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How to set up an Apple legacy contact, in case you die

David Nield

created: June 1, 2025, 5:01 p.m. | updated: June 8, 2025, 2:01 a.m.

Apple lets you specify what it calls a legacy contact, someone who you grant permission to access your Apple account after you’re gone. You can specify more than one legacy contact, and the people you pick don’t have to be using Apple devices or have an Apple account. On an iPhone or iPad, open up Settings, tap your name, then pick Sign-In & Security > Legacy Contact to choose someone. Once the administrative work is out of the way, they’ll be granted access to a special legacy contact Apple account, through which they can get to the information you’ve left behind. “Your legacy contact has access to your data for a limited time—three years from when the first legacy account request is approved—after which the account is permanently deleted,” Apple says.

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