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iOS 15 Lets Your Family Access Your Data If You Die
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Yes, you need to manually select a person, it's not something automated. If you don't want to use it, don't set a contact.
Unrelated, but related: Why is everything about iOS 15 in the present tense? It's not here yet and Apple has never released the final update with things removed that were in the betas.
If I die, my family will have worse problems than the AppleID, few Apps and Devices.
E.g our complicated but secure network infrastructure, with multiple firewalls incl. servers, vms and docker containers.
But I'm looking into solving this, too.
E.g our complicated but secure network infrastructure, with multiple firewalls incl. servers, vms and docker containers.
But I'm looking into solving this, too.
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Well I plan to live forever. So far so good.
a few years ago the son of a woman in my parents village died in a tragic motorbike accident and they asked me via my mum if I could help them getting the data from his internal hard drive of his PC extracted. I didn’t feel comfortable doing it, because I obviously didn’t know if he wanted it so this would be a great way for those who DO want to make sure their loved ones have some memories of them.
Like will naming someone to have access to your account override what was in your last will and testament? Or, "You may have the paper, but I've got all the passwords."
This feature must have been dreamt up by lawyers.
Sounds like a good idea... Can you have an option to delete certain things after you die so your family won't be able to access?
Don't be fooled folks, this is a method that will be used by law enforcement in the event a murder to be able to get into a locked phone to find any clues.
This will honestly be so useful. My wife passed away suddenly last year, aged 40. We shared a car - that she sorted everything for, she booked our family's holiday that I had to try to cancel, I had to find contacts of hers and let them know she had died, etc. I've been able to buy gifts for the children that she had chosen and saved in her Amazon account while she was in hospital. She also had some great photos of forgotten family days out, so we now have those positive memories again. We had a totally honest and open relationship so knew each others passwords for everything, so I've been able to access her phone and data - but if I didn't, it would have made sorting out some of those problems a lot more difficult at an already difficult time.
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Umm I hate to tell you but it’s iCloud data and it’s already being used by law enforcement. If you plan on murdering someone turn off iCloud 😂😂
Can you send my family medicated eye drops after this feature is activated?? Their eyes may need some special treatment.
This functionality is an extension of Apple’s existing policy. If you’ve never been in the position of needing to do this, it can be a long process. Maybe the new feature will be helpful, but I doubt it will replace the need to provide Apple with the required legal documents.
support.apple.com
How to request access to a deceased family member’s Apple Account - Apple Support
This article explains how to request access to or delete someone’s Apple Account and the data stored with it after they have passed away.
With iOS 16, account merging will happen automatically once the Digital Legacy feature has been activated. Thank you for choosing Apple.
I'm guessing I know the answer to this, and it may be buried an FAQ somewhere, but what about purchased content? Anyone with a Family plan has the vast majority (it not all) of the content purchased under one ID. Going back years before Family people used to use a common AppleID to accomplish sharing.
If the main ID holder in a Family dies, what becomes of all the purchases?
If the main ID holder in a Family dies, what becomes of all the purchases?