What Happens to Photos When Someone Dies With a Locked Phone? When someone passes away, one of the most heartbreaking realities families face is this: Their phone is locked. Inside that device may be: • Thousands of photos• Personal videos• Voice messages• Notes• Private memories• Final conversations And in many cases — those memories are … Read more

When someone passes away, one of the most heartbreaking realizations families face is this: Their phone is locked — and everything inside may be inaccessible. Photos. Videos. Messages. Notes. Personal memories. But can Apple unlock a deceased person’s iPhone? The answer is complicated. Apple’s Official Policy Apple does not automatically unlock a device after someone … Read more