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Q: Can one account have 2 user id's?

My GF just purchased an iphone, as we live together and share the same music and apple tv,s I would like to sign her on to my account. I would go ahead and use my apple id on her phone so we can both access the cloud, but I want us to be able to use facetime when one of us is away. How should I go about this? Can one facetime another device with the same apple id and password, or can one account have 2 users with different ids that both have full access?

iPhone 5

Posted on Aug 9, 2013 7:55 PM

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  • by gail from maine,

    gail from maine gail from maine Aug 9, 2013 8:10 PM in response to BadLeprechaun
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    Aug 9, 2013 8:10 PM in response to BadLeprechaun

    Hi BadLeprechaun,

     

    The easiest way to do what you are wanting to do is to have your girlfriend set up her own, unique Apple/iTunes/iCloud ID.

     

    Both IDs can access and use purchases on the same iTunes library as long as the User signed onto the machine is a single user. and by "User" here, I mean th person who is actually signed onto the Mac or Computer - not who is signed onto iTunes, for example).

     

    Once she sets up her own ID, have her open iTunes on the computer, sign you out of iTunes in the iTunes Store, and sign herself in. Then she needs to authorize that computer so it recognizes her Apple ID as a valid ID to use this iTunes library.

     

    Then, you both have access to eachother iTunes purchases, and can continue to share any data that is in the Library based on your syncing preferences for your respective devices.

     

    With her own Apple/iTunes/iCloud account, you wll be able to FaceTime, and message eachother with no issues. Although you use two different phone numbers, if you have both devices signed on with the same Apple/iTunes/iCloud ID, it just looks like another device owned by you, so things start to really get co-mingled.

     

    Just a suggestion!

     

    Cheers,

     

    GB