How do I set my iPhone and iPad to sync with my wife’s iPhone?

My wife and I have separate iCloud accounts but we share 2 email accounts and a family calendar. How do I set my iPhone and iPad to sync with my wife’s iPhone?



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Original Title: Shared mail and calendars

iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jul 29, 2025 2:51 PM

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Posted on Jul 29, 2025 3:55 PM

You don't. And should not directly sync the devices. Each person should have their individual devices and not have them synced as that implies everything is connected including calls, messages etc...


To share a family calendar you can see the following link, or add the email account that holds the calendar.

click here ➜ Share iCloud calendars on iPhone - Apple Support


The email accounts can be added to your iPhone and iPad in Settings ➜ Apps ➜ Mail ➜ Mail Accounts ➜ Add Account.


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Jul 29, 2025 3:55 PM in response to m17813

You don't. And should not directly sync the devices. Each person should have their individual devices and not have them synced as that implies everything is connected including calls, messages etc...


To share a family calendar you can see the following link, or add the email account that holds the calendar.

click here ➜ Share iCloud calendars on iPhone - Apple Support


The email accounts can be added to your iPhone and iPad in Settings ➜ Apps ➜ Mail ➜ Mail Accounts ➜ Add Account.


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