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My husband and I both have iPads. Somehow when they were set up, his iPad ended up in my devices as "iPad 2". How do I take his iPad off of my account and only have it under his devices in his name? Thank you in advance.
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Each user should have their own AppleID - and use their unique AppleID with their own devices.
As described, you’ll need to separate your digital identities, configuring a new AppleID if necessary.
How to create a new Apple ID – Apple Support
Next, for the iPad that you wish to transfer, properly prepare the iPad for use by a different user. This will ensure that the Activation Lock associated with your own AppleID is removed - and that no sensitive data (such as your Keychain) is inadvertently merged with the account of the new user:
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
After performing this procedure, you’ll be able to set-up the iPad “as new”. If you have not already created a new AppleID, you’ll have opportunity to do so during initial setup.
After separating your identities, you can selectively share purchased Apple Services, Subscriptions, Apps and Media using Apple’s Family Sharing features:
Set up Family Sharing – Apple Support
Share App Store, iTunes Store and Apple Books purchases with Family Sharing – Apple Support
https://www.imore.com/how-set-up-family-sharing-iphone-ipad
Each user should have their own AppleID - and use their unique AppleID with their own devices.
As described, you’ll need to separate your digital identities, configuring a new AppleID if necessary.
How to create a new Apple ID – Apple Support
Next, for the iPad that you wish to transfer, properly prepare the iPad for use by a different user. This will ensure that the Activation Lock associated with your own AppleID is removed - and that no sensitive data (such as your Keychain) is inadvertently merged with the account of the new user:
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
After performing this procedure, you’ll be able to set-up the iPad “as new”. If you have not already created a new AppleID, you’ll have opportunity to do so during initial setup.
After separating your identities, you can selectively share purchased Apple Services, Subscriptions, Apps and Media using Apple’s Family Sharing features:
Set up Family Sharing – Apple Support
Share App Store, iTunes Store and Apple Books purchases with Family Sharing – Apple Support
https://www.imore.com/how-set-up-family-sharing-iphone-ipad
LotusPilot,
Thank you for responding. My husband has his own Apple I.D. and the iPad was in his name. I don’t know how it ended up under my devices. Would I just delete it from my account? How do I then put it under his account? It’s also listed under his Apple Devices as iPad2 just as it is in mine. Every app he puts in his iPad also ends up on mine. Thank you so much for your help.
How to separate iPads to separate accounts
