Multiple users on on Apple ID, with separate iOS devices

My wife and I share the same apple ID. It is my email address. I have an iPhone, she has an iPad and an iPhone. How do I set up here iPad to receive her iMessages sent to her phone number?

You can have one AppleID for your purchases so that all teh devices can use all the apps without having to buy them again, and at the same time, have different iCloud accounts for each user so that their content is not intermingled with everyone else's. You can even go so far as to have your iCloud Account enabled for "Find my iPhone" for each of the other devices allowing you to keep track of where tehy are when they get misplaced.
If you need/want, you can share iCloud Calendars between different iCloud accounts as well. This is exactly what my wife & I have done. We share calendars so I know when she has classes or dog competitions, and she can see my work schedule so she knows what nights I have to be in late, etc.

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Can you have multiple users on one apple Id and utilize iCloud?

My family shares an apple Id and we each have multiple Apple devices. When we use iCloud we "cross pollinate" each others devices with contacts, calendar events, etc. is it possible to manage multiple users on one apple Id with iCloud activated or are separate ID's required?

iCloud isn't designed as a multi-user service. Either you all have the same ID, and all your data is available to everyone, or you all have separate IDs and keep your data separate. You can share calendars, so that for example you could all have your own calendars but have one which is common to everyone:
http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a9479
If you want to share contacts you will have to do it manually. If you want to do file transfer you will have to find a third-party alternative.

How can I have multiple users on one apple id?

How can I have multiple users on one apple ID?
ie: I have my apple ID with my own credit, how can I set up credit for my son under the same apple ID, so that he can still access the same apps I've already downloaded and paid for?

I've been trying to figure out a clean way to do this too. I think you may need more than one Apple ID – one that is shared and used to purchase "sharable" items and then "individual" Apple IDs for you and your son. That's the idea that I'm pursuing for the moment.
It seems that there must be a way to do this, App Store purchases for the Mac are licensed across multiple machines. iPhone app purchases have "all your devices" licensing. Makes me think that Apple has a process in mind for sharing an account (or associating a device with multiple accounts).
Other things I've learned:
- Apparently you can't merge Apple ID accounts. I asked about this once at an Apple Store and was told that there was no way to do it.
- If you share an Apple ID the Messages app behaves in a somewhat surprising manner. It must use your Apple ID to decide where messages should be sent because all users get all messages. This can make it very hard to organize a surprise party :-)

TS5223 can I have multiple users use one apple account?

can I have multiple users use one apple account?

I interpreted his post to mean that he meant multiple human users, not multiple devices. Hopefully, he'll clarify.

Multiple iphones on 1 apple account with one apple password. and when i airdrop my mom my number shows up as my brothers number.... this only happens on airdrop

multiple ipones on 1 apple account with one password... when i airdrop my mom it shows up as my brothers contact on her phone... what should i do?

Yes, I understand. That number can't be used for SMS, however, The iPad has no built in SMS capabilites, only iMessage. The only way you can get an iMessage to show with a phone number is if you have an iPhone tied to the same Apple ID. Otherwise, the iMessages will show up with your Apple ID.
If you want to SMS from your iPad, you will need an app such as TextFree.

How do you change the Apple ID associated with an iOS device?

So…I made the mistake of putting the wrong Apple ID (I have three – don't ask) on my iOS devices. If I try to change the Apple ID on my Mac, it wants to erase everything that I have on my Mac that is also stored on the iCloud. That is not a good solution. So, I want to change the Apple ID associated with my iOS devices (far less to lose there). The problem is that niether of my iOS devices will let me change the Apple ID associated with them – at least not that I can find.
Does anyone know how to do that so I can get my Mac on the same page with my iPhone/iPad?
Thanks.

This is the kind of question where it helps to know what you are trying to achieve since the way you phrased the question has several interpretations. CarolynSamit gave you one, here's another two:
Apple ID Support - http://www.apple.com/support/appleid/ -> Apple ID FAQ http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37
"How do I change my Apple ID Name or personal information?
You can change your Apple ID Name at My Apple ID. Select your country and language, enter your desired changes, then click the Continue button. Changes take effect immediately. You can also use My Apple ID to change your personal information, such as your mailing address or email address. See How to change the name you use for your Apple ID if you'd like more information."
How to change the name you use for your Apple ID - http://support.apple.com/kb/HE40
Another answer is you cannot. Items purchased with one AppleID cannot be transferred to a different account.

I have verified my new email address as my Apple ID but my IOS devices keep asking me to sign in to my previous email/Apple ID but have no access to it. How can I stop or change this?

I have verified my new email address as my Apple ID but my IOS devices keep asking me to sign in to my previous email/Apple ID but have no access to it. How can I stop or change this?

