Platform guides · Phones, logins, developer accounts

Identity & devices

Phone lines and device accounts hold the login and 2-factor codes for everything else. Close or transfer them thoughtfully — and only after the accounts that depend on them are moved.

4 platforms in this group — 2 let you plan ahead. Each links to the platform's own official help page, reviewed 2026-07-10.

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  Apple / iCloud

  Apple's Digital Legacy program is worth setting up now — otherwise reaching a loved one's iCloud photos can require a court order.

  Plan-ahead tool
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  GitHub

  GitHub is one of the few developer platforms with a real continuity plan — naming a successor now keeps important projects reachable.

  Plan-ahead tool
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  AT&T (phone line)

  A phone line is a 2-factor lifeline. Before closing it, make sure any accounts tied to that number are updated — then close or transfer with documentation.

  Closure only
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  Verizon (phone line)

  As with any carrier, the number is a 2-factor key. Transfer or close the Verizon line only after moving the codes it receives.

  Closure only