Shared Apple ID problems - please help!
Hi all,
A few months ago I set up my daughter's new iPhone 5c using my Apple ID. I wanted to be able to control what she downloaded to her phone. Anyway, not creating her own Apple ID at the time was a big mistake.
I just switched from a Droid to an iPhone yesterday, and set it up under my Apple ID. Since we both signed up with the same Apple ID, I now receive text messages sent to her, and vice versa. So one of us needs a new Apple ID.
What is the best way to proceed here? Since I don't have any data on my phone yet, would it be easier for me to just create a new Apple ID for my phone? I do have a fairly extensive iTunes library of music that I don't want to lose, however. Also, I will be using the Calendar a great deal, and don't want a shared calendar.
I"ve read that I can switch her iMessage, iCloud, and FaceTime accounts to a different Apple ID, so maybe setting up a new Apple ID for my daughter for these features is the way to go? If I do create a new Apple ID for her for these services, will she lose her existing texts, etc? She doesn't want to lose them.
Ideally I'd prefer for her to have her own Apple ID, but don't want her to lose whatever data she has. She has only free apps, and very little music on her iPhone. Her concern is not losing photos or especially texts in iMessage.
What is the easiest, most sensible fix here? Detailed suggestions/steps are also appreciated. Thanks!
It's definitely best for one of you to make a new ID. The Apple ID has nothing to do with her messages, so she won't lose those if she makes a new one. Her photos will remain in the camera roll, however her photo stream will reset. She will lose any music she downloaded through iTunes and any apps, as those are directly associated with the Apple ID.
If you really don't want to switch Apple ID's, you can stop recieving each other's texts by changing settings in Settings > Messages > Send & Recieve, but it can still cause headaches at some point or another.
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