iPhone call history shared between devices after iOS 17 Update

Paulam280 wrote:

Any word from her on a fix? Ours just updated and it’s very annoying, we run a business using both phones but also have kids and we never know who’s calling which one of us.

Ask one of the kids to fix this configuration for you. Pay them to fix this. It’s not particularly difficult to fix, either.

It’ll take an hour at most, if the currently-collided folks are not too fussed about the starting point for each Apple ID.

Set up family sharing, and an Apple ID for each person.

Maybe also a business Apple ID and a personal ID.

Once the corrected configuration is established, each person can also selectively enable all of what is shut off in this current collided-data configuration, which is very useful when anyone has multiple devices associated with their personal Apple ID.

No you can't. Downgrading has never been supported. If you are waiting for Apple to figure out this out, you're likely going to be waiting for a very long time. This happened with iOS 17 released in September 2023. It's close to the end of January and Apple has released a LOT of updates since iOS 17 was released. And not one of them has changed this. Apple clearly doesn't see this an not working the way they intended it to work.

Hi everyone.

This is most annoing bug ever. I have my private IPhone and my business iPhone. I've turned off all iCloud items synch on my business phone because I have business exchange account which I use for contacts, calendars and etc. I use only my Apple ID because of thousend apps and subscriptions that I'm paying. And I really don't agree that you have to use separate ids for different devices if all of them are yours. Also I don't believe that there Is official statement from Apple regarding that. I understand very well the idea if couple is using same Apple ID and that is not ok. But in my case my wife has her own id and I need to use my id only for me but without synching both device data like recent calls. One more thing... Why we have an option in iCloud settings "Phone" which is also off in my private and business iPhones if this option is not working?! I don't understand what else than synching recent calls is this option in iCloud. I hope that Apple will finally fix this annoying bug or will release an official statement how is correct to use private and business phone by your own. >:( >:( >:(

Nice, there is another way of doing this to avoid the sync while keeping the ability to use facetime.

I have not had a call sync since Oct of last year I think now, I am still logged into my ID and can download apps on my work phone.

More people are work are complaining about this issue as well and I have been showing the work around.

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.

Caper1111 wrote:

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.

I really wish my car had BT but it doesn't. I'm not "defending" Honda if accept the fact that the car was built in a certain way. I'm just acknowledging reality.

Everyone knows that there are people who don't like the way Apple IDs work. No one's saying you shouldn't have that preference. But, explaining that is not the way Apple has it set up is just stating facts.

I'm genuinely happy that you've found a workaround that makes things work the way you want. But, be aware it might stop working with any iOS update.

Caper1111 wrote:

The sync is unwanted, period.

By you.

I can guarantee there are thousands if not millions who love the cool new feature.

For example, I love the fact that my Safari browsing history is shared among devices; I could see where others especially those sharing AppleIDs, would not.

I see that no-one can tell why there is Phone option in iCloud if this option when is off is not working... The apple idea is to synch recent calls when Phone option in iCloud is on. But when is off the idea is not to synch. It's BUG!!!!!!!!

You don’t have to believe me. That is your prerogative. However, I’m a successful Apple Developer for 13 years and I have no reason AT ALL to lie.

What I wrote is 100% factual and 100% truthful. You don’t have to believe what I wrote. I am simply trying to enlighten the members on this thread should they want to be enlightened.

Is your son on iOS 17?

There has been no confirmation it is bug according to Apple since the sharing was started with iOS 17. It was released 5 months ago and has received 9 updates since then with Apple making no changes or even suggesting that they will make a change.

In any case if removing the emergency contact makes a difference, it would be welcomed here on this thread.

You can disagree all you like. That will not alter reality at all, however.

You are wrong.

Apple has had it 'figured out' for a long time. Your apparent refusal to follow their explicit recommendations is the problem. Apple can't fix that and neither can we.

Thank you. I am going to give that a try, my phones starting making a new strange noise when I carried them close to one another. This may be it.

I am going to try and log out of my account on my work phone and see if that helps our issue.

Your children should have their own Apple IDs.