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Q: How do I stop sharing call history between two iPhones (one mac)

My husband and I both have iOS 9.01.

Now I notice that if I have a missed / answer call it shows up on his notice screen and all my calls show up in his recent call history .

 

Both phones don't ring and they don't need to be near each other or connected by Wi-Fi. We do share an Icloud account a few good years...

 

We have mac too with yosimta systam.. ( its possible that the mac make this bug? i thing/not for sure its beign when i conncted the mac to our icloud)

 

the option calls on other devices is off...

 

So How do I stop sharing call history between the two phones? with the same icloud!(i dont want another apple id)

(the icloud work fine until ios 9)

 

TnXXX!!!


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  • by nbren,

    nbren nbren Nov 16, 2015 9:01 AM in response to KiltedTim
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    Nov 16, 2015 9:01 AM in response to KiltedTim

    The topic is 'How do I stop sharing call history between two iPhones (one mac)'.  The detail talks about sharing devices with other people, but the question is the same, two devices regardless of the relationship between them.  The relationship between my two phones has nothing to do with you or Apple, they are mine and I want to use both of them as I am one person, not two.  I need two phones (greedy yes but still none of your business), and I need differentiate between who calls which phone.

     

    To everyone else with helpful suggestions or just wanting answers.  I've not solved this at all, I have unchecked the options people have suggested and still I get calls synchronising. The only outstanding thing is iCloud drive, which I really want between my two phones, so will turn that off tonight and try it.

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Nov 16, 2015 9:56 AM in response to nbren
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    Nov 16, 2015 9:56 AM in response to nbren

    nbren wrote:

     

    The detail talks about sharing devices with other people, but the question is the same, two devices regardless of the relationship between them.

    No. It is not. It is a completely separate issue.

  • by nbren,

    nbren nbren Nov 16, 2015 12:19 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    Nov 16, 2015 12:19 PM in response to KiltedTim

    Explain exactly how this is different?

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Nov 16, 2015 12:37 PM in response to nbren
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    Nov 16, 2015 12:37 PM in response to nbren

    I afraid that if you can't figure out the difference between two devices being used by different people and two devices being used by the same person, I'm not going to be able to explain anything to you in a way you'll be able to understand...

  • by dbarrski,

    dbarrski dbarrski Nov 18, 2015 9:37 AM in response to ifat
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    Nov 18, 2015 9:37 AM in response to ifat

    Apple needs to figure out a way to "Family Share" the iCloud Drive between different Apple IDs.

    Once they do that, we will all be able to sign up for individual Apple IDs and enjoy the full capabilities of Family Share and iCloud Drive.

    Turning off the Handoff feature solved the problem of seeing each others' Recent phone calls.

    We cannot establish separate Apple IDs without destroying the functionality of 1 iCloud Drive...deal breaker for us so we will continue sharing 1 Apple ID until Apple can figure out how to "Family Share" the iCloud Drive

  • by Pangolin1,

    Pangolin1 Pangolin1 Dec 1, 2015 11:39 PM in response to SteveW25561
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    Dec 1, 2015 11:39 PM in response to SteveW25561

    I Want to second this.  We share an Apple ID on all devices so that all pictures taken get automatically shared with all devices.  So we have the max data plan and share it for backups as well.  We did experiment with family sharing and I lost access to all the pics on my phone as well as having a backup too big to do in the free 5 gig.   Family photo sharing isn't automatic, you have to choose pics to share and we just want them all to Be shared.   A solition would be to enhance family shareing to optionally upload all pics to photos for the main Apple ID (not everyone might want this) and to allow the icloud space used to be pooled. The idea w family sharing is to share purchases and iCloud Drive space is a purchase so why not share or allow the main account my to allocate space to the sub accounts.   When that happens it will be great and I'll move everyone to their own Id under family sharing.  And before the license complaints come these devices are all mine but I let family members use them.   The phone call thing is frustrating as we each think we missed calls.  If the recent calls would show what device originated or missed the call that woujd be helpful.  But since my phone does not ring when my wife receIves a call what good does the log do me for answering the call?  None. 

  • by Russianwolfy,

    Russianwolfy Russianwolfy Dec 2, 2015 7:44 AM in response to rlutsch
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    Dec 2, 2015 7:44 AM in response to rlutsch

    Hello,

    any luck with solving this matter?

    i Also have two iphones which i would like sharing everything between apart from the call history..

     

    best regards,

    zaid

  • by shaulm,

    shaulm shaulm Dec 2, 2015 9:51 AM in response to Russianwolfy
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    Dec 2, 2015 9:51 AM in response to Russianwolfy

    The whole discussion here about how should one use his/her Apple devices is completely irrelevant.

     

    This thread should be rephrased as:

     

    In my iCloud settings I can turn off syncing of iCloud Drive, Photos, mail. contacts, calendars, reminders, Safari, Notes, Wallet and Keychain.

    How comes I don't have the option of turning off call history syncing?

     

    [The answer is, of course, a sloppy implementation by Apple.  Somebody there added a feature and forgot to add the switch to turn it on/off.]

