2 devices separate contacts

I recently purchased an iphone, my daughter has an ipod touch. I logged into my iphone with the same apple id that she uses and now I have all her contacts and text messages. Can I keep one apple id but separate information between the two devices?

iCloud is designed so that one account is used by one user to keep all the person's devices in sync. It is not designed for multiple users, since they would have access to each others emails and other data, and any one user could delete or edit any of the data and this would propagate to everyone's devices - not what users generally want to have happen.
If a user is using your account, they should get their own account and disconnect from your account.
Note that this does not mean they can't all use the same ID for the itunes store account, they can and thus share purchased items.
To create a new icloud account, go to
http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/
Once they have a new account, they should go to Settings>icloud, scroll to bottom of screen and tap Delete Account. This only disconnects the device from that account, no data is lost on icloud. Then enter the account ID that you want to use.

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Help! I have a new iPhone 5s. My husband just lost his 4s, so I want to give him mine. Want to use same Apple ID so we both have access to itunes/apps purchases. Want to separate contacts, messages, mail, etc. I cannot change iCloud address.

Help! I have a new iPhone 5s. My husband just lost his 4s, so I want to give him my 4s. We want to use same Apple ID so we both have access to itunes/apps purchases. Want to separate contacts, messages, mail, etc. I cannot change iCloud address on 4s iPhone. Also, when I tried to change iMessage I got a message that if I deleted my id (which seemed to be the only way to get my husband's I'd there), I would not be able to receive iMessages on any device.
Would someone kindly tell me how to set up th 4s for my husband so that we can keep our info separate? It would be most appreciated! Thanks!!

Hey Fagen!
You will want to see the following article for guidance on achieving the result you wish to achieve:
What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5661
I would just follow the instructions from this article to give your unused 4s to your spouse. Since you have already started using your 5s, you will still be receiving iMessages on that phone and will have no need to receive them on a device that has been replaced. Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

I currently use an iPhone, an iPad, and a Mac computer for business. The three devices have Contacts Managers that sync with each other through both Google and through Mobile Me. Currently, this has created a mess of duplicate contacts. Please researc

I currently use an iPhone, an iPad, and a Mac computer for business. The three devices have Contacts Managers that sync with each other through both Google and through Mobile Me. Currently, this has created a mess of duplicate contacts. Please advise me on the steps necessary for removing these duplicates and establishing a syncing solution that doesn't regenerate the duplicates. There are several applications available that remove duplicates, but I am not sure which ones work or don't work. I want information on this, but most importantly I want to understand how to fix this problem permanently. Also, I read somewhere that Mac's new operating system, Lion, can help deal with duplicates. I don't have Lion, but I would be willing to get it, if this would fix the problem.

Had the same problem with 4 devices (two computers, an iPhone and an iPod). The solution is simple: open the Address Book application in your mac, ask it to locate duplicate entries (under one of the top menu items, "edit" I think), and then ask it to consolidate them: it took me all of three seconds after I figured it out: worked like a charm! PS: if you have more than one mac with unconected Address Books, repeating the operation in the second one may be a good idea.
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2 iPhones 1 computer – Is there any way to have separate contact list

My wife and I recently purchased 2 iPhones (One for each of us). We are presently sharing an iBook G4. Is there any way to have separate contact list and separate calendars on the computer? We both use our phones for our individual work, and have different contact. I am trying to move us from pc to mac. I have a newer pc (compared to the G4) that I can hook the phones up too, but as I said I am trying to move away from PC's. We purchased the G4 used from a friend to get started and learn mac. Sorry for the long explanation I just wanted you to know that I am new to mac.

Just set-up 2 user accounts on the computer, then you effectively have 2 computers in one. All your phone data, and everything else (internet bookmarks, desktop preferences, application preferences) etc. are completely separate.
You and your wife can then use the computer in exactly the way you both prefer without affecting the other.
You didn't say what version of Mac OS X you are using, so here are the instructions for:
10.4.x: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh168.html
10.5.x: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8235.html
You can then use *Fast User Switching* to switch between the accounts:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1787.html

HT4946 i am administrator for Mac. My husband and i both have separate iPhones with separate contacts. Since i0S 6.1 update these contacts are now shared which we do not want. I have set up separate iCloud email and account for my husband. How do i ensure

I am administrator for Mac. My husband and i both have separate iPhones with separate contacts. Since i0S 6.1 update these contacts are now shared which we do not want. I have set up separate iCloud email and account for my husband. How do i ensure that i

You can continue to use the current AppleID for iTunes, but your husband can create a new AppleID to use to create a new iCloud account that will be his own and not overlap with yours. If you do not have another email address to use for an AppleID, just get a free Gmail account and use that.
You can have as many AppleIDs as you want (or at least, as many as you have email addresses for). You can use a separate AppleID for the store, another for iCloud, and even another for iMessage if you wish.
You will want to keep the current one as the shared one for the store as all your previous purchases are permanently tied to it, and thus you need that AppleID to update or redownload your current purchased content.

Can I creat 2 separate contact lists on the IPad?

I souls like to creat two icons for separate contact lists.
Is it possible on the iPad?

