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Have four family members with iOS devices on same account. How do I set up separate FaceTime for each?

Four members of my family have iOS devices. We are all on same account. How can I set up FaceTime so that we can contact each other. Right now it is confusing to use.

iPhone 4

Posted on Dec 28, 2012 10:55 AM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2012 11:46 AM

for each user, get a new and unique e mail address. google is free, and a fine place to do that. In settings, facetime for each device, add that unique address as a new 'receive at ' address. note, when you add the address, apple will send an e mail to that new address to verify that it exists and that it is yours. The new address wont stick until you respond to that e mail from apple, so be sure to look for it.


This way each device will have its own face time address.


The same thing will apply to i message, if you want each device to get its own messages.

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Dec 28, 2012 11:46 AM in response to Kuley93

for each user, get a new and unique e mail address. google is free, and a fine place to do that. In settings, facetime for each device, add that unique address as a new 'receive at ' address. note, when you add the address, apple will send an e mail to that new address to verify that it exists and that it is yours. The new address wont stick until you respond to that e mail from apple, so be sure to look for it.


This way each device will have its own face time address.


The same thing will apply to i message, if you want each device to get its own messages.

Dec 28, 2012 11:58 AM in response to Kuley93

Using FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319


Troubleshooting FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367


The Complete Guide to FaceTime + iMessage: Setup, Use, and Troubleshooting

http://tinyurl.com/a7odey8


Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268


iOS: About Messages

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529


Set up iMessage

http://www.apple.com/ca/ios/messages/


Troubleshooting Messages

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755


 Cheers, Tom 😉

Have four family members with iOS devices on same account. How do I set up separate FaceTime for each?

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