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Hughfromga Author

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Tired of family seeing my iMessages

Family on one account and everybody on account can read each others mimessages. I want allow everyone to have privacy!

Posted on Sep 8, 2023 10:13 AM

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Lee_ms

Community Specialist

Posted on Sep 9, 2023 1:34 PM

Hi Hughfromga,

If iMessages are getting sent to the wrong devices that means they are likely using the same Apple ID. You'll want to make sure everyone is using their own individual account and set up a Family Sharing group. You can learn how to do that here: Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

Making sure everyone has their own account is crucial in maintaining privacy and prevent information from being mistakenly deleted. We hope this helps.

Take care.

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