  • by niels-ipad,

    niels-ipad niels-ipad Dec 16, 2015 11:34 AM in response to shaulm
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    Dec 16, 2015 11:34 AM in response to shaulm

    Thank you shaulm ... this is exactly what it looks like. I don't need and i don't want my call history be stored in iCloud. But it seems as if i can't switch it off :-(

  • by Pangolin1,

    Pangolin1 Pangolin1 Dec 16, 2015 12:27 PM in response to niels-ipad
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    Dec 16, 2015 12:27 PM in response to niels-ipad

    Turning iCloud Drive off on one of the phones involved "cured" it for me.  It really should be a separate setting.

  • by Tony Tapir,

    Tony Tapir Tony Tapir Jan 23, 2016 3:22 PM in response to Pangolin1
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    Jan 23, 2016 3:22 PM in response to Pangolin1

    Yes, all very tricky

     

    We have three phones, all using one ID. My wife is sit, and we need to share calendars, contacts and Notes (since iOS 9, Notes cannot be shared between different IDs BTW). All phones have a different ID for FaceTime and Messages and have different phone numbers. The phone numbers alone, are used for FT and oMessage. My two (i use one overseas) have iCloud drive on and my wife does not. The call log on my Australian phone is mirrored on my overseas phone, but not vice versa. Nothing gets to my wife's phone.

     

    Very inconsistent.

     

    So, three phones, two people. Happy with this Tim, my wee kilted buddy?

     

    All of this started with the IOS 9 upgrade.

     

    I will investigate further.

     

    Tony

  • by Tony Tapir,

    Tony Tapir Tony Tapir Jan 24, 2016 6:09 PM in response to Tony Tapir
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    Jan 24, 2016 6:09 PM in response to Tony Tapir

    Well thats it. I tested it with my two iPhones, MANY times:

     

    Test 1 - Common Message and FaceTime ID

     

    Settings:

    - No iCloud drive

    - Common ID for tunes photos etc.

    - Different, yes common ID for Messages and Face Time

     

    Results:

    - Details of calls logged on either phone copied to the other, although I had to wait up to an hour for this to happen at times

    - Delete call logs on either phone had no effect on the other phone's logs

     

    Test 2  - iCloud Drive on

    Settings:

    - iCloud drive on

    - Common ID for tunes photos etc.

    - Different ID for Messages and Face Time

     

    Results:

    - Details of calls logged on either phone copied to the other, although I had to wait up to an hour for this to happen at times

    - Delete ALL call logs on either phone deleted ALL calls on the other

    - Delete individual call logs on either phone, delete  MOST calls on the other (some just stayed put!)

     

    Note: This occurred when I switched iCould drive off then back too

              I only switched on iCloud drive in the first place to enable the backup/sharing on my keyboard text replacement (which is great)

     

     

    Summary:

     

    - Logs can be shared with or without iCloud drive on.

    - There is a mix of behaviour, so probably a bug or two in there

    - if we want to share IDs, we just have to live with the consequences, until Apple comes up with a better solution.

     

    For those who shout about the fact that we should not share IDs e.g. Tartan Tim, think on this:

     

    - The functionality is there to do so

    - It is being sold by Apple support and those in the know in Apple stores

    - To me, that is as good as published functionality

     

    So, GET OVER IT!

     

    Also, Apple gives and it takes away.

    For someone like me who needs to share medical and other daily information with a sick wife, we have to share a lot.

     

    Prior to IOS 9 we could have completely separate IDs, and share everything but Explorer Bookmarks. Life was good

     

    Along came IOS9 with the usual, Apple settings to make us all less private, and bulleted notes that we could doodle on

     

    Bingo, everything went backwards and we had to use common IDs and our call lists became common. Shopping is much easier with the new lists though!

     

    Roll on IOS 10

     

    Happy Days!

     

    Tony

  • by nicolefrombrighton,

    nicolefrombrighton nicolefrombrighton Jan 29, 2016 2:11 PM in response to titanicnm
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    Jan 29, 2016 2:11 PM in response to titanicnm

    Bless you! I've been bothered by this ever since upgrading to iOS9.

  • by AcousticDi,

    AcousticDi AcousticDi Mar 21, 2016 9:36 AM in response to Briansyddall
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    Mar 21, 2016 9:36 AM in response to Briansyddall

    Hi Brian,

     

    You have made your point clear as have many others regarding setting up you very own apple id to solve phone log sharing. There are reasons we do this. Photo stream is but one, using a common iCloud backup account for ALL devices is another, and I am sure there are many others. Please know that many of us did this years ago and it worked perfectly. I shutter to think how much time it would take to create the separation of this one account now into several.

     

    Just want you to know we hear you, but are not willing to separate accounts until all possibilities are explored.

  • by mlinton12,

    mlinton12 mlinton12 Mar 28, 2016 8:59 PM in response to Briansyddall
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    Mar 28, 2016 8:59 PM in response to Briansyddall

    There are situations where sharing an ID is necessary. We purchased a phone for our son but he's not old enough to create an email. Literally it won't allow us to create one due to his age. Therefore we need to share an Apple ID in order to have certain things i.e. Find my iPhone turned on. Please stop there are people who need this figured out!!!

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