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Gotfaith1

Q: Find My Friends

My husband and I share the same apple account, can we use Find My Friends?

iOS 6

Posted on Oct 6, 2012 6:18 PM

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  • by meenakshi@17,

    meenakshi@17 meenakshi@17 Mar 1, 2014 2:35 PM in response to Gotfaith1
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    Mar 1, 2014 2:35 PM in response to Gotfaith1

    Find My Friends is linked to the Apple ID used on the device.  If they are all using the same ID they will be seen as the same "person" in Find My Friends.  Also, if you use the same iCloud account with the same ID on multiple devices, when you sync any data with the iCloud account (such as contacts and calendars) the data from all devices is merged and the merged data will appear on all devices (i.e., you'll end up with each other's contacts on your devices).  To prevent this, it is normally recommended that each device have it's own iCloud account (unless they all belong to the same person).  Note: you can continue to share the same ID for purchasing from the iTunes and App stores; it doesn't have to be the same as the ID used for other services such as iMessage and FaceTime.  The only downside to this is that with separate iCloud accounts you cannot share the same photo stream.  With iOS 6, however, you can share all or part of your individual photo streams with each other using shared photo streams.  Finally, you should use separate IDs for FaceTime and iMessage.  If you don't, you will end up at some point getting each other's text messages on your devices.

     

    This article may be of interest in this regard: http://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-5-icloud-tips-sharing-an-apple-id-with-you r-family/.

     

    Here is the main link of the post for reference :https://discussions.apple.com/message/20009374#20009374

     

     

    Regards

    Meenakshi