With the arrival of iOS 15.2, his iPhone he arrives the legacy digital, which allows us to leave access to our account to a loved one in case of disappearance. In this way they will have the opportunity to access our very precious ones saved data his iCloud in case of death. Something that superstitiously we never want to think about, but that will make it easier to manage our digital identity.
The digital legacy arrives on the iPhone with iOS 15.2
The update becomes downloadable from 14 December iOS 15.2, which brings a lot of news to the iPhone world. Including one that Apple had already announced at the presentation of the new iOS 15 operating system: the digital legacy. This is the ability to allow access to your data saved on your iCloud account after your death. A real testament to the data saved online: Photo, video, contacts, note, app and all account information.
A feature that arrives on all Apple devices. Indeed even on iPad 15.2 come on macOS 12.1 you can activate digital legacy, in a very simple way. You just have to:
- Going up Settings
- Select your name to access your account (on Mac do System Preferences and then Apple ID)
- To choose Password e Safety
- To select Contact Heir.
At this point, you can choose from your contacts the person who will have the keys to your account. The person will receive a QR code, which will only activate after our death. Indeed Apple will ask for legal proof, such as a certificate of death, in order to allow access.
When sign-in has been proven, the heir contact receives a special Apple ID to set up to log into your account. The deceased person’s Apple ID and password will stop working: from that moment on, it will be able to access only the heir. But he can only do it for the following three years: after this period, the data will be deleted. This however does not change inaccessibility to physical devices: Without an unlock code, you cannot access iPhone and Mac. But you will have all the data saved in the cloud.
A measure which we always hope not to have to resort to, but which allows the relatives and friends of a deceased person to collect photos, thoughts, memories of the missing person.