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Syncing separate phones, separate contacts in Outlook

My wife and I each have an iphone.
I synced with outlook for my contacts, and I've got all my contact info there, but we have separate profiles on outlook, with separate e-mail accounts and separate contacts.
I can't differentiate how to sync my iphone with my outlook profile and my contacts, and her iphone with her outlook profile, which will hold her contacts.

Let me amplify what I posted earlier. I do not see any way that Itunes will let you choose a profile. The only way it will work is with separate user accounts.
You need to set up two user accounts on your windows machine, one for you and one for your wife. If this is a new login, Outlook will not know anything. You will need to create a profile, associate it with your email, and make your existing Outlook file the default data file. Start iTunes and it should see this profile as the one it will use for mail, contacts, and calendar.
Do the same thing with your wife's login. It is a little work, and you may have to deal with where common files, like music, is kept so that each iTunes setup can see them.

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when i try to watch a program on the xfinity part of tivo i get this message.In order to start cable service for this device, please contact your cable provider . what is wrong.

stormey wrote:
when i try to watch a program on the xfinity part of tivo i get this message.
In order to start cable service for this device, please contact your cable provider . what is wrong.
Apologies for the issue that you described above. I have escalated your issue to the right teams so that we can get On Demand working for you on your TiVo. That team will review your account and contact you directly. Thanks again for your patience.

TS3899 I accidently turned ON contacts when I was turning ON my yahoo email account in settings and now all the emails from contacts have been merged to create SEPARATE contact right under the original contact name. Now I have double contacts for everyone

I accidently turned ON contacts when I was turning ON my yahoo email account in Settings and now all the emails from contacts have been merged to create SEPARATE contact right under the original contact name. Now I have double contacts for everyone with an email address!!! how do I UNDO? it says all CONTACTS WILL BE DELETED...when I go to turn CONTACTS to OFF.

Any contacts synced with the Yahoo account will be deleted from the phone if you turn it off. They will still be out there in Yahoo land, so if you turn it off and it deletes something you didn't want to, just turn it back on again.
It's extremely unclear what you did when you say " I only created contacts and typed in emails that I had for those contacts.....so I am still not sure how to UNdo what I did without deleting anything"
Undo WHAT, exactly? You said "I accidently turned ON contacts when I was turning ON my yahoo email account in Settings and now all the emails from contacts have been merged to create SEPARATE contact right under the original contact name."
Just turn it off.

Caznnot upgrade my iTunes to version 10.4.1---get message---The following install step failed: runupgrade script for Apple mobile device support.--Contact softwae=re manufacturer for assistance

Cannot upgrade my iTunes to version 10.4.1---get message---The following install step failed: runupgrade script for Apple mobile device support.--Contact softwae=re manufacturer for assistance.
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me too did you get any help?

Cannot upgrade my iTunes to version 10.4.1---get message---The following install step failed: runupgrade script for Apple mobile device support.--Contact softwae=re manufacturer for assistance. Can someone help me? Thank you. Gerald

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Can someone help me?
Thank you.
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Two iPhones using same iCloud account with separate contact lists?

Our family has two iPhones and we each use different contact lists. If we use the same Apple Id is there a way to separate the contact lists in iCloud or do we need separate account (i.e Apple Id's)?

I have my iphone and ipad on Apple icloud services and it finds both units. I think you have to have different account names set up in order to use it. Do you have itunes? if so you can add the device from there. For instructions go to http://www.apple.com check under support, then forums to see if that has been posted.
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I have two iPhone 4S devices, both 16GB capacity and using the latest iOS software and I had them sharing an iCloud account. When I started getting messages that my iCloud is full, I unselected most of the into to back up on iCloud (i.e. photostream, contacts, etc), but was still getting the message that iCloud was full. I went to Apple, and they suggested creating a separate iCloud ID for the second device and that even tho I selected to back up nothing, the entire phone is being backed up.
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If Mail in Mavericks is the same as earlier versions you can select accounts in the sidebar, so that you can either display the inboxes for individual accounts, or the contents of all the account inboxes. (If the accounts don't show click the disclosure triangle next to 'INBOX'). The layout may have changed since the version I have - Snow Leopard - but you should be able to do the same thing.

Separate contacts via icloud?

my wife and i each have an iphone and ipad. is it possible to only share/sync our own contacts via cloud using only 1 apple ID?

I'm not sure if I understand your question, but if you are asking if you can share an iCloud account with the same ID and still keep sync you contacts separately the answer is no. You can, however, accomplish this by each setting up a second ("secondary") icloud account on your devices with a separate ID and sync your contacts only with the secondary account.
To do this, for example, on your iPhone and iPad, go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars>Add Account, select iCloud from the list, enter a separate Apple ID (if you don't have one, tap Get Free Apple ID at the bottom) and follow the instructions to set it up. Then turn Contacts to On in this secondary account, and turn Contacts to Off in the primary account (in Settings>iCloud). Do the same thing for your wife on her two devices. Now you will still be sharing your primary iCloud account as before, but you will not be sharing each other's contacts. Instead they will only be syncing with your separate devices via your secondary accounts.

Wife and I have separate iOS devices, separate iCloud accounts. But we both want to access mail from the iMac (OSX Mavericks.) Currently only my mail is linked. How to configure so that wife's iCloud mail can be seen on iMac. Simple and explicit please!

My wife and I have separate ioS devices (iOS7) with separate iCloud accounts.
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