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Q: Why is it that when my iPhone rains it rains to my husband's iPhone his iPad my iPad and my daughters iPhone

Why does my iPhone ring to the other iPhones in the house and iPads

iPhone 5c, iOS 8.1

Posted on Oct 26, 2014 2:40 PM

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Q: Why is it that when my iPhone rains it rains to my husband's iPhone his iPad my iPad and my daughters iPhone

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  • by bobby_d,

     bobby_d bobby_d Oct 29, 2014 12:00 PM in response to Rmlions
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    Oct 29, 2014 12:00 PM in response to Rmlions

    Hello Rmlions,

     

    After reviewing your post, I have located an article that describes the features of Continuity. You may have these features activated which would explain your calls being received on multiple devices:

     

    Phone calls

    With Continuity, you can make and receive cellular phone calls from your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac when your iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi network.

    To make and receive phone calls, here's what you need:

    1. Sign in to the same iCloud account on all your devices, including your Mac.
    2. Your iPhone and your iPad or iPod touch need to use iOS 8 or later. Your Mac needs to use OS X Yosemite.
    3. All devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network.
    4. All devices must be signed in to FaceTime using the same iCloud account. This means any device that shares your Apple ID will get your phone calls. Look below for instructions on how to turn off iPhone cellular calls.
    5. Wi-Fi Calling needs to be off. Go to Settings > Phone. If you see Wi-Fi Calling, turn it off.

    Make a call

    To make a phone call on your Mac, iPad or iPod touch tap or click a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, or Safari.

    All Contacts

    You can also tap a phone number from a recent contact in the multitasking display on your iPad or iPod touch.

    Contact in Multitasking display

    Answer a call

    To answer a phone call on your iPad or iPod touch, just slide to answer:

    Answer a call

    On your Mac, you see a notification when you receive a call on your iPhone. You can answer the call, send it to voicemail, or send the caller a message, right from your Mac.

    make and receive phone calls from your Mac

    Turn off iPhone cellular calls

    To turn off iPhone cellular calls on your iPad or iPod touch, go to Settings > FaceTime and turn off iPhone Cellular Calls.

    On your Mac, open the FaceTime app and go to FaceTime > Preferences. Click Settings and deselect the iPhone Cellular Calls option.

     

    Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.

     

    Cheers,

    BobbyD