Both my husband and I have separate icloud accounts, but our contacts are merged. i just started to delete his on my phone and didn't realise but they were simultaneously deleting from his phone too. why is this happening and what can we do to separate them? I can't see how it has happened when we both have our own ID and icloud accounts?
Any suggestions would be gratefully received - thanks!
iPhone XR, iOS 14
but they were simultaneously deleting from his phone too. why is this happening and what can we do to separate them?
While you may have separate accounts, this is happening because at this moment you are both signed in to the same account.
Contacts are not shared between Apple IDs ever.
Check settings > your name to see which Apple ID you are each signed in to.
but they were simultaneously deleting from his phone too. why is this happening and what can we do to separate them?
While you may have separate accounts, this is happening because at this moment you are both signed in to the same account.
Contacts are not shared between Apple IDs ever.
Check settings > your name to see which Apple ID you are each signed in to.
ldawso wrote:
Thanks for the response - we're not signed into the same account though. We just can't understand why it's happening - everything is separate.
They could be contacts from another source then. Gmail? Outlook?
Apple contacts will not sync on other devices without the same Apple ID.
Thanks for the response - we're not signed into the same account though. We just can't understand why it's happening - everything is separate.
Separate icloud/apple ID accounts but we've got shared contacts
