World News Headlines November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 How to add a Legacy Contact with iOS 15 0 0000 0 0 more How to add a Legacy Contact with iOS 15 November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found November 16, 2021 Under One Ceiling How to add a Legacy Contact with iOS 15 No one really likes to think about what happens after their death, but Apple’s newest Legacy Contact feature kinda forces you to wrestle with what happens to your data post mortem. With iOS 15.2, users can add any number of Legacy Contacts, aka trusted people who can access your Apple ID and private information from Apple devices in the event of your death. The contact will have to provide an access key and copy of a death certificate to download and view the data, which may include photos, videos, notes, documents, etc. If you’re ready to plan for the inevitable future, we’ve got a step-by-step guide on how to set up your Legacy Contacts – but make sure you’re really ready. Remember, this person will have access to everything! 1. Download iOS 15.2 The Legacy Contact feature comes with the latest software update. iOS 15.2 is currently only available in beta, but is expected to be fully released to the public later this year. 2. Open Settings, and tap on your name. Tap at the very top. Credit: Screenshot: Apple At the top of the Settings menu, tap where it says your name. This will take you into your account settings, where you can adjust anything to do with your Apple ID. 3. Tap on Password & Security. Legacy Contacts live in the Password & Security menu. Credit: Screenshot: Apple The option should be the second from the top. SEE ALSO: Student using iOS 15’s Live Text to steal class notes gets an A+ at life 4. Tap on Legacy Contact, then the ‘+’ symbol. Legacy Contact is almost all the way at the bottom of the screen. Credit: Screenshot: Apple Only one place to tap. Credit: Screenshot: Apple On the next screen, tap where it says Legacy contact near the bottom of the list. Then tap on the ‘+’ symbol to begin the process of contact selection. 5. Tap through the onscreen prompts and select your contact. This will pop up the first time you add a Legacy Contact. Credit: Screenshot: Apple Once you’ve chosen your contact, this screen will summarize the info you’re authorizing them to access. Credit: Screenshot: Apple The first time you select a Legacy Contact, your phone will explain exactly what it is. Tap through these prompts, and it should display your full contact list. From there, select your desired Legacy Contact. 6. Choose how you’d like to send or save your access key. Choose whether you’d like to message or print your access key. Credit: Screenshot: Apple Once you’ve chosen your contact, Apple will generate an access key, which consists of a QR code and a lengthy string of letters and numbers. Your Legacy Contact will need this to access your data, so choose whether you’d like to message it to them now or print it out to be given to them later on. And that’s it! If you’d like to add more than one Legacy Contact, you can go back to your Settings and repeat the process as needed. If you choose to print out your access key, make sure you arrange for your contact to receive it after your death, otherwise your data could remain locked up forever – but maybe that’s a good thing? Related Related posts: Indonesia adds patrols after detecting ships in South China Sea Ambulances forced to queue daily outside A&Es, study suggests Can the Wristcam actually make the Apple Watch a good camera? Watch the ‘Cobra Kai’ cast fight for ’80s movie supremacy tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Impossible meatballs are here, and they're better than Beyond next Everything you should buy from Target's pre-Black Friday sale
