Merged Voicemails after IOS 17 Update

Four different Apple supervisors have told me has nothing to do with Apple ID. I have shared an Apple ID for the past 15 years and have never had this issue.

I’ve updated to 17.02 still same issue

That’s not a solution!! Not possible to have IDs for all family members. Has worked for the past 15 years! This has something to do with IOS 17!!

Same thing here… voicemails go to both phones using the same Apple ID… I see a lot of divorces and domestic violence coming from this… they better fix this pronto…

igjuana wrote:

Hmm seemed promising but didn’t work

So long as you insist on sharing an ID, there is no point in attempting to help you at all.

Don’t share an ID. End of discussion.

Shutting off Live VM does NOT solve this.

That feature just actively transcribes VMs as they are occurring/recording.

a fix by Apple is definitely needed ASAP. Stop saying it isn’t.

Tell Apple what you think --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Well it does have to do with Apple bc I have two different carriers. Verizon personal and T-Mobile work. Both phones are sharing call log and VM.

Not cool and definitely bc of the Apple ID.

Apple isn't going to "fix" something that is working exactly as it was designed to.

You are having problems because you chose to ignore Apple's instructions regarding sharing IDs.

stewend wrote:

Both ATT and Verizon customers (I'm verizon) have this problem. Obviously it's an Apple ios thing.

Yes, it's an Apple thing. It's what happens when you share an Apple ID.

prusso3995 wrote:

I'll disagree. I had 1 acct/2# for 25 years no problem. ios17 and now it's an issue.

That's remarkable. iPhone was originally released on June 29th 2007. That was as Lawrence correctly points out 16 1/2 years ago.

I get that you don't appreciate the fact Apple has strongly recommended NOT sharing an Apple ID. And I get that until iOS 17 was released, people who did share an Apple ID did not have merged call logs/Voicemail, but Apple made this change when iOS was released. Because Apple owns iOS, they do as they deem best with iOS. Getting annoyed with other users on a user to user only forum, none of whom are associated with Apple in any way and none of whom can change what Apple has chosen to do, makes no sense.

You are more than welcome to complain to Apple using the feedback link which has been posted over and over throughout this thread. But you can also expect that to get you not very much as iOS 17 was released in September 2023 and lot's of people have told Apple they are not happy with this and here we are 6 months later and it hasn't been changed.

Your choices are:

1. Accept the merged call logs/voicemail (which surprises me anyone has an issue with, since at any time whoever you share an Apple ID with can, without your knowledge or permission read your text messages) OR
2. Finally unmerge the Apple IDs as Apple has been recommending for more than a decade

Gemini33594 wrote:

I’ve updated to 17.02 still same issue

Apple gave no indication that iOS 17.0.2 (or 17.0.3) would change this. In fact, they have given no indication they see it as a problem.

Let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

We are having the same issue. My wife and I share an Apple ID to share a calendar and to share contacts automatically. I'm pretty sure the calendar piece is doable with Family Sharing but from what I have found sharing contacts automatically is not. If there were an easy solution for automatically sharing contacts, that would solve it for us but probably not other folks. Thanks.