lisa.burton35

Q: How can i unsync my husbands iphone 5s with my iphone 4s which was previously his phone

My husband recently upgraded his 4s to a new 5s. I was desperate for a new phone & wasn't due an upgrade at the time, so he very kindly gave me his 4s as apposed too ebaying. This is my first ever iPhone, however, I have an iTunes account for my 8GB ipod nano & my 16GB ipad2, so over time I've spent a lot of money on a huge collection of music, ibooks & various apps.  I thought it would be a nice touch to repay my hubby the favour for giving me his 4s, by syncing his new 5s up with my iTunes account, allowing him too have access to all the music we both enjoy. However, it's become apparent that he actually has access to a lot more than just my music, we share pretty much all data that is added & stored on one another's phone, i.e. contacts, photos, imessages, etc etc! speaking from us both, even though we don't have anything sinister or disloyal to hide from one another, we both feel it's kind of slightly weird  that we can view & read all info that we store on our phones, & that it's kind of an infringement on each others privacy & rights too personal space, as individuals & with our friends & family. Could someone please, please advise us & HELP us sort this mess? We're so not up there on modern technology many thanks

iPhone 4S, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Jan 14, 2015 5:14 PM

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Q: How can i unsync my husbands iphone 5s with my iphone 4s which was previously his phone

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  • by Nubz N.,

    Nubz N. Nubz N. Jan 16, 2015 9:35 AM in response to lisa.burton35
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    Jan 16, 2015 9:35 AM in response to lisa.burton35

    Hello lisa.burton35,

     

    If what you want to do is share your purchases with one Apple ID and have other stuff separate, that's pretty easy.

     

    Check out the section "Use one Apple ID for iCloud and a different Apple ID for Store purchases" in this article.

     

    Set up your Apple ID for iCloud and iTunes - Apple Support

     

    Basically he would use your Apple ID for the Stores (iTunes, Apps, iBooks) and his Apple ID for everything else (Mail, Contacts, Calendars, FaceTime, Messages etc).

     

    Now if he has been purchasing stuff on his own account then you would have to make some choices on the purchase accounts.

     

    You may also want to check out Family Sharing, which allows people to share purchases within a familly, each having their own IDs.

     

    Family Sharing - Apple Support

     

    Enjoy your iPhones,

    Nubz