Why did my contacts go to my moms phone?
1 Answer. It appears if your device was previously used with you mom’s iCloud account, and her contact information was not removed from the device before you signed in with your iCloud account. This will merge the contact data from both accounts.
How did someone else’s contacts get on my iPhone?
In my opinion the only way someone else’s contacts could appear on your iPhone is if they are logged into your iCloud account. The scary part is that YOUR contacts may now be on someone else’s iPhone but they should disappear when you logout of iCloud and clear the devices from your account.
How do I unlink two iPhone contacts?
Tap the name of the contact you want to link to the first contact. Tap the Link button in the upper right corner. Tap Done. To unlink contacts, tap Edit, and then tap the minus sign next to the source you want to unlink.
Why are my contacts on my mother’s iPhone?
I already tried logging out of my Apple ID from her device but all my contacts are still on her device. Sharing a single Apple Id can save you money when downloading apps or music, but can cause confusion when attempting to use other Apple services associated with your Apple Id.
How can I unsync contacts from another phone?
Start by going to Settings>iCloud, scroll to the bottom and taping Delete Account. (This will only delete the account from this phone, not from iCloud. Your mom’s phone will not be effected by this.) When prompted about what to do with the iCloud data, be sure to select Keep On My iPhone.
Why are my phone contacts linked to another iPhone?
If you have bought a shiny new iPhone and it is automatically adding new contacts, you might wonder why are my phone contacts linked to another iPhone. There are various reasons why this happens with iCloud sync being the Biggy. You can fix this issue using various methods and that is exactly what you are going to learn in the following guide.
Why are my iCloud contacts on all my devices?
Please let me know. This is happening because you are sharing iCloud accounts. When you do this, any synced data such as contacts is merged across devices and the merged list appears on all devices. Also, any action (such as deleting contacts) also happens on all devices sharing the account.