Legacy Contacts: How To Setup and Share Your iCloud Data After You Die

[@Bushchannel]

Thanks for the video Madam. I wonder what length Apple goes to to verify the validity of a Death Certificate?

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

You’re welcome Bushchannel! This is an excerpt from Apple’s support page. “After the user’s death, Legacy Contacts sign in to the Apple claim website to initiate access. This requires a death certificate and is authorized in part with the authorization secret mentioned in the previous section. After all the security checks are completed, Apple issues a user name and password for the new account and releases the necessary keying information to the Legacy Contact”. Hope that helps.

[@harkinkevin94]

Thanks for the info. One thing I may add, for your viewers that are very new to technology they may have larger text on their screen therefore to see the “legacy contact” they may not see it at the bottom of their screen. They would have to scroll down. I know very simple but from experience this has been an issue. 😃

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks for sharing your helpful tip!

[@marksimos7549]

I’m not a senior, yet, but But I appreciate your videos. You are very good at explaining things. Keep them coming!

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks Mark! I’ll do my best!

[@Buhassan5656]

Can you further clarify what legacy contact have access to and what are not? I mean giving examples

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Here’s a list of what they can access. iCloud Photos Notes Mail Contacts Calendars Reminders Messages in iCloud Call history Files stored in iCloud Drive Health data Voice memos Safari bookmarks and reading list iCloud backups

[@MM1-so5vl]

@@EllensTipsForiOS Can you plz clarify if Apple is giving access to hidden photos too?

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

@@MM1-so5vl It doesn't seem as if Apple has clarified that... Here's the support article telling you what your legacy contact has access too. support.apple.com/en-us/HT212362

[@petermcfadyen806]

When I followed the instructions after choosing my contact it just took me to their contact page and I could go on further! If I went back I had to choose a contact and the same happened again!!

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Hi Peter, try tapping on the method you want to notify them by and it should take you to the next step. You can tap messages, their email address or phone number. Hope that helps.

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Hi Peter, try tapping on the method you want to notify them by and it should take you to the next step. You can tap messages, their email address or phone number. Hope that helps.

[@petermcfadyen806]

@@EllensTipsForiOS I did touch the phone number and that worked, maybe its worth mentioning on your video as I fid manage to get there in the end but it would have been useful to know when I started. Thank you for your reply

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

You’re welcome! When I created the video you didn’t need to take that step it was automatically done for you and seems as if Apple has changed it. Thanks for watching.

[@berniewoodard1216]

I’ve added a legacy contact, but what is the access key? I can’t seem to see what an access key is.

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Hi Bernie! The access key is what is sent to your Legacy Contact so they can access your account after you’ve passed. To see the access key go to Settings>Password and Security>>Legacy Contact. Tap on the name of your contact and tap view access key.

[@berniewoodard1216]

@@EllensTipsForiOS thank you, I really appreciate it!

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

You’re welcome Bernie! Thanks for watching!

[@zhougg369]

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[@EllensTipsForiOS]

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