Multiple devices using same apple id. How do i break it up?

I have 2 iphones one ipad and 2 ipod touches all sharing the same apple id. I want to add a new apple id for my wife and her iphone and ipod touch. How do I do this and how can we share our bought items?

Purchased items are tied to the ID, you can create a new one for your wife but you won't be able to transfer the content.

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I have a Macbook, iPad and iPhone. After doing an IOS update now my devices keep saying I cannot use that same appleid because it's already taken. I cannot find away around this and want to know experience of others

That warning occurs only if you try to create a new Apple ID using an email address already in use. An existing Apple ID can be used with mutiple devices.
What exactly did you do when you got that message?

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Hi Roger:
Thanks for the reply. I think I figured out the problem. Apple has confused (at least in my mind) the different IDs that people can have. In the iCloud settings, they use the term Apple ID and not iCloud ID. I guess there really is no such thing as an iCloud ID. There are Apple IDs with various attributes. This is not clearly explained or easy to see (how could I look up to see if my Apple ID is associated with iTunes for example?).
I created, what I thought were iCloud IDs for each family member, but we all use my Apple ID for iTunes.
One other question - why does the syncing of Notes using iCloud require an @me.com email account. That makes no sense to me.
Thanks for your help!
AO

How can I download eBooks to multiple iPads using same apple ID?

How can I download eBooks to multiple iPads using the same apple ID?

Those are called iBooks. On the devices go to iTunes app and then to the Purchased section in bottom row and find the media and tap install

Facetime on multiple devices with same Apple ID?

Hi...we have an iPad 1, iPhone 4S, iPod touch from 2010 and new iPod Touch yesterday.
I have not set up the new iPod Touch yet...but all the other devices are using the same Apple ID so I can buy apps and allow all my devices to get the apps installed for free. Great.
How can I set up my new iPod Touch to use the same Apple ID and also do Facetime? If I use the same Apple ID I would think that my other devices would start to ring when I try to Facetime. No?
If you know how to do this, can you please reply and give exact steps?
Thanks so much in advance.
-Eric

@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:
1 - Go to SETTINGS on device A
2 - Choose FACETIME
      - here you'll see your ID in the account field -- ignore it/leave it there.
     - 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
You are good to go. Repeat same steps for your stepdaughter's device.
If either girl has multiple devices you want to Facetime, follow steps 1 and 2, and in the email field click on Add Another Email and enter - [email protected] - then go back and delete orignal email entered. Do same for second device - [email protected], remembering to delete orginal email here, too.
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 on same apple account

My children were given new ipod touches for Christmas. Now I have four devices on my Apple ID and the kids have access to my aps and contacts.
How do I take their devices off my account and set them up their own?
Thanks in advance,
Joe

First of all , you need to create them an apple ID - you can do this on iTunes or online at https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/wa/createAppleId?loca lang=en_US ! Then you can manually sign out of iTunes , Email , FaceTime etc , or you can reset the device (which will ovcourse delete all the content on the iPod) and then log in with their apple ID ! - Remember when creating an apple ID you have to use an email , but it can't be yours so you'll have to use a diffrent email ! Hope this helps !

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I have two macs, and I've been trying to download itunes purchased content onto one that I purchased on the other. I'm using the same Apple ID for iTunes access on both, but now it won't let me download, giving me that infuriating message about only being able to associate a device with one Apple ID over a three month period. I've neved used any other Apple ID for this, so I'm very confused about what could be happening. Only started after "upgrading" to iOS5 and iCloud.

iTunes Match is associated with only one Apple ID and cannot be shared across Apple IDs. For your wife to make use of iTunes Match and see the music in the cloud she must login to your Apple ID on the iTunes Store and she will have to stay logged in. This may cause difficulty when updating apps purchased with her Apple ID.
Also keep in mind that a computer can only be associated with one Apple ID for iTunes Match, automatic downloads and re-downloading of content once every 90 days: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627.

