FaceTime with Multiple Devices and one Apple ID

What happens with FaceTime when I use the same Apple ID for my IPad and my IPhone 5?  What do I need to do to manage which device receives FaceTime messages?

Create Apple IDs for everyone individually and use that in Settings > Facetime, Settings > Messages, Settings > Game Center but keep the Apple ID used for app and content purchases in Settings > iTunes and App Stores

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    I am sure this has been asked before but i apologize as I am new at all this.
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    Within a month we had downloaded a bunch of apps for my 4 yr old.
    I bought another iPad 2 for my 4 yr old so he can use on his own. This is the issue, in my wives iPad we downloaded some paid apps and some free ones, some of them are games that have been advancing as he is playing them...my wife has also downloaded some paid games that she has been playing.
    So here is my dilema, can I sync my wifes iPad with iTunes and then move the apps that I want to my sons iPad?
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    i dont want to use the same apps in two different iPads, i just want to transfer his to a new one and leave my wifes in her ipad.
    Please let me know if you need more information in order to help me.
    Thanks Again

    Have your wife transfer all purchases from the iPad into iTunes, backup her iPad and then sync with iTunes. Everything ... All media and other content will be available in that iTunes library and she will have a current backup.
    Assuming that your son will still be sharing your wife's Apple ID (he is too young to have one of his own) .... When you set up his iPad, restore the iPad from your wife's backup and then select only the content that you want your son to have on his iPad in the iTunes library and then sync that iPad with iTunes.
    The game progress is stored in the backup and should transfer onto his device when you restore from your wife's backup. You can always delete any content (apps, movies, music) that you don't want your son to have on the iPad, if you missed it when you synced with iTunes after setting the device up for him.
    You can set your sync preferences - any way that you want to - for both devices and still use the same iTunes library for both iPads. So ... Yes you can sync any apps that you want to his iPad and any apps that your wife wants to her iPad. You just need to restore your son's iPad from your wife's backup in order to get his game progress onto his iPad.
    In case you need these....
    Transfer purchases.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
    How to backup and restore from a backup
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
    Remember to have your wife backup her iPad just before you restore his iPad from the backup so that his most recent progress will be available in the backup.

  • Using airplay with multiple devices and different apple IDs

    I have Apple TV, iPod touch and iPad utilizing 2 different apple IDs. I can't seem to get airplay working on both devices. Help appreciated

    iWeb is an application you can use to create webpages with.
    Formerly it was part of iLife. But it is discontinued.
    It doesn't work with airplay.
    And since this forum is about iWeb, chances are very slim you will get an answer in this forum.
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  • Setting up iCloud After iOS 6 for multiple devices and one Apple ID

    We have a shared Apple ID for our iTunes Store purchases.  We share a Mac, and we share an iPad.  Each of us has a separate iPhone. 
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    See my answer to your other post: https://discussions.apple.com/message/19839969#19839969.

  • We have multiple users, each with multiple devices, on 1 apple id - as we want to share music and ibooks etc.  We want the children to have access to the store, but with a financial limit. How do we do this?

    We have multiple users, each with multiple devices, on 1 apple id - as we want to share music and ibooks etc.  We want the children to have access to the store, but with a financial limit. How do we do this?

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
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  • I have multiple devices and one itunes account can they have separate icoulds?

    I have multiple devices on one itunes acccount, can they have separate icoulds?

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    The two above can be different Apple IDs, mine are.

  • Can I have one cloud for my family with multiple devices and apple ids?

    I need to know the best way to link multiple devices with different apple ids to the same iCloud to share iTunes and content.

    My iphone 5s = apple id 1
    Husband iphone 4s = apple id 2
    My ipad = apple id 3
    Son #1 ipad mini = apple id 4
    Son #2 ipad mini = apple id 5
    For iCloud.. Not quite, you want the same ID for iCloud on your phone and iPad so you have the same info on each. (so perhaps ID 1 on both.
    But if you want to share your music (assuming lets say its your ID 1 that has the iTunes account), you should all use ID 1 for iTunes.

  • Need help with multiple devices and apple id

    Between my husband and myself, we have two Iphones, two Ipads, and one Imac.  I back all of them up on my Imac using ONE iTunes account....we prefer not use Icloud, and I think that helps keep the information on each device relatively separate from each other...no overlaps with contacts and calendars.  We have one APPLE id and password, that we use for Itunes and the App Store.   We just got the Iphone 6 for my husband, and it keeps asking him to enter his Icloud PW.(his recognized user name is his PRIMARY email address)...which presumably he does not have, nor does he need (or maybe he does I need some real guidance on that).  To keep this from making him crazy can I just delete his Icloud account, which again presumably, was created automatically with the new Iphone 6 set up??
    Similarly, I need to use FIND my Phone (etc), and HIS devices are not in MY listed devices....is this because he NEEDS his own APPLE ID, or is there a way to add his devices to my list of devices within the APP....I thought because we share the Itunes account they should all be in MY devices.
    Can someone help me make sense of this?
    THANKS!!

