Wife and I each have 1-iphone & 1-ipad all synced to 1-computer/ 1-itunes account. Should wife have own icloud, itunes account and apple ID?
Please bear with me as I am not a super advanced user. I have seen variations of this question during my search, but nothing that seems to fit my exact situation.
I have: ipad 2 & iphone 5. Wife has: ipad 1 & iphone 4S.
I have an Apple ID, itunes account, icloud account. Wife does not
I have itunes set up on my PC only and I sync all 4 of the devices to it using my itunes account. (Wife has a work PC at home, but does not have itunes on it)
So what is the best way to set up these devices to allow for idividual usage, yet being able to put purchased apps on any device?
Should my wife have her own icloud account so pitures she takes on her iphone get uploaded via photo stream to her ipad?
Does my wife need her own apple ID or itunes account?
Thanks in advance!
To keep purchases seperate and any syncing via iCloud
seperate, yes, the wife must have a seperate AppleID.
As far as keeping other content seperate and different,
you should create a seperate account on the PC for the
wife (if she doesn't or can't install iTunes on her computer).
Then her iTunes->PC syncing will be kept seperate and in
her own user directories.
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