Call History showing up on another iPhone

Because you're attempting to use the device in a way that was not intended. That's why it's random and partial. Apple minces no words in saying that iCloud and Apple IDs are designed to be one per person, and all information associated with that Apple ID is designed to be shared across all of your personal devices. Presently Apple's ecosystem is not designed for use with multiple phones per person either, though you can use multiple phones in some situation, it will just not function 100% as designed because your use case is not 100% as designed.

Apple's ecosystem is designed to be one phone number and one Apple ID per person. That way all your calls via Wi-Fi calling and all of your text messages will go to all of your devices, as well as all of your data.

As far as "Not being able to keep track of" your kids having Apple IDs, I'm concerned with your cognitive abilities. I have absolutely no trouble keeping track of 4 passwords for work, my Apple ID password, my 3 email passwords, my Facebook password, my twitter password, my snapchat password, and my son's iCloud account. It's pretty simple and doesn't require much effort or maintenance. With family sharing it will ask you when it's ok for them to buy things, and you can set up their devices for what they are allowed to use on them. It's simple, and painless. You can even use it as a tool to teach your children about the importance of cybersecurity and keeping their information safe.

n_revell wrote:

Because you're attempting to use the device in a way that was not intended. That's why it's random and partial. Apple minces no words in saying that iCloud and Apple IDs are designed to be one per person, and all information associated with that Apple ID is designed to be shared across all of your personal devices.

Are you actually READING my posts before hitting the Reply button? You replied to my post, so yeah, I'm quoting you.

My situation: 1 person with 2 phones. iCloud is designed to share information between **MY** personal devices. It syncs everything quite well between the 2 phones...... EXCEPT CALL HISTORY. Call History is only random sync, about 1 out of every 10 items.

n_revell wrote:

Apple's ecosystem is not designed for use with multiple phones per person either

Well... WHICH IS IT??? Your first paragraph said "one person" and "shared across all of yoru personal devices". Now you say NOT for multiple phones. Phone == Device. CLEARLY Apple designed iCloud to sync CALL HISTORY between devices, which means they DID intend for MULTIPLE phones of a single person to be on the same iCloud account.

You're not actually READING my posts before hitting Reply-- but I wonder if you're even reading what YOU are writing.

n_revell wrote:

As far as "Not being able to keep track of" your kids having Apple IDs, I'm concerned with your cognitive abilities.

Who are you talking to? Certainly not me. I don't have a bunch of kids running around with phones. Therefore I am concerned with YOUR cognitive abilities, because you apparently aren't aware of who you're replying to.

n_revell wrote:

Apple's ecosystem is designed to be one phone number and one Apple ID per person. That way all your calls via Wi-Fi calling and all of your text messages will go to all of your devices, as well as all of your data.

Not really. The rule is one Apple ID per person. There has never been any limitation as to the type of devices that that one person can be signed into. There has never been any expectation that a single person with a single Apple ID could not have two phones that they were using. I've been using two phones for years. That is not one of the caveats....

GB

I am not concerned about his "cognitive" abilities. I am concerned about the arrogance of many here who refuse

to find an answer to the problem. This seems typical of Apple. You will use the device the way Apple says you

will use the device and the public be d**mned. It seems obvious to me that only a very obtuse individual can not

see what people want.. This would not be a problem for android users.

I pay the $12 a year to have storage from Apple, I refuse to pay another $12 a year to have a separate iCloud

account for my other iPhone. I was able to keep my 2 iPhones from sharing call history. It would seem to a

reasonable person that call history sharing could be shut off with a simple code rewrite.

Yes I have written to Apple's suggestion box.. Yes I am free to use the phone as I want. and Yes Apple should

consider most of these peoples needs and desires, because it is easier to share content in one iCloud account.

If people are concerned about a teenager clearing his mounting photo albums then put a software switch in the iCloud that iCloud content can only be deleted from an iPhone and a user can only delete content from iCloud by logging into the account from the web.