    Hello melissaben6250,
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. 
    I understand that you are not seeing your husbands new iPhone 6 in your Find My iPhone app. First, while you may "prefer not use iCloud", you are using it, at least in regards to Find My iPhone for your existing devices.
    Now, for your husband's phone and Find My iPhone. It sounds like during the setup of his phone, he logged in to his Apple ID and even possibly created another iCloud account. In order to see his phone on your existing Find My iPhone, it will have to log in to the iCloud account where the other devices are signed in. Take a look at this article on troubleshooting Find My iPhone, especially the first section on the device not appearing.
    iCloud: Troubleshooting Find My iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac - Apple Support
    Cheers,
    Jeff D. 

  • ICloud Sync - Multiple devices and one AppleID

    So your contacts and calendar will sync automatically between your Mac, iPhone, iPad.  And you can backup your stuff.  And it does this based on your AppleID.
    I, like I suspect many others, have an iPhone and iPad for me and my significant other.  And we have two Macs.  We both used the same AppleID.  We clearly would not want to "merge" our contacts and calendars, or any backups.
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    I suppose you could maybe just turn all that stuff off and forget the iCloud part of Lion and iOS5.  But I have to believe that is going to cut out a significant segment of the population from using iCloud services.
    Anyone know how Apple is going to handle that situation?

    OK, here is how do make this work.  All the details I can think of to give . ..
    On any IOS device there is an entry for the Apple ID to be used for store purchases.  You will find this in Settings > Store.
    On any IOS device there are several Apple ID entries for using iCloud services.  You will find these in Settings > iCloud and Settings > Messages.
    Then there are also Apple ID entries in some apps, like Facetime, Find my Friends, . . .
    Set them as you wish.  If you have a shared family Apple ID for purchases then put that one in Store.  And give each family member their own Apple ID for iCloud.
    This is also true on your Mac.  For the iCloud settings you can use one Apple ID, and a different one for the iTunes store.
    Cannot get any easier than that.
    In my case I am using one Apple ID for the Store, and separate iCloud Apple IDs for each family member.  That way someone does not use the wrong ID and trash the person who would be using the Store Apple ID.  There is no personal data on the Store Apple ID.  Seems much safer and logical that way (to me).  However, there is no reason why you could not have the Store Apple ID also be used by one person for iCloud.
    Not sure what else can be said here.  Apple provided a good solution for those of us who have been sharing an Apple ID in the family.  Thanks Apple!

  • Need help with many devices and one itunes account!!

    I recently purchased each of my kids an Ipod Touch.  They all three are now using my Itunes account which has become a little bit of a problem.  The biggest issue now is with iMessage.  When a friend send a text message or tries to Facetime one of the kids, we all get the message.  They are all using my itunes account user name and password, for apps, music, etc....
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    Any help would be appreciated.

    If you want to use only one AppleID account for multiple devices but seperate imessage, you will have to use different email address to differentiate the device.
    I would assume all your devices' imessage are setup under your AppleID email address.
    First go to your kid Device's SETTINGS/MESSAGE/RECEIVE AT, Add another email address, type in email address of your kid(you will be asked to enter your Appleid password).  Once done, an email from Apple will be sent to this new email address to verify.  When your kid receive this email, click "Verify Now" link. The new email address now is ready for imessage.
    Now go back to the same Device SETTINGS/MESSAGE/RECEIVE AT, go into your original email(your AppleID email) and tap "remove this email".  This will prevent your own imessage to appear on this device.
    Do the same for all other devices for other kids.
    You don't need to change anything for your own device.
    That mean everyone will have an indepedent imessage based on their own email address.
    Hope this explains.

  • IMessage trouble with two iPhones and one Apple ID

    Hi,
    I'm having trouble with iMessage after updating both of my iPhones to iOS 6 and not being able to use iMessage with one of the phones.
    Some background:
    -I have two iPhones, one on AT&T in the U.S., and one on NTT DoCoMo in Japan, both with separate phone numbers, using the same Apple ID.
    -The AT&T iPhone is a 4, the NTT is an unlocked 4S.
    On my 4 (AT&T), on iMessage, I have the option to send/receive as my U.S. phone number and my Apple ID. Works just like before updating.
    On my 4S (NTT), on iMessage, before I updated, I was able to send/receive using my Japanese number and Apple ID. After updating, I have the option to send/receive using my U.S. number and Apple ID. My Japanese number is greyed out and I cannot select it. When I turn on iMessage, it says "Waiting for activation..." and does not do anything. Turning iMessage off and on, some times I get an error message staying that activation cannot be completed.
    I have rebooted the phone multiple times, turned on/off iMessage and FaceTime, turned the Set Date & Time Automatically option on/off, and reset Network settings several times. Nothing works; iMessage will not activate on my NTT 4S. Please help!

