When it comes to modern day consumer technology, it can sometimes feel like you're a peasant swearing fealty to the feudal lords of big tech. In the beginning, you don't seem to think much of it, but ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Most of us have lost our phone, damaged it, or had it stolen at one point in time. For some of us, it's happened more than once. Unfortunately, it ...

Apple used to have the idea that when we died, our Apple ID and our iCloud data should go with us. Their terms and conditions said explicitly, “Upon receipt of a copy of a death certificate your ...

iOS 15.2: How to assign a legacy contact to allow data recovery on your account Your email has been sent At WWDC 2021, Apple unveiled several new iCloud features, one of which was iCloud Legacy ...

You're going to die, someday. Here's how to set up a Legacy Contact in iOS and iPadOS to allow a trusted contact access to your Apple account after you're gone. Dealing with a death is traumatic, and ...

iCloud Photos provides a convenient way to backup pictures and access them across your Apple devices. A feature of iCloud, Apple's cloud storage service can also be used to backup your iPhone and iPad ...

Apple has little known iCloud tools that are designed to let you recover files that have been deleted from ‌iCloud‌, as well as recover Contacts, Calendars, and Reminders that have been lost. Lost ...

If you are switching from an iOS to an Android phone, here's how to transfer your contacts via iCloud, Gmail, or Google Drive. It is pretty simple to transition from Apple to Google's operating system ...

[Editor’s Note: This story was written prior to the WWDC keynote, at which Apple execs outlined some upcoming changes to the way iCloud files are displayed in OS X and iOS. But until those changes ...

Whether you’re thinking of making the jump to Android or you’re an iPhone-toting Gmail user who wants your updated contacts in the same place as your mail, transferring your iCloud contacts to Gmail ...

Now you have total control over who can get all up in your business, private pics, sexts and more — from the grave. Apple has unveiled a new “Legacy Contact” feature which enables users to hand over ...