Q: New iP6 and old iP5 -- how to "untie" them
Hi all.
I have a new iP6 and I'm keeping my (very broken but functional) iP5 to use as a joint devise for a few gaming apps and maybe some streaming or what ever by anyone in my household. The 5 has no service plan so it's now just a wifi device...
Currently, my 5 and 6 sync together (IE:mail, contacts, pics, apps etc -- when ever I install a new app on the 6, it will also make it's way to the 5) and I don't want this. I want them to act independently -- to, in a sense, I want the 5 to no longer "know" that it's mine. I don't want my mail to show up there, I don't want the game center to be connected, etc -- I want everything fresh and anonymous.
I'm assuming that [Settings > General > Reset] is where I need to go but I have some basic questions before doing that:
- Would "reset all settings" be sufficient for what I need, or do I need to "erase all content and settings?"
- Since (a) these two phones sync together and (b) I'm having trouble backing up my new 6 (actually have no current backup because I've never been able to do it, but that's another topic), if I need to erase the 5, I want to be sure that tapping [Settings > General > Reset > Erase...] on my iP5 is devise specific and will not impact anything on my iP6.
- Or, is there a different way to do this entirely? (Yanking the sim, for example...)
Any insight will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Posted on Jan 14, 2015 11:06 AM
OK -- thanks you both!
It's crazy how nervous I get doing this!!!
Just tapped "sign out" of iCloud on the 5 and I get the prompt asking what to do calendar and contact data -- keep or delete.
Rolling on the idea that this is devise specific and it will only delete from the 5, I'm hitting delete.
The spinning wheel of signing out mounts tension...
Contacts and calendar wiped on the 5 and intact on the 6 -- I'm a happy man!!
Thanks again guys!
Posted on Jan 14, 2015 11:50 AM