Two phones on one iTunes account?

.I want to pass my iphone 4 on to my wife and use my new 4s on the same iTunes account can we have seperate contacts etc?

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Can you back up two phones on one itunes account?

I have just purchased an iPhone5s and want to transfer all of my information from my iPhone4s onto it. I was told that this could be done by first backing up my phone using itunes. Sounded simple.
Now i am having great difficulties!
My wife nacked up her phone earlier this year. Every time i go to back up my phone (turning on itunes and then plugging my phone in via usb) it comes up with two options - set up as a new iphone OR restore from my wife's phone.
I am really unsure what to do here. I fear losing all the data on my phone.
Is it possible for the one itunes account to back-up two phones?
Please help.
Thank you in advance.

Select setup as "New", the next screen should prompt you to rename your phone. Just name it what you already have it named. After that, you should be able to sync/backup and all of your data & settings will still be exactly as you've already set them up on your phone. That message is more threatening than what really happens.

Separating two phones on one iTunes account

My wife and I have iPhone 4s. During the back up, we have encountered a problem with cross mingling our contacts, apps, etc.
Ideally, I would like to create a separate iTunes account for her so our phone info doesn't get merged.
If I create an account for her, would I be able to keep things separate?
Both phones have been activated on my account. Would this be a problem?

As apps can only be used with the account they were bought with, the easiest way to keep your data separate would be creating a new user on your computer, log in, set up your iTunes account.
Disable autosync in iTunes/settings/devices and connect the phone. Set up at least one contact and event on the computer, to be able to merge contacts after the phone got erased during the first sync, due to the new iTunes library.
Right click on the phone in the device list and choose "transfer purchases" to copy apps and other media to the new iTunes library.
After that choose "backup" instead to back up manually.
You can use this backup to restore from after the phone got wiped to get your contacts, events and other data and settings back. See what's inside the backup here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

Hi. We have two iphones and one Itunes account. How do back up each one without getting the others contacts

Hi. We have two iphones and one Itunes account. How do back up each one without getting the others contacts and without syncing each phone to each other?

Welcome to the Apple community.
Ideally you should each have your own iCloud account, providing you with your own contacts, calendars etc, not doing so will result in exactly what you have experienced. The contacts have likely been lost due to the options you have chosen at the login stage on each device.
Unless you have the missing contacts in a backup file, they won't be recoverable unfortunately. You can add them manually to the contracts that already exist and continue to share the iCloud account if you wish, but I suggest that you each have your own iCloud account.
Note, you can each have your own iCloud account, but continue to share an iTunes account for purchases of apps, books, music, TV shows etc etc.

HT1449 how do you move all music from two computers into one itunes account?

How do you move all music from two computers into one itunes account?

An "iTunes account" is an online account you use for buying music, like a bank account. An iTunes collection is the media you see when you open iTunes. Which do you mean?
If it is two computers, it would also help to know where these are located. Are they on the same local network? If they are, try Home Sharing (and you have control of both and you aren't just trying to get music fro your computer to your friend's computer in another state). If they are not, you'll have to use an external hard drive or flash drive.
Is this on a PC? Your computer information says Windows but you posted this in the iTunes for Mac forum.

Can you have two iPads on one iTunes account?

Can i add two iPads to one iTunes account and then move one to another iTunes account at a later date?

I sync three different iDevices with one iTunes account/iTunes library on my Mac. You can select the exact content that you want to sync to each device by customizing the sync settings for each device.
If you want to sync the iPad with another iTunes account or iTunes library at a later date - you will lose all of the content on the iPad from the old iTunes account. You can only sync with one iTunes library at a time and if you consider the iTunes account to be what is in your iTunes library - meaning content that you bought with one particular Apple ID - then you can only sync one account at a time as stated.
Perhaps if you defined or explained exactly what you mean by iTunes account, this could be clarified a little more.

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We have two ipads and one Itunes account. Are we able to have separate accounts within iTunes so my husband can have his games on his account and I can have mine?

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I have just purchased a new macbook and need to sync my iphone with itunes, i understand that you can only sync your phone with one itunes account. I do not want to wipe my iphone when syncing with this new itunes account. Any advice welcome

I have just purchased a new macbook and need to sync my iphone with itunes, i understand that you can only sync your phone with one itunes account. I do not want to wipe my iphone when syncing with this new itunes account. Any advice welcome

1) authorize iTunes on the new machine for your iTunes store account(s)
2) connect your device and right-click or control-click it in the iTunes Source list, then choose transfer purchases from the shortcut menu that appears.
3) sync the device
iTunes will wipe the iPhone but, since you transferred your purchases in the previous step, your content will be in your library and you can re-populate the iPhone with it.

