HT4436 My family has multiple iPhones.  Can we use one Apple ID for all of our phones?

My family has multiple iPhones.  Can we use one Apple ID for all of our phones?

If you use the same AppleID for iMessage and iCloud though, you will all be sharing the same message account and iCloud email account.  You can use a common AppleID for purchased content, but each create your own unique AppleID for iMessage and iCloud so you each have your own private accounts for those services.

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