What will happen to your Apple account if you die? A question that was almost unanswered for people who had not made their arrangements. This week, Apple has just announced that it will be possible to designate a legatee.
The Cupertino company took advantage of the developers’ conference (WWDC) which is currently being held to unveil its plans in this area. The subject is delicate, but responds to a reality. Because if you have not transmitted passwords or special access to those around you or to someone you trust about your Apple account and your access to iCloud in particular, a lot of information and data will be lost.
Images that will not be lost
It will soon now be possible to designate a digital legatee of the account during his lifetime. Like a will, the owner of an Apple account can designate an individual and give them access to several elements of their account. Recovering photos stored on iCloud, notes, contacts, access to emails … will be possible for a third party.
In the event of death, this designated legatee may appear on a dedicated page and will receive an access code to your content. However, it will not be able to see your passwords, nor the means of payment stored with Apple Pay for example. The idea here is only to be able to access recoverable information, mainly your photos to keep them as digital memories. The American giant, however, did not specify whether it was possible for this person to terminate the deceased’s Apple subscriptions. For example, when the deceased subscribed to Apple Music or TV + services.
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This solution presented by the Californian firm should be proposed in the coming months, but no date has yet been officially advanced for France. This decision of Apple notably joins Facebook. The social network makes it possible to designate a legatee for your account in the event of death. The latter can declare the person’s death and change the profile page to a tribute page where loved ones can leave their thoughts and condolences.
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