Can you connect two iphones to one itunes account

I am thinking about getting a new iphone. my husband already had one attached to my itunes account. Can i also attached a new phone to the exsiting account? Can two iphones be connected to one itunes account?

The following document is worth checking through:
How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer

Easiest way to untangle two iPhones on one iTunes account

I blame myself for this problem.
My wife and I have two iPhones. I'm into the music so I set up an iTunes account a long time ago for my multiple iPods. It's now come time to disengage my wife's iPhone from my iTunes account. I know how to set up a new iTunes account. I'll get her a separate e-mail address and create the new iTunes account. The problem is I do not want to lose all her photos, contacts, etc., from her iPhone when I go to link her phone to her iTunes account.
I'm guessing if I set up the new iTunes account and then back up her phone to the new account's iCloud file I may be able to get around most of these issues. Is that correct? Please advise if not. Any suggestions will be welcome. Thanks in advance for your advice.

Wife and I use same iTunes account (log in for iTunes) for our stuff.
We both sync with same computer.
However, we have separate logins for the computer thus we each have our own Profiles.
While you can do it with one profile (iTunes knows difference between phones) it will become a pain if you sync contacts/calendars as you only have one set on the computer thus you may end up mixing your data there. This is why you should have different logins for your computer thus.
Using one iTunes account does make things easier though as you only need to buy an app once and sync it to both devices (can do that with two accounts as well if both are authorized together in iTunes but becomes a pain).

More phones on one Itunes account?

Can I add more than one individual Iphone on one Itunes account? I need to set up my wife's New phone, and I don't see how to set up an individual account for her phone on my account.

Hi einarfromtolvsrod,
Depending on your intended usage, there are several different ways to use multiple iOS devices with one computer and/or iTunes account. You may find the information and steps outlined in the following article helpful:
How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer - Apple Support
Cheers,
- Brenden

Two Apple Tvs - one iTunes account

I bought two Apple TVs - and want to have them sync to one iTunes account. After I bought the second Apple TV and synced it to my iTunes account, my iTunes account doesn't recognize the first Apple TV. I can ping it - so it's on the network. I've gone to Computers and have tried to reconnect to a shared iTunes account / even connect back to the iTunes account. When I'm given a code, there's no place for me to put the code into iTunes. The device doesn't show under Devices (just my most recent Apple TV)
Help - I need to sync to both - it's for my 3 1/2 year old son

Thanks for the response - I'm on Mac OS 10.4.11 I did rename my Apple TVs - so the names are different.
Also, sometimes my second Apple TV isn't showing on my iTunes either. This is very frustrating!
I'm also on a dual 2.3 GHZ PowerPC G5 (not an intel version). iTunes software version 7.6.2 (9)

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I have 3 x iPhone 4 on one iTunes account - each being used by a different person. Is it possible to use iMessage on these phones without them receiving each other's texts?

Yes, use separate iCloud accounts. You can still share the same ID for purchases though, or use Family Share for purchases.

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Can you have two iphones with one iCloud account?

Welcome to the Apple community.
Absolutely. There is no problem whatsoever in using a single iCloud account for two phones. However, saying that, if the two phones are used by different people, it may well not be the best of ideas.

How do I sink two iPhones to one itunes account

Is it possible to sink a 3G iPhone my wife now has and my older 2G iPhone to the same computer laptop using one itunes account. I would like to be able to put different applications on each iPhone. I did lose some notes thinking I could delete from my wife's 3G and keep on my older 2G.

Under the Applications tab for the iPhone sync preferences with iTunes for each iPhone, choose selected Applications. Select the applications in the window below that you want installed on the connected iPhone followed by a sync.
You can do the same with Music by using an iTunes playlist or playlists. You can create a primary iTunes playlist for the music that you want on your iPhone, and your wife can create a primary iTunes playlist that she wants on her iPhone. You can create and transfer multiple playlists if you like.
Under the Music tab for the iPhone sync preferences with iTunes for each iPhone, choose selected playlists. Select the playlist or playlists in the window below that you want transferred to your iPhone followed by a sync. Your wife will select the iTunes playlist of playlists that she wants transferred to her iPhone followed by a sync.
To remove add additional music to your iPhone, add the music to a designated playlist in iTunes that you have selected to be transferred to your iPhone followed by a sync. Your wife does the same with her iPhone. To remove a song from your iPhone, remove the song from the playlist in iTunes you have selected to be transferred to your iPhone followed by a sync, and your wife can do the same with the playlist in iTunes she has selected to be transferred to her iPhone followed by a sync.

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