[Lifestyle] IOS 15.2 WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH OUR INFORMATION THE DAY WE LEAVE

[Akrapovic]

We can configure digital heirs.

 

 

We have all strongly embraced these times in which we share our lives on the internet and its social networks. A behavior that leads us to show what we do, gather friends and contacts and enjoy a peaceful virtual existence. But even if we do not want to remember, a day will come when we will be missing all those places and for that reason we need a plan for someone to take charge of all that inheritance.

Apple has decided to remedy that flaw that it had (and practically all technology companies have) for which we cannot name heirs with the capacity to manage all our profiles once we move to the other neighborhood. And to correct that deficiency, it has resorted to developing a protocol that is inspired by the same that they already use with designated contacts in case of emergency.

Define your heirs now
It will be iOS 15.2 that brings this solution to a complex problem that led many relatives of deceased users with Apple accounts to have to carry out endless procedures and face machinery that did not contemplate this type of situation. Everything, with the aim of getting access to all the information of the deceased. As of this update is published, everything will be simpler since those of Cupertino will have a list of contacts that were designated during the user's lifetime as managers of their profile in their absence.

ICloud account details.
In total, Apple will let us define a total of five contacts who will have the ability to access the information of the deceased without obstacles or obstacles. Something similar to what happens with the people we define for emergencies, who can receive messages and location alerts in case we find ourselves in a dangerous situation.

In the event of the death of a relative, access will be practically instantaneous since with the death certificate in hand, any of the five designated persons will be able to recover all the information: photos, contacts, documents, files in the cloud, purchase history. , etc. There will even be a specific page to download all the content available from the account holder up to that time. The ultimate goal of this function is that, once all the information has been safeguarded and a reasonable period of time has elapsed, Apple permanently deletes the account so that it does not continue to generate activity, notifications and even expenses that, unfortunately, can no longer be met.

 

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