How to stop messages from being deleted on two devices

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How to stop messages from being deleted on two devices

We have a home business and we currently have two iphones linked to one phone number, not my number but my husban's. When we delete a message on one device it is also being deleted on the second device (both iphones). Is there a way that i can delete only on one device and not the other?

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Dec 10, 2020 7:24 AM

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SravanKrA

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Dec 10, 2020 7:28 AM in response to Travelduo32

If you want to keep two iPhones independent of each other then best would be to have two different Apple IDs.

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Disable iCloud messages

Disable Text message forwarding

Set up text message forwarding
1. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. On your Mac, open Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. Make sure that you're signed in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on all your devices.
2. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding.*
4. Choose which devices can send and receive text messages from your iPhone. If you're not using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, a verification code appears on each of your other devices: enter that code on your iPhone.

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