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Legacy contact
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Hi Alwyn,
This may help as a starter:
support.apple.com
But keep posting because we can add things .
Ian
This may help as a starter:
How to add a Legacy Contact for your Apple ID – Apple Support (UK)
A Legacy Contact is someone who you choose to have access to the data in your Apple account after your death. Find out about the information that's shared with your Legacy Contact and how to add one or more Legacy Contacts.
But keep posting because we can add things .
Ian
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Thanks Ian. The problem may be that, when I set my son up as a Legacy Contact, I failed to set up an Access Key.
I have tried to access Legacy Contact on my iMac but, for some reason it is failing to recognise either my Apple ID or my iCloud ID passwords.
On my iPhone my son is shown as a Legacy Contact but underneath is a message saying 'Access key has not been saved.'
I have emailed him to find out if I sent him an Access key when I set up Legacy Contact. Presumably, if I have sent it to him, I don't need to know what it is as I won't be around when he needs it!
I have tried to access Legacy Contact on my iMac but, for some reason it is failing to recognise either my Apple ID or my iCloud ID passwords.
On my iPhone my son is shown as a Legacy Contact but underneath is a message saying 'Access key has not been saved.'
I have emailed him to find out if I sent him an Access key when I set up Legacy Contact. Presumably, if I have sent it to him, I don't need to know what it is as I won't be around when he needs it!
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Only too happy to help - if I can!!
According to the Apple website, your Access Key that you created can, apparently, be found as follows:
Go to Settings->Account(top of settings)->Password & Security->Legacy Contact->Contact's Name->View Access Key.
This Apple site is:
discussions.apple.com
Worth a try. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
Ian
According to the Apple website, your Access Key that you created can, apparently, be found as follows:
Go to Settings->Account(top of settings)->Password & Security->Legacy Contact->Contact's Name->View Access Key.
This Apple site is:
How do I get my access key? - Apple Community
Worth a try. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
Ian
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I have my son as a legacy contact too and following Ian's excellent directions on my iPhone to "View Access Key." I see a full copy along with the person's name QR code and Passkey. I just took a screenshot of it for my reference because I set it up a year or so ago and although I'm sure I sent it to him I might just check. I am having surgery early next month. 
Assuming you can login to your Apple account you can always remove him and add him again.
Incidentally your Apple ID and iCloud ID password should be the same.
Assuming you can login to your Apple account you can always remove him and add him again.
Incidentally your Apple ID and iCloud ID password should be the same.
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