Call History showing up on another iPhone

Yes me is two separate people with different names, numbers and emails. Why would I create a separate accounts when we have had iPhones for 5 years with no problems before? This thread is on page 126 on my phone, that has been mentioned ad nauseum. I want the phones to work like they have the last 5 years.

Which begs the question about sharing id's on a secondary iPhones. I have two iPhones one for business one personal. I too was getting inconsistent call history sharing. I fixed it by having two different My Info id's. That was the silver bullet. And others have found this to be a solution. When I was having the problem, if I turned off wifi calling on one of the phones the call history would not be shared, as soon as it was turned back on I would get call history on both phones. For the fan boyz Apple allows sharing one icloud id on multiple devices. Then they take it back by saying

one can not or should not share an iCloud id among multiple users. Which is it? For $1.00 a month I get 50 gig of storage off one iCloud id, why wouldn't want to share pictures and back ups with multiple devices including multiple users which falls under the general heading of MULTIPLE DEVICES? It is time for Apple to give more granularity to families who wish to do the same. Apple should be able to easily set up a switch so that if someone deletes photos

to free up space on an individual iPhone it does not affect those photos in iCloud. The Apple Masters should be able to easily add a switch which shuts off call/messaging history on individual iPhones. I use the two iPhones. I use them the way I want to use them with no deleterious results others should be afforded the same choice. The only reason I see that Apple does not want multiple users on the same iCloud id is probably so that little Johnny can not make app or music purchases with his dad or mom's iCloud id. But by the same token, parents do not have to tell him the password.

SingaporeJim wrote:

Oh. That's too expensive as must pay multiple times for Apps, Songs, etc. Maybe that's why Apple has done this.

If you want to share content, use Family Sharing. That's why Apple created it, so you don't have to buy things multiple times. It's been explained many times in this thread.

Family Sharing - Apple Support

donnym2007 wrote:

Call history is a private thing and should be attached to a DEVICE not an Apple ID. There needs to be a better solution from Apple such as just turning off this dumb "feature".

Apple also view Apple IDs as a private thing, not to be shared with other people.

Can I share an Apple ID with someone else?

Your Apple ID should not be shared with anyone else. It provides access to personal information including contacts, photos, device backups, and more. Sharing your Apple ID with someone else means you are giving them access to all your personal content and may lead to confusion over who actually owns the account. To share iTunes & App Store purchases, photos, a calendar, and more with someone else, try Family Sharing, iCloud Photo Sharing, or other easy-to-use sharing features.

https://appleid.apple.com/faq/#!&page=faq

So, while you can certainly submit feedback to Apple requesting that the make a change, I doubt it's likely.

What is it about having a separate Apple ID that seems like a problem to you? Perhaps if you explain your reservations or concerns, someone one can help you with those.

Best of luck.

Thus EVERYONE has to obtain their own iCloud account to back up their photos.

Even when you do so, it does not share the iCloud backup space they you are already paying for. So if Apple could fix their family sharing plan so that you can actually share your backup space,

No cloud storage provide shared space as you suggest. Cloud storage is always tied to a individual's unique ID of some sort. Dropbox. OneDrive. Google Drive. All non-shareable.

It is the privacy aspect again.

Cloud storage space should not be shared. Just as email addresses, phone numbers and any other identity used to access an online service should not be.

Feedback for Apple goes here >>> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

I have two iPhones one for business one personal. I too was getting inconsistent call history sharing. I fixed it by having different My Info id's. That was the silver bullet. And others have found this to be a solution. When I was having the problem, if I turned off wifi calling on one of the phones the call history would not be shared, as soon as it was turned back on I would get call history on both phones.

Fishisadog wrote:

When I select the arrow, it opens my entire contact listing.

Right - it does that so you can then find the listing you want to assign as your Info, and click on it. So, scroll through your Contacts until you see the entry that you want assigned for this phone.

So, let's say you click on the arrow, it goes to your Contacts list, and you have two entries you have created for yourself (one Work, one Personal):

If you have gone to Settings>Contacts>My Info on, say your Work phone, then when you get to your Contacts list, select the Gail W Lala entry for the My Info on that phone. Once you do that, close the apps by double-clicking the Home button and swiping up on all of the thumbnails. Now, go back to your Settings>Contacts>My Info, and in this example, you would now see Gail W Lala. And if you open your Contacts app itself, you will see a little "me" next to your Gail W Lala entry in the Contacts list.

