Phone numbers keep getting checked off

I have the iPhone 14 and my boyfriend is logged into my iCloud and on the iMessage section in settings on my phone it checked off his phone number on my phone and on his iPhone 17 pro max my number is checked off on his iPhone and what do I do because I keep getting blamed for going into the settings when I’m not

Posted on Jul 18, 2026 12:30 PM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2026 5:16 PM

NEVER, EVER share an Apple ID with anyone - family member, significant other, etc. That is only one of the many problems sharing can cause.


Apple IDs are personal; they shouldn’t be shared any more than you would share a toothbrush. If you share an Apple ID with someone else many bad things will happen. Each user should have their own Apple ID, then you can create Family Sharing→What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support. That way you can share what you want to share and not share what you don’t want to share.


It is OK to share an Apple ID among devices used by one person, such as an iPhone, an iPad and a Mac; in fact, it is a very useful thing to do. But not between devices used by different people.


Here is Apple's expansion of what I've posted→Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple ID - Apple Support


And here is guidance on how to fix the situation→How to “unshare” an Apple ID - Apple Community

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Jul 18, 2026 5:16 PM in response to Missuki

NEVER, EVER share an Apple ID with anyone - family member, significant other, etc. That is only one of the many problems sharing can cause.


Apple IDs are personal; they shouldn’t be shared any more than you would share a toothbrush. If you share an Apple ID with someone else many bad things will happen. Each user should have their own Apple ID, then you can create Family Sharing→What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support. That way you can share what you want to share and not share what you don’t want to share.


It is OK to share an Apple ID among devices used by one person, such as an iPhone, an iPad and a Mac; in fact, it is a very useful thing to do. But not between devices used by different people.


Here is Apple's expansion of what I've posted→Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple ID - Apple Support


And here is guidance on how to fix the situation→How to “unshare” an Apple ID - Apple Community

Phone numbers keep getting checked off

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