Can I have 2 iPhones on the same Apple ID account

My wife and I have the same Apple ID on our phones. We think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. The disadvantage is that beginning with iOS 17 Apple introduced a Bug where call logs end up on both phones or on opposite phones. Not terribly important. The BIG advantage is that Contacts remain synchronized on both phones. 95% of the contacts in each of our phone is important to the other. Sharing contacts without having the same Apple ID is tedious.

azana196 wrote:

But when I am trying to download the apps which are in my other phone it is saying “item is no longer available.”

That just means that the developer has removed the app from the store. They will remain on a phone that had previously downloaded it, but you will no longer be able to download it onto another phone.

How do we get about doing the backup thingy? Just back the stuff on our old iPhones to the iCloud and then when setting up the new phone how do we get the backup there? Like at what point do we get asked if we want our backups on the new device? And what if it’s a hand-me-downer…already been used by someone? Will that affect whether we’re able to access the backup or not?

Debraduchess wrote:

How do we get about doing the backup thingy? Just back the stuff on our old iPhones to the iCloud and then when setting up the new phone how do we get the backup there? Like at what point do we get asked if we want our backups on the new device? And what if it’s a hand-me-downer…already been used by someone? Will that affect whether we’re able to access the backup or not?

After a phone is factory reset, it will startup up with the options on how you want to set it up.

How to factory reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Hi Bob

I have 2 phones one account one with a sim one on wifi only while the other usually runs on data.

Both phones ring if some one calls.

so is your answer above the reason why half of my Paid apps like Apple Music still works on both phones and another app like my Voice Aloud Reader wont work on the new phone?

RUBYROSE99STARRY wrote:

hi, my partner wants to use my Apple ID to set up their new iPhone. is this going to cause me problems if we are using the same id on different apple devices?

It's a very bad idea. You will share each other's messages, call logs, blocked call lists. Just don't.

Two questions. I just bought a new iPhone and it has the SIM activated. The old one I want to use as a clone mostly for underwater photography (in a housing). Here’s the issue I’m experiencing— the text messages on each phone are not the same. I’m getting some texts on one phone and not the other. I’ve checked settings and both have messages enabled. I turned the clone off and then back on to see if that would fix it. Suggestions?

Also I noticed that my iCloud data usage jumped way up and that makes sense since I have two phones with the same data, but I don’t need all the apps on both phones. Can I delete a bunch of apps off the (older) clone but not have the app deleted on the new phone to save data usage? TIA

To address the text part they will sync up when they are on the same WiFi. You can uninstall apps from one, without it removing them from the other, however when they back up data to iCloud it will likely reinstall (I’ve had it happen). The one you want to delete the apps from, I would suggest that you go into the iCloud backup settings and turn off back up apps, to prevent this, however this could create an issue later if something happens to that phone and you need to replace it. If so though, you can always find them from the AppStore you can find all the apps you’ve ever downloaded under your account in the AppStore.

Not to mention Apple Wallet/Apple card any saved payment methods. If they choose to reinstall from a backup all your apps including banking apps and passwords. Even if they don’t install from a back up, they can still install your apps from the AppStore and there’s even a good chance that your passwords will sync to their phone.

I think that when I got a phone for my daughter a phone it was set up using my Apple ID. She’s older now and just got a new phone (old one dead so no way to use the screen)

how do I get her photos etc - onto the new phone?

I’m also happy for her to have an Apple ID at this point but not not sure how to proceed

So I got a 2nd phone because I don’t want to give out the phone number used to verify my email accounts & my current I cloud..?If I get a text now SIM card text now starter kit then If I give out my text now phone number I won’t have to go through the same crap I went through to recover my ICloud without access to my original number for this ICloud?

Reply is that email address is being used already and I am unable to do so

But when I am trying to download the apps which are in my other phone it is saying “item is no longer available.”

The apps were available some time ago when you first downloaded them on the "old" phone. But, you now have a "new" phone and in the meantime the developer changed or discontinued the apps.

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