Husband's messages display my name and photo

My husband's messages come up with my name and photo instead of his. Is it because the apple account is in my name? How do I change this?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Jan 31, 2026 9:30 AM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2026 9:49 AM

You should never be sharing an Apple account with someone else.

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


Here is an User Tip to help convert to Family Sharing where each user has their own Apple Account instead of sharing one.

How to “unshare” an Apple ID - Apple Community


The other alternative is to have your husband Factory Reset their phone and set it up as new with a different Apple Account. This will wipe all data on your husbands device, but will have no effect on the data with your device.

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

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Jan 31, 2026 9:49 AM in response to Dominobluecomet

You should never be sharing an Apple account with someone else.

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


Here is an User Tip to help convert to Family Sharing where each user has their own Apple Account instead of sharing one.

How to “unshare” an Apple ID - Apple Community


The other alternative is to have your husband Factory Reset their phone and set it up as new with a different Apple Account. This will wipe all data on your husbands device, but will have no effect on the data with your device.

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

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Husband's messages display my name and photo

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