    Finally resolved this issue after months of off and on troubleshooting.
    I have no idea exactly which steps "fixed" the issue, but here's what I did. None of the basic troubleshooting steps that are on here worked for me, and this is including restoring both phones in iTunes as a "last resort" step that two Apple technical service representatives suggested.
    I found a post on here from user "tungddao" who suggested:
    "Turn on iMessage then make a phone call to : 011+445773142076
                 With Facetime & Siri: 011+447786205094"
    I called both numbers with my NTT 4S, and both numbers hung up right away. I also texted both numbers, and the FaceTime one went through, while the iMessage number did not. I then checked my SMS blocking settings with NTT. There were no blocks, but I reset the settings to "unblock all" anyway.
    I was able to activate iMessage and FaceTime with my Apple ID and my NTT phone number. Halfway there.
    I then turned on my ATT 4, and while I could send/receive using my Apple ID and NTT phone number, the ATT number was greyed out, which was the opposite of what had happened before, when I could use the ATT number, but not the NTT one. On my NTT 4S, I could select my ATT number, but it was stuck on "verifying" for days, and I knew it wouldn't go through.
    So, I signed out of my Apple ID on iMessage and FaceTime on my ATT 4, and turned both services off. I turned on data roaming, and turned off WiFi. *This step was key to activating both services, as they would not activate over WiFi for some reason.
    I turned on iMessage and FaceTime without signing in to my Apple ID just yet. They both activated successfully, and then I signed into my Apple ID on both services, and from then on, I can use both numbers and my Apple ID on both phones! Finally!
    These are my current options:
    Phone 1 (4S on NTT): Phone 1's #, Phone 2's #, Apple ID
    Phone 2 (4 on ATT, roaming here in Japan on Softbank): Phone 2's #, Phone 1's #, Apple ID
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  • Auto-renew with multiple devices and multiple accounts

    Hi,
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    My iphone 5s = apple id 1
    Husband iphone 4s = apple id 2
    My ipad = apple id 3
    Son #1 ipad mini = apple id 4
    Son #2 ipad mini = apple id 5
    For iCloud.. Not quite, you want the same ID for iCloud on your phone and iPad so you have the same info on each. (so perhaps ID 1 on both.
    But if you want to share your music (assuming lets say its your ID 1 that has the iTunes account), you should all use ID 1 for iTunes.

  • FaceTime with Multiple devices question...

    If I have FaceTime on my Mac Book Pro, iPhone and iPad and someone makes a FaceTime call to me, can I take the call on any of those devices? If they are all in front of me can I choose what device I want to take the call on?

    Ge0ph wrote:
    If I have FaceTime on my Mac Book Pro, iPhone and iPad and someone makes a FaceTime call to me, can I take the call on any of those devices?
    iPhones: No
    Macs, iPods touch (4Gen), and iPads: Yes
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    If they are all in front of me can I choose what device I want to take the call on?
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    EZ Jim
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  • FaceTime on multiple devices w/ 1 Apple ID

    I have 1 Apple ID, 5 Apple Devices, 2 new Itouches for the kids, but im getting an error saying their email addresses are already in use, which I know is NOT true.  is this a sync issue with Apple ID?

    @dutra - Your suggestion worked like a charm. I have two options setup under my daughter's name in Facetime: Touch and iPAd. All I need to do is choose which I want to call. Easy-peasy.
    @jeffreyfromorillia - This advice may be too late... But, register each device using your ID, as you should. Once this is complete do the following:
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    2 - Choose FACETIME
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         - below you'll see the email field, enter your daughter's email addy (you don't have to worry about the "+XXX"      unless she has more than once device because it applies only to the multiple device scenario)
         - IF you have used your email addy in the email field, click on Add Another Email and enter daughter's addy      here, then go back and choose your email addy and click remove
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    On your device go to Facetime and edit contact - it prolly shows HOME / WORK / OTHER, click on it and choose CUSTOM, name it iPod, then enter the NEW email "[email protected]" and do same for second device, customizing the field to read iPad, or whatever you choose... Now you should have two options to choose from for contacting Girl 1. Repeat for Girl 2.
    Hope this works for you, it worked out splendidly for me.
    Cheers.

  • Multiple devices and 1 Apple ID

    My wife and I each have iphone5 running ios7 and each have iPads running iOS 7.   We have one Apple ID because we want to share music and photos.   Using iMessage in this scenario is a problem.   We have conversations that are private going to all devices.  How can we correct this so that we can still share music and photos but can have private iMessage conversations?

    Use the shared ID for the ITunes and App Store. Use the personal ID for iCloud, Facetime and iMessage. As Bob Harris noted above, this will allow you to continue to share music. I think the confusion is that you seem to be under the impression that the music is stored in your iCloud storage. It's not. If you go to Settings>iCloud, you'lll see exactly what is in iCloud.
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