I have two iPhones and I have two phone numbers. They use the same iMessage because they are linked to the same apple idenification. Would it be possible to avoid that ?

I have two iPhones and I have two phone numbers. They use the same iMessage because they are linked to the same apple idenification. Would it be possible to avoid that ?

iPhone 7, iOS 12

Posted on Dec 10, 2019 7:30 AM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2019 7:46 AM

If you're not the person using both devices, the best thing to do is create a new Apple ID for the other person.


If you are using both devices, you can go to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive on each phone and uncheck your Apple ID under "You can receive messages to and reply from...".


Note that Settings > Message > Text Message Forwarding > [Disable the other device] has nothing to do with this. That is the feature that allows you to forward your SMS messages to non-iPhone devices.

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Dec 10, 2019 7:46 AM in response to jean-yves49

If you're not the person using both devices, the best thing to do is create a new Apple ID for the other person.


If you are using both devices, you can go to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive on each phone and uncheck your Apple ID under "You can receive messages to and reply from...".


Note that Settings > Message > Text Message Forwarding > [Disable the other device] has nothing to do with this. That is the feature that allows you to forward your SMS messages to non-iPhone devices.

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I have two iPhones and I have two phone numbers. They use the same iMessage because they are linked to the same apple idenification. Would it be possible to avoid that ?

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