How do I separate my iPhone account with 2 iPhones sharing 1 iCloud account? We don't want to share messages or contacts. I want to upgrade to a new iPhone 11 and don't want to use a shared iCloud account.

How do I separate my iPhone account with 2 iPhones sharing 1 iCloud account? We don't want to share messages or contacts.

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Posted on Nov 17, 2019 10:45 AM

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Nov 19, 2019 8:20 PM in response to 69-camaro

Hello 69-camaro, 


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities. From your message I understand that you have 1 Apple ID and iCloud account that is being used by 2 iPhones, and you wish to separate them. 


The easiest way to do this is to create a Family Sharing group. This will allow you to each have a separate Apple ID, but you can share iCloud storage, without seeing each other’s data. You can also share purchases which have been made. Check out this article for more information on how to set it up: Set up Family Sharing.


Cheers! 

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