This is driving me nuts... Every time I open my iPad in the lock screen are message about missed calls on my iPhone.
First... WHY!!!!!???!!!!
Second... How do I turn this 'feature' off? Now. Please.
Mac mini, iOS 8
You can turn it off in Settings. Tap on the FaceTime settings and then turn off "iPhone Cellular Calls" buy tapping on the green toggle. You can do this on the iPad or iPhone.
You can turn it off in Settings. Tap on the FaceTime settings and then turn off "iPhone Cellular Calls" buy tapping on the green toggle. You can do this on the iPad or iPhone.
Thanks Gino, that seemed to work but why is that a FaceTime setting? I really don't understand the logic at all.
Now if I could just work out how to stop iMessages sent on one device being duplicated on EVERY ONE OF OUR DEVICES I'll be happy...
Since there is no phone function on iPads FaceTime is the most logical app to hand it off to since it is an audio/visual communications app.. That's my excuse anyway, Apple's may be different.
As for iMessages arriving on all devices, understand that these are tied together by the Apple ID being used on each device. If you don't want iMessages arriving on particular devices then go to Settings>Messages on that device and either toggle off iMessage or log out of the Apple ID account.
Thanks again Gino, just bizarre that they add such a function & then there is no clear explanation that your devices will behave like this or how to stop them doing so.
I ****think**** I've managed to stop iMessages appearing on all devices without turning off iMessages.
Rather than turning iMessage off completely there's an option under "Send & Receive" called "You can be reached by iMessage at...."
By default all of your registered Apple e-mail addresses & phone numbers are selected. I deselected all but the number of the handset & it appears to have worked so far. Will test properly later today.
All seems to be an assumption by Apple that you really want to overshare...
Also of interest. The whole area of 'hand-off' and this new level of sharing seems to be buggy.
I received a call last night to one iPhone (my new 6) and at the same time the same incoming number rang on my wife's iPhone 5s showing the same number with a message saying 'from your iPhone' or some-such underneath the displayed number - i.e. - I had two phones ringing at the same time with the same call!!!!!
Go figure on that one???
I had the same thing happen this morning between my iPhone 5s and my son's iPhone 4s (both on iOS 8.0). We tested calling from our home phone and it rang on both of our phones simultaneously. I called Verizon, thinking it was an account issue, and the tech support person had never heard of anything like that before!
I will turn off the "iPhone Cellular Calls" on both devices to see if that resolves the issue.
Thanks!
The Continuity feature was explained during the Keynote, on Apple's website, and in the iOS user guide. Where else should it be explained?
RexRox wrote:
Also of interest. The whole area of 'hand-off' and this new level of sharing seems to be buggy.
I received a call last night to one iPhone (my new 6) and at the same time the same incoming number rang on my wife's iPhone 5s showing the same number with a message saying 'from your iPhone' or some-such underneath the displayed number - i.e. - I had two phones ringing at the same time with the same call!!!!!
Go figure on that one???
How is it buggy. Its working exactly as intended. Its deigned to let you answer a call coming in to your iPhone on any device that is associated with the Apple Id that is on the iPhone.
If you don't want this, you can remove your Apple Id from your wife's iPhone.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1595/en_US/ipad_user_guide.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1565/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
Well sorry Phil0124 but I wasn't aware that the keynote was now required viewing for users wanting to understand idiosyncratic behaviour in the iOS. Likewise reading a 150 page guidebook.
I have in-fact just skim-read the guide book & am yet to find anything that explains this new 'feature' adequately let alone how to turn it off.
And Apple's website information on Continuity is nothing more than a sales brochure. It tells you nothing of any substance. It hints at what the feature does but nothing beyond that.
I only found a solution after wasting Apple's time (and mine) by contacting Apple support.
The settings for this are in a totally illogical place in Settings. In FaceTime, really?
Why would a user for one second think that the reason their iPad or iPhone was receiving duplicate phone calls & cellular missed call reminders for another device was due to a FaceTime setting?
