Apple ID
My husband and I share an Apple ID on our individual phones. I want to create a new ID to separate our phones. How do I do this? How much info will be lost?
iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 15
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Click here to see how to 'Create an Apple ID' = create an Apple Account. --> https://support.apple.com/HT204316
Merging Apple Accounts or transferring data is not officially supported, nor can it be done easily or completely.
Apr. 2018 post by ASC helper Winston Churchill on transferring data from one Apple ID to another. https://discussions.apple.com/message/33333380#message33333380
Feb. 2021 tips from Eric Root https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252468781?answerId=254653802022#254653802022
Look into using Family Sharing to continue to be able to use items purchased with one Apple ID with other Apple IDs.
Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201060
Set up Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201088
Fortunately when you sign out of one ID it asks you in most cases if you wish to retain the data from it on your device. Say yes and then delete individual items you do not want.