Unlock the devices? If the owner used fingerprint authentication or a passphrase, I would hope Apple can't unlock those devices.
Also, I would imagine not everyone would want their devices unlocked by family members if they die say in an accident.
Also, I would imagine not everyone would want their devices unlocked by family members if they die say in an accident.
That's just a normal part of living and dying. If you want a specific thing to happen or not happen after you die, digital or not, you either put it in your will, or you let the state's default occur. Notwithstanding the further policies of any organization like Apple.
Seriously, if it matters to you, make a will.
Why should the opinion of the dead be relevant in any way?
Why? When I'm dead, anything that anybody does will no affect me. (assuming I had an iPhone) Apple shouldn't not-unlock it because I might not want that. I want nothing, since I'm dead.