Multiple device using one apple id

can anyone help me englighten in my experience...i have 3 ios6 devices, 2 iphone and 1 ipad,is it possible to use 1 apple id in 3 ios device?im going to use it to download apps,sync the device to icloud,but i dont want to share the contacts, calendars,in my other device

you can use the same itunes id for purchases and a separate iclould id for mai, contacts, calendars, etc. see the link below:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

IMessages sends unwanted copies to other devices using same Apple ID

I have a problem which has caused me deep trouble. My wife and I both have iPhones and iPads, which - until now - have used the same Apple ID. Setting it up was no problem and it seemed to work ok. However, I soon (but not soon enough) became aware that my wife was receiving copies of (not all but some of) my iMessages; both incoming and outgoing. And of course she did not tell me, which got me into trouble
I really need to solve this problem, but how to brake free? I have now reset my iPhone and am using a different Apple ID, but the phone number is the same.
I guess my wife's iPhone (and iPad) still have my phone number listed as one used for iMessages. My first question is whether there is still a risk that she will receive copies of my iMessages, even though we are now on separate Apple IDs? Or, in other words, whether the iMessages can be connected across different Apple IDs?
My second question is whether it is possible for me to remove my phone number from those associated with the old Apple ID, without accessing my wife's iPhone and iPad?
Rolf

Wrong number in iMessage
simple fix
go to settings- messages - send and receive- select the numbers and emails you want to use - deselect the ones you don't need
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Trouble w Logic on Multiple Computers - Using Same Apple ID

Hello There,
I have purchased a new iMac and already have Logic Pro 9 installed and paid for on my Macbook Pro. I want to install Logic onto my new iMac but even with the same apple ID associated, the app store only gives me the option to pay for it again? Any help? Is it not recognizing that I have already bought it with that ID? Don't want to pay again for same program when all forums say I should be able to download. Thanks.
Cobra

In the App Store, there is a tab labeled, "Purchases". Log on with the iMac, and you should be able to download it.

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I own a iphone 3gs and each of my sons (10 & 7) have a ipod nano i.e. x3 devices. At the moment i have one apple id in my name and have successfully registered each device seperately and given them each their own names. Syncing each device copies the whole of my computers library to each device but what if i want to be selective about what i copy to each device i.e. they may not want to listen to my music and i may not want to listen to theirs? Is the way to do that to select 'manually manage music and videos' and create a specific playlist with each of our names (will it hold video and music and perhaps even games?).

Method 2 is the easiest:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
I use method 1, since I want my play counts ad ratings different.
A caution about method 3 - don't use it unless every user is trained to open itunes with a shift-start, every time.

How do you take off reseiving messages on multiple devices using the same apple account

How do you take off reseiving messages on multiple devices using the same apple account?

Go to Settings>Messages>Send and Receive on all but one device and add a unique email address on each device and delete the commone Apple ID email device
If there is also an iPhone with iOS 6 associated with the Apple ID, uncheck the phone number on all but the phone.

HT204053 using same apple id on multiple devices

Can you set up multiple devices(iphone, itouch, ipad) with the same apple id?

I have four devices using my Apple ID and I have all four setup to use messages and FaceTime on all of them by using different email addresses as the "contact at" email address.
Go to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive at>You can be reached for iMessages at>Add another email address. She can add her personal email address. Apple will verify it - it will say "verifying". Go the inbox of that email account and respond to Apple's email in order to complete the verification process.
Then go back to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive at>You can be reached for iMessages at>Uncheck your email address as the contact address and check hers to select it as the contact address.
Do the same thing in the FaceTime settings in the appropriate fields.

We have 3 devices used by 3 different people under the same Apple ID, how do I stop getting my daughters texts, both sent and received?

We have 3 devices used by 3 different people under the same Apple ID, how do I stop receiving my daughters texts? Both sent and received.

When you use the same Apple ID on 3 devices it means you are all using the same (email, imessaging, calendar etc). Since iCloud (MobileMe) is designed to be shared across all devices included Macs, it means all devices setup with the same ID will have access to the information.
Text messaging is relevant only to the number you are texting. This is done through your telecom companys lines and not on Apples.
If you do not want to have others be able to read any of your information then it is best you each have your own account.

How to use more than one device under same apple ID?

How do you you use more than one device under same apple ID? say for facetime?

You don't. One Device and one Apple ID.

Multiple devices using same apple id. How do i break it up?

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