Apple really needs to explain such features, which are quite major, in a clearer fashion, make the settings easier to find (intuitive no longer seems to apply to areas of Apples product) and consider not having such things turned on by default.
And I can't just remove the Apple Id from all the other devices as they all need to share Calendar & Contacts which cannot be done unless devices are logged into the same Id.
You are correct, It does not seem to be in the User Guide for iPad which is strange. However it is in the iPhone user guide, though not very much is said about it. I apologize for that.
With that said, you do not need to remove Apple IDs from anything. Simply turning off the feature in Facetime Settings on the devices you do not want to be getting calls and reminders from your iPhone is all that is necessary. Its a switch there.
Yes, it is in the iPad User Guide for iOS 8 (iBooks Edition), page 43. The entire Continuity feature is covered in the guide from pages 41–44. It includes Handoff (page 42), Phone calls (page 43), Messages (page 42) and Instant Hotspot (page 44).
It is also in the iPad User Guide for iOS 8 (PDF Edition), page 23. The entire Continuity feature is covered in the guide from pages 23–24. It includes Handoff (page 23), Phone calls (page 23), Messages (page 24) and Instant Hotspot (page 24).
It is also in the online version of the iPad User Guide under the section Basics > Continuity.
Ugh, this is not my day. I think I'll refrain from posting any more. sorry.
No problem dude. Never apologize for trying to help!
Thank you Phil0124 & Gino, thank you for taking the time to find those details.
I do think your research kind of proves the point though Gino... this is a pretty major feature and change/addition in the way the iOS (and OS) operates yet the information on how it operates is buried in the official Apple instruction guide without even earning a mention in the index.
Even then it is poorly explained. There's nothing in there for example that really explains that all of your devices will receive every iMessage...
And as I've said why all switched on with all poorly-explained guns blazing by default?
This whole suite of features needs to have it's own tab in Settings to make it more understandable not have half of it buried under General and the other half under FaceTime (and I ask again... under FT? Why?) and not be switched on by default.
This is exactly the sort of thing long-time Mac users used to laugh about when Microsoft did it to Windows users - introduced a major change that was switched on by default and was then difficult to disable....
Anyyhews... problem solved now & thanks to everyone's input we know how to disable the settings.
Let's just hope Apple sees fit to give this major function it's own tab to make it simpler.
RexRox, I guess it depends on your perspective.
I appreciated that the feature was on by default after the update since it meant that I didn’t have to do anything to start using it. I was also aware of it because, before I updated my device, I took the time to read the information that Apple put on their web site that explained what new features were being introduced with the new OS and I learned how they would affect me. Also, I don’t think Apple is aware of how everyone configures their devices. In your case your devices, as well as your wife’s, share the same Apple IDs for iCloud services. Most people would keep those separate I think.
I understand your motive was to share Calendars and Contacts but you can share editable calendars amongst separate iCloud accounts.
iCloud: Calendar sharing overview
Also, the new Family Sharing feature actually creates a shared Family calendar by default when it is set up.
http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/family-sharing/
Contacts, on the other hand, aren’t sharable, would be nice if they were, but it is very easy to send contact cards to another person using share sheets.
There is a workaround involving creating another iCloud account just for Contact sharing. You can read about it here: http://www.macworld.com/article/2013415/how-to-share-family-contacts.html
Of course, as I said, your perspective is different and Apple provides a way for you to express your point of view.
RexRox, here is another, much more detailed article on how to share a Contact list between two or more iCloud accounts. It might work for you if you decide to separate you and your wife’s iCloud accounts.
http://macstrings.com/2011/12/02/sharing-address-book-in-icloud/
This does not work!!! There is no reference to iPhone alerts in my FaceTime Notifications. The only toggles are Allow Notifications, Show in Notification Center, Sounds, Badge App Icon, Show on Lock Screen, and Alert Styles. Where is it really? I have an iPad 2. Thanks. I hate Apple.
iOS8 - stop iPhone missed calls alerts appearing on iPad?
