Sample release letter
A release letter is the page a vault owner prints for a "just in case" person. The owner leaves it with an attorney, keeps it with their will, or hands it to someone they trust. The person needs it to open what was sealed for them.
This is what one looks like. The names, email address and password below are made up.
WhatIf release letter
For: Emma
Dad left information for you in WhatIf, a private family vault.
1. Go to https://whatif.easynow.life
2. Sign in with this email address: emma@example.com. We'll email you a sign-in link.
3. Tap "Did someone give you a release letter, or add you to their vault? Open their vault" and enter the release password below. Then set up your own lock (Face ID or a vault password).
4. Tap "I have a release letter". The items open after a 7-day waiting period.
5. Enter this release password:
Release password: K7QM-2XRP-9TBW-H4NC-Y8DL
Keep this letter private. Anyone with it and access to that email address can open these items.
How each letter differs
- The password is unique. WhatIf makes a new one for each letter and shows it only once, when the owner makes the letter. We don't keep a copy.
- The waiting period in step 4 is whatever the owner chose: none, 1, 3, 7 or 14 days. The owner is emailed as soon as someone asks, and can stop it during the wait.
- Step 3 is shorter for a person who already knows about the vault ("Just in case"). The longer wording above is for a "silent" person, who hasn't been told the vault exists. A silent person can only join the vault with the release password, so nobody learns about it without the letter.
- Making a new letter for someone makes the old one stop working.
Keep a release letter as safe as a house key. See Section 5 of the Terms for how releases work.