How do I stop sharing Messages between iPhones with the same Apple ID?
Turn Off iMessage On Extra Devices
- Open up Settings > Messages.
- Set the iMessage toggle to off.
- You may also want to disable Text Message Forwarding, which sends regular non-iMessage SMS messages from your phone to Messages on your Mac or iPad.
How do I stop two iPhones from syncing with the same Apple ID?
Begin by deciding which two phones will be changing. On these two phones, go to Settings>iCloud and turn all data that is syncing with iCloud (contacts, calendars, etc.) to Off. When prompted choose to keep the data on the iPhone. After everything is turned off, scroll to the bottom and tap Delete Account.
How do I separate iMessages from shared Apple ID?
Answer: A: Use separate Apple IDs for iMessage (Settings>Messages>Receive At>tap the Apple ID at the top, sign out, sign in with a different ID). You can still keep the same ID for iCloud (if you want to share contacts, calendars, photostream, etc.) and for store purchases (in Settings>Store).
Why do I have two iMessage?
A: The most common cause of this is that the other person has started sending you iMessages from a different address. iMessage users can receive messages at more than one address. While iMessages can be received at any of the associated addresses, one address is chosen by default to send iMessages.
How to separate iMessages with shared Apple ID?
To directly answer your question, disabling iMessage on your iPhone will have no effect in fixing the reception of iMessages not intended for them. Like other answers mentioned, the best way is to set two new Apple IDs – one for your wife, and one for your son, and then sign into only Messages (Settings -> Messages) with that account.
Do you need an Apple ID to use iMessage?
iMessage uses your Apple ID – that’s how it can work on an iPod touch, which doesn’t have a cellular radio or a phone number. You need to use unique Apple IDs.
What to do when iMessage combines two contacts?
The only fix I have found is to delete the thread, delete both their contacts, then create new contacts for them and open new threads. That works for a couple days and then this again.
Where do I Set my Apple ID for messages?
You configure the EMail addresses for Messages in the “Settings” app under “Messages”. The Music, Apps, & iBooks Apple ID is set in the “iTunes & App Stores” a few lines down from “Messages” in the “Settings” app.