Phones, email and online accounts
Prepare phone, email and photo arrangements for your family. Choose supported account settings and keep clear instructions without passwords.
After a death
Close a Yahoo or AOL account after deathAsk Yahoo or AOL to close an account or share records.
Close an Amazon account after a deathEnd subscriptions and deliveries, or close the account.
Close or transfer AT&T lines after deathMove billing, keep a number or end a line.
Close or transfer T-Mobile lines after deathAfter a death, T-Mobile can close the account or move lines.
Close or transfer a Verizon line after deathCall 800-922-0204 to close a line or move the number.
Facebook legacy contacts and memorialized profilesA Facebook legacy contact looks after a memorialized profile.
Memorialize an Instagram profile after a deathTurn a profile into a memorial, or ask to remove it.
What happens to a Microsoft account after deathWhat Microsoft shares, and when an inactive account closes.
Plan ahead
Add an Apple Legacy ContactChoose who can request your Apple data after you die.
Check what your cloud backup coversA cloud backup and family access do different jobs.
Keep a phone line activeKeep a phone line working during illness or after a death.
Keep chosen voicemails and textsSave the voicemails and texts you want before any change.
Keep your phone passcode privateGive your family access without sharing your passcode.
Make your digital legacy planPlan what happens to your phone, email, photos and online accounts.
Plan beyond your phone's security codesSet up another way in before your phone is lost.
Prepare both phones in your familyReview separate accounts, recovery choices and shared carrier service.
Prepare email beyond your phoneYour mail app and your email account are separate.
Prepare your smart home for familyGive your family access to home devices they may need.
Set up Google Inactive Account ManagerPlan what happens to your Google Account after inactivity.
Share Google Photos with your familyUse Google Photos partner sharing to give one person your backed-up photos.
Share iCloud photos with your familyShare chosen photos through an iCloud Shared Library.
What happens to a phone number?Keep, move or let go of a number after a death.