued by the screenshot (and agree it looks wonky!) and did some digging. This is the current behavior/layout if you search for something in Settings using a Spotlight search (swiping down on center of home screen for an app search, or swiping left to get to for a full Spotlight search). In this mode it adds the "< Search" breadcrumb that you can tap to go back to your search results, in addition to the Settings' "< Back" button. So, I guess they decided to shift up the time to squeeze it in.
Sloppy design, I agree, but final behavior -- not a beta bug. Hm.
She could have given her password and stipulated to her executor to ONLY provide photos. Or to only provide bank account passwords from a lockbox, and not anything else. You CAN do that. You just have to have an executor that you can trust to follow your wishes to the letter.
It's really sad when somebody dies and their closest loved ones don't even know what that person would have wanted. For example, burial vs. cremation. Split up your assets to your kids or give 50% of it to the local food bank, 25% to a college grant for inner city youths, and give the kids the remainder.
If you have any significant value of property or money, it would be advisable to get a real will written up with an attorney, and to make sure that the executor will be given strict instructions, along with death certificate. They also need to have the fortitude to refuse any inappropriate requests, or at least the common sense to call the attorney and get advice in the event that "Flowers By Irene" calls to say they need to search the garage.
The executor doesn't need to be a financial wiz, but they do need to be trustworthy and have common sense. And they shouldn't be a procrastinator, either. Liquidate the assets and accounts, distribute the money, and wrap it up quickly. You can't be forced to give an inheritance to the feds (whether fake or real) if you've already distributed it to the family.
It’s a trick to force your family to go out and buy an iPhone after you die.
Do yourself a favor and get a Dropbox, Box, etc account and upload those personal pictures on there. So, when they access your iPhone photos, they won’t be shocked to find things. Lol.
Wait. Did I just tell on myself? ?
I noticed that when I got my iPhone 13, it’s only because of that previous app shortcut. The time is aligned if you swipe to the Home Screen or something.
Guess we're different. Wife and I share all our passwords and can easily access eachothers devices.
Yep, you sure did!
Oh and don't be surprised if Dropbox, box, Google, Amazon, or Microsoft snoop on your photos like what Apple was going to do.
Just because we only heard about Apple wanting to do it doesn't mean that these other snakes won't try to do it too. They'll just be more devious and not tell you; basically following the old saying, "It's always better to apologize than to ask for permission."
That's a good thing! Count your fortunes and just remember however, it could all go south really fast and all it takes is one forgotten anniversary, or forgetting to put the seat back down late one night.
If you have any significant value of property or money, it would be advisable to get a real will written up with an attorney, and to make sure that the executor will be given strict instructions, along with death certificate. They also need to have the fortitude to refuse any inappropriate requests, or at least the common sense to call the attorney and get advice in the event that "Flowers By Irene" calls to say they need to search the garage.
Did Apple think of all these nasty things they would get involved including being sued by someones who would like to get access to likely most private part of a deceased family?
Mobile phones become the one focal point of our privacy. The phone could contain passwords to important accesses, the contents that would defame a deceased one, or the private chats that could be use as an evident to support someone to get a bigger sharing of fortunes.
The most of all, the legacy contact could be used by the authorities as a back door or an excuse to get access to others privacy.
The idea of having this feature is good, but how it could be implemented would always involve nasty things, just like the quarrels we would have seen among the wives, sons and daughters after a rich one died.
Did Apple think of all these nasty things they would get involved including being sued by someones who would like to get access to likely most private part of a deceased family?
Mobile phones become the one focal point of our privacy. The phone could contain passwords to important accesses, the contents that would defame a deceased one, or the private chats that could be use as an evident to support someone to get a bigger sharing of fortunes.
The most of all, the legacy contact could be used by the authorities as a back door or an excuse to get access to others privacy.
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Wow... If a marriage us *that* fragile then...
We've been together 23 years. Toilet seats not an issue in a lesbian relationship. And our anniversaries are always special.
Trust is what we based our relationship on. Zero secrets (other than presents etc.) is how we live our lives.
So yeah, guess we're special.
It's to lock you into the apple ecosystem for life.It’s a trick to force your family to go out and buy an iPhone after you die.