I don’t want iCloud for my text messages

Please tell me what I can do on my text messages. My daughter can see all my texts and I don’t want her to see them. They are all backed up on iCloud. What can I do to delete her. I don’t want to block her. I just want her not to look at my text messages.

Posted on Jul 27, 2023 4:14 PM

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Posted on Jul 27, 2023 4:32 PM

Are you using the same Apple ID for her phone as for yours?


My impression is Apple would recommend that you set up a separate Apple ID for each family member. If you wanted to share some things, you could turn on Family Sharing.


What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support


This presumably keeps some things (like Messages) private to each Apple ID, while enabling sharing of others. Note that if you enable Purchase Sharing, the Organizer will be charged for everything that anyone buys.


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Jul 27, 2023 4:32 PM in response to dscubbies

Are you using the same Apple ID for her phone as for yours?


My impression is Apple would recommend that you set up a separate Apple ID for each family member. If you wanted to share some things, you could turn on Family Sharing.


What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support


This presumably keeps some things (like Messages) private to each Apple ID, while enabling sharing of others. Note that if you enable Purchase Sharing, the Organizer will be charged for everything that anyone buys.


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