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Call History showing up on another iPhone

Hi,


Hopefully you can help.


I use my phone for business and we have noticed in the last few days that all of the calls I make and receive are appearing in my wife's iPhone recent call history?


I have hunted high and low in settings on both phones but with no joy.


It is only affecting calls i make, not the other way round? so i am not seeing calls my wife makes on her phone in my recent call history?


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It is also not affecting text messages...

We are both using the same iCloud account but the inconsistencies above suggest its something more involved (or very simple!)


The slightly odd thing is that it only seems to do it when my phone is at home, i went out this afternoon and the calls made/received have not appeared on her history. so maybe its a wifi thing?...but...


I also phoned vodafone when i got home to see if they could help (they couldn't!) and that short dial number is also not appearing on her history?

iPhone 5s, iOS 8.3

Posted on May 22, 2015 10:46 AM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2017 8:15 PM

Yes me is two separate people with different names, numbers and emails. Why would I create a separate accounts when we have had iPhones for 5 years with no problems before? This thread is on page 126 on my phone, that has been mentioned ad nauseum. I want the phones to work like they have the last 5 years.

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May 28, 2015 4:49 PM in response to KiltedTim

You just replied the exact same thing to another guys post about the exact same issue, like 48 hours ago. Can you actually try to help? It seems like you have the knowledge but you also have some weird grudge against people who share an iCloud account. It's going to be shared, stop trying to be the iCloud account sharing police. This same issue is happening to me and obviously, a lot of other people as well. So instead of trying to browbeat people into submitting to separate iCloud accounts (which is not freakin practical for a family, especially one with kids with phones) please try to be helpful. The guy you said this to earlier this week, you basically derailed his entire question and made it about something that he didn't even post about. And for God sakes, TURNING OFF IPHONE CELLULAR CALLS IN FACETIME IS NOT THE ANSWER. IT STILL HAPPENS.....OUT OF THE BLUE.....ALL OF THE SUDDEN.....WITH NO CRAZY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SETTINGS.

May 28, 2015 5:04 PM in response to Jasoncassidy

I Totally agree with you. Some of us with a home and work divice would like to share certain parts of iCloud like colander and contacts. I have always shared and this is the first time this bug appear and for me it only happened once. The only thing I did was to delete all recent calls on device one which was copied from and that seem to work.

May 28, 2015 5:57 PM in response to Jasoncassidy

Jasoncassidy wrote:


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(which is not freakin practical for a family, especially one with kids with phones) please try to be helpful.


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I was waiting for someone to bring this up. Last time I checked the definition of "family" included kids. So I guess Family Sharing is REALLY impractical for you:


Family Sharing - Apple Support


Next time before you post out of the blue, I suggest you take a chill pill and actually read the thread.

Aug 27, 2015 7:22 PM in response to FelipeV

Well, I wasn't even talking to you, but I appreciate you jumping to the defense of the guy I was talking to. Also, I did see, after my post, that there is an option to create an apple id for a kid. Great idea! Solves that problem. Some "kids" meaning "too young to need their own apple id" is what I was referring to. All that being said, you are defending the wrong point. Funny how you "Way TOO Serious" high level posters only seem to reiterate "fix the root of the problem by not having an apple id shared between people. I too agree that you should use a product for the reasons it was intended. The funny part is that you are just asking all of us "joint apple id folks" to just ignore the real issue that appeared out of the blue on May 22nd or so and just "divide your apple ids". That'll fix the problem.... or just prevent you from experiencing a problem that still looms in the background. So, I think that I have acknowledged your jab at me about Kids, admitted you were right about a few things and was very logical in my argument.


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May 28, 2015 6:55 PM in response to barneyman

Our problem is identical. No changes to any settings prior to having recent call history appear on our second iPhone. We've used one ID for 5 devices flawlessly for over 4 years. No issues until now. Family Sharing is not a solution; it's a bypass that doesn't address the change in behavior. Jasoncassidy's experience is identical to our experience.

May 29, 2015 7:57 AM in response to Joewalsh91

Just because you can do it doesn't mean it's a good idea. Before iOS 7, you could use and reset an iPhone without wiping the Apple ID off it. Once Activation Lock came along, that went out of the picture. Here's the official stance from Apple on sharing the same Apple ID:


Can I share my Apple ID with someone else?

You shouldn't share your Apple ID with anyone else. It provides access to personal information including contacts, photos, device backups, and more. Sharing your Apple ID with someone else means you're giving them access to all your personal content, and it may lead to confusion about who actually owns the account.

To share photos, a calendar, iTunes purchases and more with someone else, try these sharing features.

Frequently asked questions about Apple ID - Apple Support


No one ever said every device has to have its own Apple ID. The reason things like Keychain and Handoff are being added is because Apple is assuming only one person is using the same Apple ID on multiple devices (for example, if I had an iPhone, iPad, and Mac), and wants all their devices to be synced. Apple is adding more and more features like iPhone Cellular Calls and Handoff that assume you'll be the only one using the Apple ID, so this is only going to cause more problems. The syncing of call history is just another change in that direction, and it's not going to go away. Now that they introduced Family Sharing, there's literally nothing you can't share with someone who has another Apple ID. There's really no good reason to share an Apple ID with someone else unless you just don't feel like spending five minutes creating a new Apple ID.

May 29, 2015 8:05 AM in response to ZikzakCorp

As strict as Apple is with apps and software why don't they restrict sharing ID's? Simple, it always has and always will be done until they block it. Creating another account is just one more security issue. Why do I want to create another account, remember another password, agree to more stipulations, give my credit card info out and answer and remember another set of security questions when all I want to do is sync. apps on 2 phones. It's a privacy issue and the less info out there the better.

May 29, 2015 8:22 AM in response to Joewalsh91

The goal post is changing on this discussion. Why would you be creating a new password and remembering security questions and adding credit card info for someone else? Just tell the other person to make their own Apple ID and have them remember their login information or make your own Apple ID and take all your info off the other one. If all you want to do is sync apps, Family Sharing can do that.

May 29, 2015 9:06 AM in response to KiltedTim

Then let me delete apple apps. Something so simple and harmless, yet practically impossible. Apple needs to be consistent with their control, either allow everything or nothing. The original issue still exists. Started with the latest updates. No problem with shared ID's prior, NONE. The conflicts should have been addressed before the update was implemented. Yes, that is their job.

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