{"id":43950,"date":"2024-07-03T17:10:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T21:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=43950"},"modified":"2024-07-03T17:10:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T21:10:05","slug":"feature-requests-for-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/03\/feature-requests-for-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature Requests for Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg Pierce<\/a>:<\/p>\n

FB14170572: Add “Date Deceased” field to Contact records<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Louie Mantia<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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When I worked on iTunes, we briefly discussed inheriting purchased music, but we didn’t build anything for it. Product teams may never prioritize legacy-related features because they’re not glamorous. But a team separate from product design and development could develop a strategy for how a company tackles those issues, with specific proposals for different products.<\/p>\n

In addition to birthdate, there should be a deceased date<\/a> field in Contacts<\/em>. That data can be used for both memorial purposes and to prevent Siri<\/em> suggestions about making a posthumous birthday call. There should also be an easy way to archive threads with a deceased loved one in iMessage<\/em> to preserve those memories. There should be a path to inherit iTunes<\/em> purchases, even though there are legal differences between a CD and a digital album.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Craig Hockenberry<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple should establish a team that deals with the humanity of their products.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Apple should be awesome at preserving and respecting the memories contained in devices that are inextricably linked to our daily lives and the interactions with people we love.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n