How to transfer (not share) photos due to death of user

Hello Wild Duck,

How to request access to a deceased family member's Apple accounts --> https://support.apple.com/HT208510

I presume you would log into iCloud and hope they are there. I don't know the details since I have never needed that service (fortunately!). Her Apple ID is easy since it was likely just her regular email address. Apple can probably reset the password and provide you with that. At least that's the way the IT department at the place I worked did it if you forgot a password.

You can log into her account in iCloud and use the Photos app on there to view any photos she had in iCloud. There is also a tool on there to download photos to your computer.

I think any photos she only had on a mobile device may be lost. At least that is my understanding from the article.

I can't say for sure since it has been well over a year since I took a picture, had it in iCloud, and downloaded it that way. I don't even have it on my machine right now so I can't check. I would think the creation date would remain unchanged but can't guarantee it.