HT4436 Should my wife and I use the same apple id and icloud account? We have seperate iphones and share an ipad and our itunes are on 1 pc desktop??

Should my wife and I use the same apple id and icloud account? We have seperate iphones and share an ipad and our itunes are on 1 pc desktop??

2 iphones, 1 ipad, 1 PC with 1 apple account

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  • I have a new iPad with wifi. When I send messages I can see my sons and my husbands but not my phone number.  We all have an iPad and all use the same apple ID as iPad the bill.  How can I remove their numbers and add mine?

    I have a new iPad with wifi. When I send messages I can see my sons and my husbands but not my phone number.  We all have an iPad and all use the same apple ID as iPad the bill.  How can I remove their numbers and add mine?

    Add another e-mail account to your messages, so people could reach you on that e-mail from messages. As soon as you are online (if you have wifi only iPad) you are able to send and receive messages. i.e. your son can send you a messages from his iPhone addressing it to your (that additional) e-mail address.

  • HT204053 Can my wife and I use the same apple ID?

    Can my wife and I use the same Apple ID?

    You can certainly use the same ID for an itunes store account to share purchased items.  However for icloud, it's designed so that each account pertains to one user for each of his/her devices.  The main purpose of icloud is syncing and backups of iOS devices.  Do you really want to have the same email account, same contacts, calendars, notes, reminders, etc?  Usually a couple needs to have separate icloud accounts.  They can share calenders if they want.
    The danger of two users using one account is if one user edits or deletes (on purpose or accidentally) data, that will propagate to the other user's devices.

  • HT204053 What are the pros and cons of 1) choosing to use the SAME Apple ID for iCloud services on one side, and purchases on the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore, on the other side; or 2) to have and use two separate Apple Ids for these "two sides

    All is in the title, so I repeat it below with a better identation.
    What are the pros and cons of
    1) choosing to use the SAME
                                                  Apple ID for iCloud services on one side, and
                                                  purchases on the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore, on the other side; or
    2) to have and use two separate Apple Ids for these "two sides"?
    P.S.
    I have loads and loads of free podcasts in iTunes in my iMac, that are certainly more thant the 5 gigas the iCloud provides for free, so I don't want those to go to the cloud. But this is perhaps a different question...
    Also need to mention that I have itunes on a mac, a pc and an iphone.
    Sorry to look so silly with this question, but I don't get the "big picture".

    You need to create a user account for your wife (or yourself depending on who has the current user account). When syncing, each of you should sign in as a separate user, login to iTunes and then sync. I had this problem when my sister got an iPhone. When we did her initial sync, everything on my iPhone showed up on hers. Apple gave me this solution.

  • My husband and i use the same apple id on our iphones and ipods, now we are having trouble how do we separate them?

    My husband and I use the same apple id and itunes accounts for each of our phones.  His is an Iphone 4 and mine is an 4s.  After this last update we are having trouble with his texting.  
    How do we go about separating our account into two accounts with the same apps and itunes. 

    You would need to create a new Apple ID and re-download and/or repurchase any apps.
    However, if it's just a matter of texting, you can go to Settings -> Messages -> Send & Recieve and check which addresses each phone should receive iMessages addressed to.

  • I have 3 apple devices and I use the same apple ID for all 3.  I would like to create a new I'd for one of my devices, but do not want to loose the apps on that device.  Anyone know how I can do this?

    I have 3 apple devices and I use the same apple ID for all 3.  I would like to create a new I'd for one of my devices, but do not want to loose the apps on that device.  Anyone know how I can do this?

    Create a new ID:
    On the iPod go to
    - Settings>Messages>Send and receive and sign out your ID and sign into the other one. Make sure that only her ID email address is listed.
    - Settings>FaceTime sign out of your ID and sign into the other one. Make sure that under You can be reached at only the newID email address is listed
    - Settings>iCloud and sign out and sign in with the new one
    - Settings>iTunes and App Store and sign out your ID and sign in with the new one.
    - Apps are locked to the account that purchased them.
    - To update apps you have to sign into the account that purchased the apps. If you have apps that need updating purchased from more than one account you have to update them one at a time until the remaining apps were purchased from one account.

  • My husband and I use the same apple ID, I have just started using an iPhone and deleted all his contacts from my phone. He hadn't backed up his iPhone but my iPad is backed up to iCloud. Is there any way I can retrieve his contacts from there?

    My husband and I use the same apple ID. I started using a new iPhone and deleted his contacts from my phone which has also deleted them from his phone. He hasn't backed up his phone but my iPad is backed to iCloud. Can I retrieve the contacts from this?

    In preferences turn on iTunes sharing in iTunes preferences and keep iTunes turned on in both accounts. Or better yet put the iTunes library on the main HD rather than in an account and set the location of the library to that location in iTunes preferences.

