What do you think about Apple’s internal beta of “legacy contacts”: after the owner dies, this person can access iCloud information?

According to news on November 11, Apple has added the "Digital Legacy" function to the latest iOS developer preview version. Users can add legacy contacts and allow legacy contacts to access their iCloud after death. Data and information.

The "Digital Heritage" function was first launched at WWDC21 in June this year. Through this feature, Apple allows users to set legacy contacts and access the information and data in their iCloud accounts after the owner dies.

In the latest iOS 15.2 Beta2 version, Apple has opened the relevant settings of the "Digital Heritage" function. After updating to the latest beta version, users can select the "Password & Security" option in the iCloud settings of the phone to add legacy contacts.

Users can designate up to 5 people as their estate contacts via email or phone number. When both parties are using the latest beta version of the software, you can notify the other party via text message when adding the other party as a legacy contact, and the other party can choose to accept or reject the request. Once the request is accepted, the access key will be automatically stored in the legacy contact's Apple ID settings for future use.

In addition, users can also save access keys by printing or storing PDF files. Legacy contacts must have access keys to access account content after the death of the owner.

With the continuous development of technology, more and more digital properties in people’s lives are stored in the cloud or on their own mobile phones and computers. The emergence of the "digital heritage" function allows users to inherit these non-physical heritage contents in a reasonable way and avoid the loss of the deceased's digital property.