To change the iCloud ID you have to go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, provide the password for the old ID when prompted to turn off Find My iDevice, then sign back in with the ID you wish to use. When you do this you may find that the password for your old ID isn't accepted. If this should happen, and if your old ID is an earlier version of your current ID, you need to temporarily recreate your old ID by going to https://appleid.apple.com, click Manage my Apple ID and sign in with your current iCloud ID. Click edit next to the primary email account, change it back to your old email address and save the change. You can now use your current password to turn off Find My iDevice on your device, even though it prompts you for the password for your old account ID. Then save any photo stream photos that you wish to keep to your camera roll. When finished go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account and choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (your iCloud data will still be in iCloud). Next, go back to https://appleid.apple.com and change your primary email address back to the way it was. Now you can go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your current iCloud ID and password.

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.
So we access our mail separately on these devices. But we would both like to be able to access mail at the desk top (iMac, OSX Mavericks). Currently only my mail is linked. How do I set up the Mac to allow it to access my wife's e-mail too, either in the same mail inbox or a separate one. Simple instructions please!

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.

How many icloud account can we create with one ios device???

how many icloud account can we create with one ios device???

i need more then 1 account as i owe itunes some money and i cant access my app store so if i change my icloud account .....all my previous history wont be tracked

How do I configure ONE iCloud account with 2 iOS devices each with separate Apple IDs?

We have two iPhones (husband and wife), each with separate Apple IDs. The phones are 5S running iOS 7. We want both phones to use the same iCloud account so each phone will have equal access to the same email, calendar and contacts - all synced in ONE iCloud account.
We will use husband's Apple ID for the iCloud ID. I would like to know exactly how to configure Wife's iPhone so that all email. calendar and contacts synced with iCloud will be identical to that available on Husband's iPhone. I would appreciate step-by-step instructions. Thank you. Dale

On your wife's phone, settings iCloud, sign out and don't keep data when prompted. Then sign in again using the husbands Apple ID.

Is there a way for multiple users to sync to iCloud with only one administrator?

Is there a way to have multiple users sync to an iCloud account with single administrator so the files cannot be changed on the cloud? This would be for sales people to have the latest product shots without the ability to delete or change the albums in iPhoto.

I don't believe so. Every device that is signed into a shared iCloud account has the same privileges.

Infopath 2010: How To Seperate Multiple Users Selected In People Picker With A Semicolon

I've seen several posts on this forum about getting multiple user values in a people picker in Infopath to show up in a Sharepoint List. Obviously, they merge which isn't all that useful if you want to use that data for a workflow. I followed
Clayton Cobb's suggestion, and took a look at this blog which uses a
no code solution, which is what i need. Everything for this blog works for me, but I do not need to use the UserProfile web service.
I'm coming up just short though. I can successful select multiple users in my people picker, and as I do that, the text box populates itself separated by semicolons, but the same AccountId is repeated (of the 1st person selected in the people picker) instead
of the unique value of each user.
Here is my current result, with data fields shown
Here is the result I would like to see. This way the text box gets upload into Sharepoint so I can use it in other places.
Can someone please help me? I'm very close. Here is my function on the text box:
eval(eval(Person, 'concat(/my:myFields/my:PersonTraveling/pc:Person/pc:AccountId, "; ")'), "..")
XPath (advanced):
xdMath:Eval(xdMath:Eval(/my:myFields/my:PersonTraveling/pc:Person, 'concat(/my:myFields/my:PersonTraveling/pc:Person/pc:AccountId, "; ")'), "..")

Hi methitical,
Please change your XPath (advanced) to
xdMath:Eval(xdMath:Eval(/my:myFields/my:PersonTraveling/pc:Person, 'concat(pc:AccountId, "; ")'), "..")
to make it work.
Thanks & Regards,
Emir
Emir Liu
TechNet Community Support

Multiple users on one apple account. How can I see which devices were used to purchase apps?

I share my apple account with my three children. Inappropriate apps were purchased. Everyone denied making the purchase. Is there anyway I can find out which device made these purchases?

If only one of them purchased the app(s), wouldn't it only be on that one device (plus the computer's iTunes library if you have automatic downloads turned on)?

Is there a way for multiple users to connect to my home sharing with their iOS device to select music to stream to my A/V receiver jukebox style?

I have an A/V receiver that I can connect to and select music to stream over my network but I want to know if I have a party if it's possible for multiple users to have access on their own devices to my home shared music and select music to play like a jukebox.

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What is the best way to create an MP4 (.M4V) that will play with forced subtitles in iTunes, Apple TV, and all iOS devices?

I've begun ripping my blu rays to digital format so I can store them on my NAS and access them from any device. Movies without subtitles work great, I simply use MP4 passthrough and all is well. I'm having issues with videos that have forced subtitles. I'm assuming I need to mux the video, audo and subtitle streams into an .M4V. I'm not sure how to do this. What format must the subtitle be in? SRT, AAS? Will Subler work?
My intention is that have the subtitles show no matter what. I don't want to fiddle with enabling them and disabling them. I want to watch the movie in itunes or an iOS device and have the subtitles show up without doing anything.

cmanion wrote:
They are blu rays purchased before the advent of digital copies being included. What do you suggest I do? Repurchase the movies I already own?
We cannot help you on this board. What you ask is illegal to do in the United States. As Lyssa says, "You will have to search elsewhere for help." However, purchasing the movies from the iTunes Store is a legal option.

Multiple users on on Apple ID, with separate iOS devices

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