  • My dad and i use the same apple id, when he recieves a call, hes phone and my phone ring at the same time, why?

    my dad and i use the same apple id, when he recieves a call, hes phone and my phone ring at the same time, why?  and how do i fix this

    Settings > FaceTime > iPhone Cellular Calls > OFF

  • Should my wife and I use the same Apple account or separate accounts?

    Should my wife and I use the same account or our own accounts?
    We each have our own iPhones and we share one iPad.
    We have one computer where we use iTunes (our main desktop at home).
    On iTunes on our computer, sometimes we are logged into my wife's iTunes account and sometimes we are logged into mine.
    My iPhone was set up with my account and my wife’s was set up with her account.
    My wife's iPad is set up with her account (but it seems like it is pretty easy to log out and then log in with my account if I want, I think).
    Since we log into our respective accounts on iTunes and have our own accounts for our iOS devices, we purchase music, games, etc. on both accounts.
    If we continue with our current method of different accounts, I am worried that our music, games etc. will be separated so that we won't be able to access them all from each of our devices.  For example, I'm thinking of setting up that Home Sharing thing where you can use your iOS device to stream off your computer's iTunes but I think it only streams off the iTunes account you are currently signed into.
    Is this a good idea or should we just pick one of our accounts and use it exclusively?
    If we just use one account, should our phones both be signed in / started up with that one account?
    Thanks for any info.

    2 iphones, 1 ipad, 1 PC with 1 apple account

  • HT2204 if i already have an apple id with my itunes and i just bought a new iphone do i want to use the same apple id for icloud as my itunes?

    If I already have an apple id for my itunes account and I purchased an iphone should i use the same apple id for the iclouid feature or set up a different one?

    Personally, I'd keep it simple and keep the same one.

  • My wife and I use the same apple id.  My computer shows up in her home sharing library but hers won't show up on mine.  Any ideas would be appreciated.  Thanks.

    My wife and I have the same Apple ID.  When both our computers have home sharing enabled, my computer shows up in her menu but hers won't appear in mine.  Any ideas would be appreciared.  Thank you.

    Fingers crossed the following document might be of some assistance:
    How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer

  • Can I download FCPX on my imac and MBP using the same apple ID?

    Hello,  I am just wondering how it works with mac store apps.    I use both my imac and MBP for my work.   Will I have to re buy FCPX for both, or can I use it on both with the same apple id?   This works with apps on my 2 iphones and ipad, but I was not sure about imac and MBP.  
    Thank for any info you can give

    Don't mention it. Although I'm one of those dispised Americans. Worse yet, I come here for four or five months then leave. Then I tell all our American friends awful lies about Canadians.

  • HT2204 I have 3 iphones and all use the same apple ID,how do I change this so each phone has its own id,do i restore the phones to factory settings first??as im having problems with contacts being added to and deleted from each phone.

    I have 3 Iphone 4S and all have the same apple ID which is causing problems as far as contacts are concerned,when i sync 1 of the phones to my comp the contacts appear on all the phones.How do i create a new ID for each of the phones do I have to reset the phones to factory settings first,any help would be appreciated.:)

    Hello marie196,
    Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
    You do not necessarily need to restore the device to factory settings, but rather sign out of the four services that utilize your Apple ID: iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, and iTunes & App Stores. Once signed out, you can sign in with a new Apple ID. For more information, see the following article:
    Using your Apple ID for Apple services
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
    Additional Information: You may encounter an error regarding a 90-day limit. For information on this, see the following article:
    iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

  • HT204053 Can my children and I use the same apple ID with different iPhone iPad and iPod ?

    I am having trouble with my new iPhone 5 address book and some updates on the apps store
    There's some old apple ID that is showing up. I don't even remember this email address
    What can I do to adjust all this
    Thanks

    You can certainly use the same ID for an itunes store account to share purchased items.  However for icloud, it's designed so that each account pertains to one user for each of his/her devices.  The main purpose of icloud is syncing and backups of iOS devices.  Do you really want to have the same email account, same contacts, calendars, notes, reminders, etc?  Usually a couple needs to have separate icloud accounts.  They can share calenders if they want.
    The danger of two users using one account is if one user edits or deletes (on purpose or accidentally) data, that will propagate to the other user's devices.

  • HT1420 How do I set up parental control on book downloads?  My daughter and I use the same Apple ID info.

    How do I set up parental controls on my apple account, I want to censor the books that she's dowloading. We use the same account  Thanks!

    Turning off in-app purchases and the App Store itself would be the best bet for you. You can always unlock these features as needed and lock them again.
    Apart from restricting purchases, there are a number of other restrictions you can setup. You can even setup a safe browser with remote parental controls from the App Store, like the one from Mobicip. You may find this tutorial to be helpful: How to setup Parental Controls on the iPad.
    Hope this helps.
    Disclaimer: This response is posted by a Mobicip representative who may stand to gain indirectly from it.

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