iPhone call history shared between devices after iOS 17 Update

Hello, CE_YMS,

I remember that I have tested this (bringing devices together OFF) and the list was still syncing. You can trigger the recent calls sync by placing a call from work phone to personal and vice versa (no need to answer, just place the calls and let it ring one or two seconds).

Regards.

Yes - calling my personal number from my work number would show up on both phones (annoying) but when I just tried calling my two friends, their names only show up on the personal phone and didn’t sync to the work phone.

maybe calling ourselves are recognizable via the Apple ID?

I tried that awhile ago, That only work temporarily, wait a bit and you will notice your call logs sync again. Yes the chime was annoying when I was holding both phones together and turning that off eliminated it.

But let us know, maybe the newer version of IOS 17 made that work.

New nightmare for me since we use 5 devices with one Apple ID, Hope they fix it sooner. Maybe They don’t want you to share Subscription & purchased App. Also I am using my ID for my special needs kids.

You guys are right - my lists started syncing after 48 hours. I get how Apple would prefer us to use their meticulously designed ecosystem in the way they prefer us to, but we as consumers should also have options.

Well as one person I now have 2 Apple id’s. As I have 2 phones as 1 person. Leaving me with the fact that I cannot easily switch between my phones when using AirPods. Also Apple Music is no longer available. And as I am only one person I’m not willing to pay extra for family sharing as 1 person is not a family. So please stop indicating this is how it’s intended as no one knows what was intended even at Apple support they cannot indicate what is intended.

I understand not liking this. But to say it's a privacy issue, when you are using the very same Apple ID on more than one iPhone negates privacy as a concern. This means you WANT to share the same data on all the devices using the same ID. If you truly want privacy, don't use the same Apple ID. And I get you'd like to see a switch to alter this. But Apple owns the software on our devices and we have a license to use that software. If it doesn't suit your needs, then yes, buying something else may make more sense for you. It doesn't matter to us, as we're all users here. You should always buy whatever best meets your needs. OR, recognize the issues resulting from using the same Apple ID on more than one phone and change that. Your choice, of course.

I've noticed this too, iMessage (Blue messages) are not really an issue, but SMS messages (Green bubbles) are. I can't determine which phone the message came in on if they are not in my contacts. Sharing imessages between devices is fine, its the sharing of SMS messages.

Following as this is a legitimate issue for me as well and I've submitted feedback. I understand that this by design and this is a user forum, but seeing some people post the same thing every third post is not helpful. We get it.

Jennieaz wrote:

Following as this is a legitimate issue for me as well and I've submitted feedback. I understand that this by design and this is a user forum, but seeing some people post the same thing every third post is not helpful. We get it.

Lots of people don't get it. What you may not realize is how many people read the question, the recommended/solved posts and nothing else. So, repeating the suggestion to post feedback is not nearly as pointless as you think. And that's not even taking into account the people who repeatedly post the same complaints. We get it; there are people don't like the change.

I was just following this thread and I was thinking why would you share your Apple ID with others? I personally wouldn’t, I can share it with my devices but not with someone else they could d/l all my files and photos delete them … I prefer the share my position or family share options, just a thought

I wouldn't either. I work. I get work phone calls. I don't need a separate phone for work. My work calls come through an app my employer provides and I can see the work related call logs in the app, which are exclusive to my job. The last thing I'd want to do is carry two phones with me. But there are many who do. If a phone is provided by and required by an employer, I wouldn't want my employer to have access to my personal Apple ID, EVER.

It depends on how IT sets their systems up. My employer does not have access to my ID or my personal side of my phone. My company side of the phone is a password separate from the ID, and I have a separate login for my company side for security reasons.

Same process for my company laptop on a private network

Rubel5 wrote:

Apple releases new iOS 17.1 anyone knows, did they fix the bug? Or we are just get into another problem. Thanks

Apple gave no indication that they considered this a problem or that iOS 17.1 would fix it.

I just updated our two phones to 17.1 and the problem still exists. Since I had worked this with second level support along with lots of tests and screen shots which were sent to engineering I was hopeful. Maybe next time😟