Separate Apple Account for text message privacy

Carfax-2018 wrote:

my husband & I have 1 Apple ID. Can I get a separate Apple ID so that we don’t receive each other’s text messages.

Not only can you, but you SHOULD do so. Apple doesn't recommend the sharing of an Apple ID.

A very respected forum member wrote this user tip to help unshare your Apple ID (now actually called Apple Account) --> How to “unshare” an Apple ID - Apple Community

Yes, and its a good idea to have separate Apple IDs for several reasons→How to “unshare” an Apple ID - Apple Community

Then, once you two are “logically” separated Apple Account wise …

… you more properly “re-join” thru Family Sharing.

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

Chattanoogan wrote:

Then, once you two are “logically” separated Apple Account wise …

… you more properly “re-join” thru Family Sharing.

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

Correct, and that is covered in the user tip that lobster and I posted.

Yes indeed … but it’s terribly significant and just didn’t want that facet to be overlooked.

(and possibly become a reason to NOT “split-out” accounts.)

DEF not trying to “dupe post.”

There we go again!

Lawrence Finch wrote:

There we go again!

I LOVE your User Tip. And GMTA!!