How do I unlink contacts between two iphones?

How do I unlink contacts between two iphones?

How to unsync your contacts on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch

  1. In the Settings app, tap your name and Apple ID at the top.
  2. Select “iCloud” on the Apple ID page.
  3. Toggle “Contacts” to the off position, turning the button from green to grey.
  4. Choose to either delete or keep your previously synced contacts.

Why are my contacts syncing with another iPhone?

Answer: A: Because you both share the same Apple ID for iTunes & iCloud, and your wife has syncing for contacts/calendars turned on, on her phone, under iCloud. If you both use the same ID for iCloud, & both have contacts/calendars turned on, that’s the way it is supposed to work.

How do I Unsync a second iPhone?

Go into Settings > iCloud and tap on your name. Once you’ve signed in, you will see devices as an option. Here you will see all the Apple devices you’ve signed into (if you have more than one activated). If you want to disconnect a phone from your account, tap on it and tap on remove from account.

Why am I getting my husbands contacts on my Iphone?

The common reason to this usually occurring is mainly because there is one appleID being used and signed into over two or more devices thus having contacts synced to the device. Basically, when the appleID is signed into on your husband’s device, the contacts from.

How do I merge my iCloud contacts from one phone to another?

Next, set up a new iCloud account using a different Apple ID (if you don’t have one, tap Get a Free Apple ID at the bottom). Then turn iCloud data syncing for contacts, etc. back to On, and when prompted about merging with iCloud, choose Merge. This will upload the data to the new account.

Can you use the same Apple ID on two different iPhones?

Yes, you could use the same Apple ID for iTunes & App Store purchases (Settings > iTunes & App Store), but have to use two different iCloud accounts for email, calendar, contacts, backups, photos etc. (Settings > iCloud). MoreLess Apr 13, 2013 11:36 AM View answer in context

Why are all my contacts on my phone?

The problem with merged contacts is being caused by trying to use the same iCloud account on all the phones. When you sync data such as contacts, calendars, etc. to the same account, the data is merged and the merged data appears on all devices logged into the account.

Why are two iPhones sharing the same iMessage account?

Turn off imessage or simply get a different icloud account for each iphone. You have two different issues. Sharing texts is caused by using the same Apple ID for iMessage. To fix this each phone needs to use a unique ID.