Sharing Itunes but not contacts

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Sharing Itunes but not contacts

I recently upgraded to an Iphone. My wife already had one. When setting up my phone I signed into our itunes account in order to get all of the music and other things we already had. The problem is with our contacts. Once I set up my phone, I got all of her contacts and she got all of mine. Is there anyway to fix this where we can keep our own contacts but not share all of them? Also, sometimes she gets texts sent to me on her phone. I think there is something in the settings that could fix these issues but don't know what that might be.

I tried to turn off icloud-contacts in my settings but that turned all of my contacts back to phone numbers with no names attached. I'm new to iphone and quickly looked but can't find an answer to this in the forums.

Any help would be great.

Thanks,

Matt

iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.2

Posted on Feb 23, 2013 11:04 AM

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Malignance

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Feb 23, 2013 11:27 AM in response to mnahailey

You should use separate Apple ID's for iCloud, iMessage and FaceTime. These services are separate from iTunes.

Create a new Apple ID > https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/ -- Note: You need a verified email address

On one of the devices go:

Settings > iCloud > (Scroll Down) Delete Account > Sign in with the new Apple ID -- Note: This only affects the device

Settings > Messages > Send and Received > Apple ID > Sign Out > Sign in with the new Apple ID

Settings > FaceTime > Apple ID > Sign Out > Sign in with the new Apple ID

This will separate your iCloud content (i.e. Contacts, Notes, Reminders etc.), Messages and FaceTime.

You both can continue to use the same Apple ID for iTunes and share purchased Apps, Music and Movies

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