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Can two phones get the same texts?
Since the 2 iPhones receiving the same message at the same time is caused by using the same Apple I.D on multiple devices, you only need to have a separate AppleID set up in the Messages and FaceTime app to fix this issue. Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive.
Can I get text messages on 2 iphones?
On iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Make sure that the Apple ID at the top of the screen is the same Apple ID that you’re using for iMessage on your other devices. Add a check to your phone number and email address, so that you can be reached by iMessage at both.
How can I get text messages from another iPhone?
Set up text message forwarding
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive.
- On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding.*
- Choose which devices can send and receive text messages from your iPhone.
How to combine two contacts into on thread?
If you still want to use the same Apple ID for the family members, but display the two phone numbers in two message threads. Here are the steps. 1. First you need turn off Message iCloud on all iPhone device with the same Apple ID.
Why do I have different iMessage threads for the same contacts?
Why do I have different iMessage threads for the same contacts? iOS differentiates messaging threads based off the specific iMessage ID used to address each recipient. Since iMessage can use both phone numbers and email addresses as iMessage IDs, this can cause multiple threads and much confusion.
Why are my messages combining two phone numbers?
Many people report that the root reason to cause this problem is a bug that Apple has introduced in iOS 12 that is merging conversations from different phone numbers when they use the same Apple ID. How to fix this issue when family members use the same Apple ID?
Why are two Apple IDs merged into one thread?
When your iPhone download and sync message content from the iCloud, if there are two different phone numbers with the same Apple ID, they will be Merged into one thread. The whole process is shown in the figure below. How to Fix this? 1. Created separate Apple ids for each family member