What happens if two people share the same Apple ID?

If you share your Apple ID with a family member, certain services will treat you as the same person. You may experience these issues: Apple Music family subscription: Instead of receiving your own membership with your own library, you'll share a library and recommendations with the other family member.

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How do I separate 2 iPhones with the same Apple ID?

Navigate to the Settings menu, and once you're there, touch the icon that has your device's name on it. Scroll down until you find the device from which you want to disconnect the connection. To choose the device, tap on its name. Tap the Remove from Account option that appears on the screen after that.

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How can two people share an Apple ID?

Invite people to join your family
  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap Family.
  3. Tap Add Member .
  4. If your child doesn't have an Apple ID, tap Create an Account for a Child. But if your child already has an Apple ID, tap Invite People. ...
  5. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up parental controls, location sharing, and more.

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Can Family Sharing see my texts?

Recently, many people have asked “Can Family Sharing see text messages” on many sites and the answer is yes. To keep in touch with anyone and everyone else using an Apple product, be it an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, iMessage is an excellent way.

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Can Family Sharing see my apps?

When you set up purchase sharing, everyone in the family gets access to the apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books that family members buy. The content automatically appears on the Purchased page in the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, or Apple TV app.

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What happens if I use the same Apple ID on two devices?

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Why am I getting my wifes text messages on my iPhone?

If someone in your family is getting text messages meant for you, or vice-versa, it's probably because those devices are sharing the same Apple ID. This typically happens because, at some point, you all wanted to share content you bought from the iTunes store, including apps, games, music, movies, TV shows, and more.

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How do I separate my Apple ID from my spouse?

Tap on Settings > iCloud > Delete Account (only deletes it from this device, not from iCloud; the person keeping the current account will not be affected,) provide the password to turn off Find My Phone and choose to Keep on My iDevice when prompted. Sign in with a different Apple ID to create your new account.

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How do I stop two Apple devices syncing with each other?

You can stop syncing a specific app like Mail, Photos, Messages, etc. Or you can stop iCloud sync in general. The best way to unlink both devices is to remove your iPhone or iPad from the Apple ID. In that case, you'll need to create a different Apple ID for the other device to keep them completely separate.

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Can two devices have same Apple ID but different passwords?

Thank you. It is usually best to have one Apple ID per person and use it on all of the devices owned by that person and for all Apple services (e.g., iCloud, iTunes, App Store, iMessage, etc). There is only one password per Apple ID.

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How do I stop sharing my Apple ID?

In the Family Sharing section:
  1. On your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac, sign in to appleid.apple.com with your Apple ID and password.
  2. On your iPhone or iPod touch, tap the downward-facing arrow at the top of the page, then tap Family Sharing. ...
  3. Tap or click Disconnect Account.
  4. Tap or click Disconnect.

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Can you turn off Sharing between Apple devices?

Turn off Handoff on your devices

iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch: Go to Settings > General > AirPlay & Handoff. macOS Ventura: Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click General in the sidebar, click AirDrop & Handoff on the right, then turn off Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.

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Should my wife and I share the same Apple ID?

Apple recommends you do not share your Apple ID. Instead, set up Family Sharing so each person can use their own Apple ID. This way, your family can still share purchases, subscriptions and more without sharing personal information, such as emails, text messages or passwords.

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Should my husband and I have the same Apple ID?

Apple recommends that you do not share your Apple ID. Instead, set up Family Sharing so that each person uses their own Apple ID. This way, your family can share purchases, subscriptions, and more without sharing personal information like email, text messages, or passwords.

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Can my husband see my texts on iCloud?

If you backup or synchronize your phone to iCloud then anybody who has the details for that account, or even has their phone connected to the same account (a family member, for example), could potentially see your personal text messages.

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Can someone spy on my iPhone text messages?

Anyone, not just hackers, can use spyware

One popular app, mSpy, monitors text messages, calls, and social media interactions. The app can be installed remotely on an iPhone if you have the proper iCloud credentials.

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How do you stop 2 iphones from getting each other's messages?

Control where iMessages appear by going to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Uncheck phone numbers and email addresses. Add a new iMessage email by logging in to Apple ID and selecting Edit.

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Can Family Sharing members see your photos?

When you join a family, your family members can find your name, photo and email address. They can also find how much shared storage each family member uses. Family members aren't able to find your photos, videos or other items unless you directly share them.

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How does Apple Family Sharing work?

One adult in your family — the organizer — invites all the other members to join and sets up accounts for anyone under 13. Once family members join, Family Sharing is set up on everyone's devices automatically. The group then chooses which services and features they'd like to use and share.

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Can Family Sharing see your searches?

Family Sharing doesn't include the browser history. You can set restrictions in Screen Time.

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Why are my photos showing up on my husbands iPhone?

Each person should use their own Apple ID, and many things will get merged and combined when one is shared, such as photos. Make sure you are logged in to your own Apple ID in System Preferences ➡️ iCloud / Apple ID. It appears that your husband's iPhone and your Mac is sharing the same Apple ID account.

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Why is my iPhone Sharing with another iPhone?

Your contacts are showing up on another iPhone because iCloud Contacts are enabled on both iPhones. All of your contacts are uploaded to iCloud of the same account and then it will send and merge all the contacts to each iPhone to sync contacts. ► Will you lose contacts after stopping the sharing?

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What happens when I remove a device from my Apple ID?

If you set up two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, removing a device will ensure that it can no longer display verification codes. It also won't have access to iCloud and other Apple services, including Find My, until you sign in again with two-factor authentication.

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