iPhone 15 sending texts to multiple phones on the same account

My new iPhone 15 sends text to two phones when it was only meant for one.

my new iphone is sending a text meant for one phone to another phone on our account as well




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iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 23, 2025 7:10 AM

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Posted on Jan 23, 2025 7:20 AM

Because the multiple phones are sharing the same Apple Account. Sharing an Apple Account is something Apple has advised users NOT to do for more than a decade now. Call logs are also merged when multiple phones share the same account.


Read this --> Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple Account - Apple Support


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Jan 23, 2025 7:20 AM in response to Glennpei

Because the multiple phones are sharing the same Apple Account. Sharing an Apple Account is something Apple has advised users NOT to do for more than a decade now. Call logs are also merged when multiple phones share the same account.


Read this --> Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple Account - Apple Support


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