Repeat this same exercise for your Personal phone, only select Gail P Lala for My Info on that one.

And again, I would recommend that you only put your work phone number on your Work contact card, and your personal phone number on your Personal contact card. Both cards will show on each phone, but they will be distinct from one another and specifically used for either only the Work phone or the Personal phone.

Best of luck,

GB

I definitely became an evangelist.. 😊 What I do not understand is why there so so many people with their thousands of points can not think outside the box. I found the right person to give credit for the solution:

PenelopeDolo

PenelopeDolo Oct 9, 2015 12:27 PM in response to barneyman

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Oct 9, 2015 12:27 PM in response to barneyman

This will solve the problem go to settings--Mail,contacts,calendars-- scroll down to the contacts section and click on the my info tab and change that to the correct iPhone contact number. If your phone is logged into the same iTunes iCloud sign in it defaulted to that main contact. I have a personal phone and business phone and my business phone was listed as my personal contact name under my info that is why all the calls would show in recent calls this will solve the problem.

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Notice she has ZERO points..

You don't have to share an Apple ID to share photos. With Family Sharing you get a shared photo album. See the brief description here:Family Sharing - Apple Support about half way down the page. you can have both private and shared albums. Here are more details on sharing with anyone: iCloud Photo Sharing - Apple Support

But for greater flexibility I've found that Google Photos and Upthere.com are much better solutions. You are not restricted to sharing among family members; you can create albums that can be shared with anyone you want to. You can also use dropbox or box.com, although they aren't quite as feature-rich.

IdenityFRAUDvic wrote:

OMG yes calls from other devices .....

First of all, it sounds as if you have a different problem than then subject of this thread. So, you should start your own thread. Second, if you want people to read what your post, you will need to use punctuation.

Writing an effective Apple Support Communities question

Best to read this, which should answer most of your questions: Family Sharing - Apple Support

Start there, and come back with anything that isn't clear. To answer your direct question, you can have up to 6 separate Apple IDs in a family share. The idea is to have a separate ID for each user, however, if a user has more than one device they should use the same Apple ID for all of the individual user's devices.

You can still share music and app purchases, photos (you can have both private and shared albums), private and share calendars, etc.

I've had the same problem. Just found a setting under Phone that says Calls On Other Devices. It was on. Turned it off and will see if the problem is resolved.

Very irritating setting. Why would you want to do this?

That setting has no effect on your Call List. That setting simply allows you to pick up and make calls on other devices. So, if my brother calls my iPhone number to FaceTime me, I can pick up the FaceTime call on my Mac.

As this thread has demonstrated, it is very difficult to stop the intermingling of call lists when you have the same iCloud ID signed in to Multiple devices. garypaul - one of the long term contributors and frustrated users on this thread - found that the only one of the many "solutions" that had been proposed that worked, was to make the Contact Card for your personal account (the one with the "me" at the end next to your name) a little different for each device that has the issue. So, if you are George Bush on one phone, you should add a contact to the other one called George W. Bush. Then go to Settings>Contacts>My Info on the one that you added the new entry to, and when you tap on My Info, select the new contact entry from the list. Click on Settings at the top of the screen after you have selected the new contact, then go back to the Settings>Contacts to see that My Info now shows the new contact info.

Cheers,

GB

gail from maine wrote:

That setting simply allows you to pick up and make calls on other devices. So, if my brother calls my iPhone number to FaceTime me, I can pick up the FaceTime call on my Mac.

While everything you said is correct, a slight clarification may be in order. The "Calls on Other Devices" setting lets one answer any call, including cellular calls, on a Mac or iPad. For example, if someone calls my iPhone from a landline or non-iPhone, I can answer the phone call on my iPad or Mac via this setting. So it is not limited to incoming FaceTime calls (although it is handled via FaceTime on the Mac or iPad).

Oh well - I've been giving you the credit all over the place 🙂.... You were, after all, the one person who wouldn't give up....

I don't think I'm going to comb through 83 pages to find her. Shall I just say that "someone" discovered it 😁

GB