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on my primary device I have iCloud -> contacts turned off, also handoff is turned off on both devices.
Before iOS 17.0, each of my 2 devices has its private call log & contacts.
After iOS 17.0 on both devices, I started to see the call history of both devices on my primary device.
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iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 17
Since the update, I have attempted all the techniques to stop the call log from my husband's phone appearing on my phone. It is very annoying not to be able to look at your previous calls to determine who called you instantly without questioning whether the number called you or your husband. I hope that Apple listens and is able to correct whatever was turned on or at least allow us to disable call logs from other devices.
Good evening,
I also have two phones with the same issue and I was hoping that 17.0.2 will fix this, but the call logs are still syncing. Icloud Drive disabled on both, calls on other devices disabled, in Apps that use iCloud both Phone and FaceTime are also disabled.
I’m having this same issue and it’s infuriating. I stand with OP and everyone else who wants this fixed!
Along with submitting feedback to Apple (which I have also done), I think we need to make noise on social media; particularly Reddit and X/Twitter. If Apple gets a good lambasting over this in the public eye it may get their attention.
Hopefully we’ll get some form of fix soon!
This is not true. I have 2 iPhones one for work(self employed) and one for personal. I don’t need to separate for “security “ reasons as I am the only owner/user of both phones. I got a second iPhone to separate my work calls. At the end of the day I silence my work phone and don’t look at until the next day. Now there is no way to separate it? This is not a security concern or Apple ID sharing issue.
Don't mean to burst your bubble, but it's not a bug and it's not something Apple seems to want to do anything to stop the shared call logs. Yes, this arrived with iOS 17, which has now been out for over 3 months, with many updates in between, and Apple has done nothing to change this. This is working as Apple intended it to work. If you don't like it, you can certainly share your thoughts with Apple in the link below, but I wouldn't hold my breath for a resolve. There is only ONE way to stop this and this is to NOT share an Apple ID with someone else, which is exactly what Apple has recommended for years --> Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple ID - Apple Support
Feedback can be shared with Apple here --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple
I'll throw this out – for whatever it's worth. There may be multiple ways that Apple could change things to make them more acceptable to the people complaining in this thread. For instance,
It's not a privacy issue or a security issue. Not when you are sharing the same Apple ID between personal and company phones and potentially mixing up all sorts of other personal and corporate data.
It's a user interface convenience issue. What we really want to get to here is the requirement – not something masquerading as a requirement, that is actually a broken implementation of a requirement. It seems to me the requirement here has to do with the display ("can I easily limit the display to calls involving this phone?"), much more so than with the sharing of data between two phones belonging to the same person.
Formulating the requirement that way allows the possibility of multiple implementations, some of which may be much more acceptable to Apple than breaking call log sharing because "that's the way it was before." Perhaps Apple could be convinced to see a filtering control as a way of enhancing the call log sharing feature, while the posters here could be convinced to see it as a way to get unwanted entries from other phones off their screens.
I'm not going to predict what Apple will or won't do – just to suggest being flexible in what you ask for.
It's unfortunate you're furious, but the time it took you to write your post, could have been better served, sending your comments to Apple. You posted to the first post. This is a user to user only forum and only other users are here. Maybe what you wrote makes you feel better? But it doesn't accomplish anything because not one person here has anything to do with Apple, nor have any influence with Apple, nor can anyone here effect any change.
Read through the posts. There is a feedback link posted, which you can use to share your thoughts with Apple directly. In case you don't want to take the time to read the posts, here is the link --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple
Yes, they do. And if you think that makes your text message unreadable by whoever you share an Apple ID, you'd be wrong. Without your permission, "THEY" can use that very slider on their iPhone to turn on your text messages anytime they want. Actually, all they need to do is check your phone number on their iPhone in messages. I do hope you never text anything you wouldn't want this person to be able to see, because they most assuredly can.
The sync is unwanted, period. I do not understand why all of these higher level members keep defending apple like you are. The amount of business calls I get, I do not want a pile of random phone numbers on both of my phones.
There is a work around and it works, which is a better solution to logging out of the ID all together.
Fair enough but the majority of responses do not just state that "this is how apple wants it" which would be the asked and answered part. There are just as many people repeating the reasons why the OP is wrong, as there are stating that the concern is justified.
Maybe just maybe the more people that voice their opposition to this change, the more people will realize that they are not the only one with the issue, and will be compelled to follow the proper reporting channels. I was one of them as the rep on the phone made me feel like I was the only one with this issue. It wasn't until I read these comments that I was compelled to log a ticket.
But to switch gears and put things back on track, maybe you could explain then the technical benefits/reasons of forced sharing of call logs and voicemails between two phones. I'd imagine if someone wanted to do that, they would also turn on Nearby devices for the second phone as well. So many other things can be turned off, why is this not optional?
Call History on multiple devices problem solved after IOS 17 update:
Go to - Settings - Apple ID - iCloud - Show All - scroll down to Phone and turn off toggle - Hope this helps, It solved my problem with 3 iPhones with the same Apple ID.
uae211 wrote:
Hello guys.
me too I have been trying to connect Apple since ios 14 to add toggle to stop call log from syncing between devices. They have to put that an option to close it.
No, Apple doesn't have to include that option if they don't want to. But, you should definitely let them know it's important to you:
Perhaps if enough peopl do, they will change their minds.
Moos407 wrote:
Me neither. And all other users don’t even acknoledge that if me, myself and I are not a family. I as one person do not want to pay for the family use of Apple Music. The argument that Apple does not want sharing is absolute nonsense. As Apple even indicates this option as a uniques selling point for their AirPods. Easy to use on all devices with the same Apple ID.
Instead of arguing your point with other users, many of whom are in agreement with you, yet none of whom can change this, surely you've told the only entity that could possibly do anything about this? You can tell Apple what you think here --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple
You are not writing anyone from Apple on this user to user only forum. And Apple will not respond to you here.
No one here can change this for you.
Feel free to let Apple know your thoughts here --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple
Eas176 wrote:
Some of us NEED THIS TO STAY SEPARATED due to the sensitivity of our jobs. Are you going to fix this or should I just buy another brand??
If your job is THAT sensitive, you should NOT be sharing an Apple ID between two phones!
If you are sharing an Apple ID, you're not just talking about sharing call history … but about letting your employer control a device with information from your personal life on it … or placing some of your employer's stuff onto a device that you personally control. An employer who is paranoid about security will likely have policies which prohibit you from using a single Apple ID for both your work life and your personal life.
The only context in which using a single Apple ID, but separating the call logs, makes sense is if your job is NOT sensitive – if your employer isn't worried about the possible risks of mingling work and personal accounts – and you aren't either.
As for "Are you going to fix this," Apple is not here. To give feedback to Apple, you might want to try
NOLAErwin wrote:
I wanted to share my case as well.
Facts as of 1/2/2024 11:00 AM:
iOS Verion 17.2.1 on iPhone 14 Pro Me iPhone 15 Pro Wife running iOS 17.1.1
iCloud Drive Off both iPhones
iCloud Phone Off both iPhones
iCloud Contacts Off both iPhones
Live Voice Mail Off both iPhones
As of 11:11 I am receiving my wife's missed calls and voice mails. There is a "clue" when I call my wife's cell number the photo associated with my Apple ID profile is displayed. This suggests the issue may be related to shared Apple IDs vs iCloud accounts.
Not "may." It IS 100% related to shared IDs, period.
iPhone call history shared between devices after iOS 17 Update
