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title: Phones, email and online accounts | Plan Before You Die
url: https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones
source: Plan Before You Die
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# 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.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/yahoo-and-aol-accounts) [**Close an Amazon account after a deathEnd subscriptions and deliveries, or close the account.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/amazon-account-after-death) [**Close or transfer AT&T lines after deathMove billing, keep a number or end a line.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/att-after-a-death) [**Close or transfer T-Mobile lines after deathAfter a death, T-Mobile can close the account or move lines.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/t-mobile-after-a-death) [**Close or transfer a Verizon line after deathCall 800-922-0204 to close a line or move the number.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/verizon-after-a-death) [**Facebook legacy contacts and memorialized profilesA Facebook legacy contact looks after a memorialized profile.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/facebook-legacy-contact) [**Memorialize an Instagram profile after a deathTurn a profile into a memorial, or ask to remove it.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/instagram-memorialization) [**What happens to a Microsoft account after deathWhat Microsoft shares, and when an inactive account closes.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/microsoft-account-after-death)

## Plan ahead  [**Add an Apple Legacy ContactChoose who can request your Apple data after you die.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/apple-legacy-contact) [**Check what your cloud backup coversA cloud backup and family access do different jobs.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/cloud-backups) [**Keep a phone line activeKeep a phone line working during illness or after a death.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/keep-a-phone-line-active) [**Keep chosen voicemails and textsSave the voicemails and texts you want before any change.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/voicemail-and-texts) [**Keep your phone passcode privateGive your family access without sharing your passcode.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/keep-your-passcode-safe) [**Make your digital legacy planPlan what happens to your phone, email, photos and online accounts.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/digital-legacy) [**Plan beyond your phone's security codesSet up another way in before your phone is lost.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/two-factor-codes-on-your-phone) [**Prepare both phones in your familyReview separate accounts, recovery choices and shared carrier service.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/two-phones-in-the-family) [**Prepare email beyond your phoneYour mail app and your email account are separate.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/email-on-your-phone) [**Prepare your smart home for familyGive your family access to home devices they may need.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/smart-home-devices) [**Set up Google Inactive Account ManagerPlan what happens to your Google Account after inactivity.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/google-inactive-account-manager) [**Share Google Photos with your familyUse Google Photos partner sharing to give one person your backed-up photos.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/google-photos-for-family) [**Share iCloud photos with your familyShare chosen photos through an iCloud Shared Library.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/icloud-photos-for-family) [**What happens to a phone number?Keep, move or let go of a number after a death.**](https://planbeforeyoudie.app/guides/phones/what-happens-to-a-phone-number)