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Two IPhones one apple account

I have a 10yr old daughter that I got an iPhone for her. I also have an iPhone. I want to only use ONE apple account so she can access apps, cloud storage, music, etc that I have purchased. I also like the ability to see who she is talking to and texting.

Is there a way so that when someone is calling my number, her phone doesn’t ring and then when someone is calling her number, my phone isn’t ringing?

iPhone 12

Posted on Aug 23, 2022 4:48 PM

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Posted on Aug 23, 2022 4:52 PM

> I want to only use ONE apple account


Seriously, you don't want this.


You might want this now, but it will change as she grows older and wants her own identity. It will get very messy when you try to decouple this in a few years time.


What Apple do for this is Family Sharing - it is specifically designed to give you, the parent, control over a child's actions on their phone.


Family Sharing - Apple


With Family Sharing you can control what apps are installed, as well as her contacts list.

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Aug 23, 2022 4:52 PM in response to Kbogdanski

> I want to only use ONE apple account


Seriously, you don't want this.


You might want this now, but it will change as she grows older and wants her own identity. It will get very messy when you try to decouple this in a few years time.


What Apple do for this is Family Sharing - it is specifically designed to give you, the parent, control over a child's actions on their phone.


Family Sharing - Apple


With Family Sharing you can control what apps are installed, as well as her contacts list.

Two IPhones one apple account

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