Reading through the replies to this question, I'm still not seeing an answer.

Here's what is happening on my phone.

I share icloud/apple id with my daughter, i agree with others that two separate is

ridiculous regarding cost, etc.

The main thing crossing over from her phone is texts from one number.

I also see see her caller id but i could care less about that.

How do I disconnect this one phone number from her friend so i don't receive their

convo on my phone?????

Other friends have iphones like this friend, but this ONE number is the only one

where the texts are crossing over to my phone....weird.

I have gone to settings and unchecked her number from my phone so that

i shouldn't see her convos, etc... that should disconnect her texting from mine.

But I continue to receive texts from that one number.

help.

What Kilted Tim said. And the people who are saying that two IDs are ridiculous are the ones that are using the same iCloud ID for themselves on two different phones - one a home phone and one a work phone.

Do not share your iCloud ID. iCloud is designed to sync everything when it is signed in to different devices and computers. You are still getting the texts because they are iMessages which do not care about the phone number. iMessages can send to anything that is listed in the Send & Receive list.

Your daughter should have her own Apple/iCloud ID. If you want to share an Apple ID for iTunes, then that is fine. She would just sign in your common ID into the iTunes & Apps Store under Settings. Sharing an Apple ID for iCloud is absolutely not fine, and you will run into endless problems if you continue to share an Apple/iCloud ID with any other person.

GB

And ... the notion that one must pay for another iCloud account needs to be scrutinized. A standard iCloud account is FREE, and 5 GB of free storage is more than enough for most children, and perhaps even secondary iPhones for those who maintain more than one.

gail from maine wrote:

What Kilted Tim said. And the people who are saying that two IDs are ridiculous are the ones that are using the same iCloud ID for themselves on two different phones - one a home phone and one a work phone.

Nobody will answer the question why the sync is PARTIAL. I've seen many posts from different people complaining of PARTIAL sync.

I get that sync is supposed to happen by design. But it's supposed to be FULL sync, not sporadic random sync. About 1 in 10 call history entries sync between my devices. 9 out of 10 DO NOT sync.

THAT is a broken system.

But the Apple fanboys are so busy being mindless sheep, they can't see there IS a problem that IS NOT related to misunderstanding alone.

Nobody said there isn't a mystery here. We have no idea why the entire call list doesn't show on both phones. Maybe if someone really analyzed it, they might find a pattern. But, when two different people share an Apple/iCloud ID, they are going to have a lot more issues than a shared call list that is not a mirror reflection. The poster I was responding to (if you had taken the time to read the post), was wondering why she was getting texts from her daughter's friend.

There is really no need to log into this forum for the first time and to start insulting people. My response to the poster was correct and valid. And, in this thread, I have agreed several times that there is some sort of issue with the recent call list.

So, before you start accusing me (or anyone else) of being an Apple Fanboy, get your facts straight. And really, flaming is against the TOU of this forum, so there is no reason to ever call anyone names. A bit childish....

GB

gail from maine wrote:

So, before you start accusing me (or anyone else) of being an Apple Fanboy, get your facts straight. And really, flaming is against the TOU of this forum, so there is no reason to ever call anyone names. A bit childish....

Calm down. I didn't say YOU were a fanboy, nor did I accuse you personally of anything. Referring me to the TOU is a bit over the top.

I referenced a very specific problem, shared by others beyond myself. Stop being so overly dramatic and let's keep on topic.

On topic? This topic is dead. It's been beaten to death. Don't share iCloud accounts. Full Stop. That's all there is to it. Insisting on doing so will cause problems that can be blamed on no one other than you.

Arguments as to why one must not share accounts, or insisting that doing so is somehow preferable to actually doing it the way it's supposed to be done are pointless. They will not alter reality in any way.

If you want to talk about why things aren't syncing the way you think they should on multiple devices being used by the same individual, go start a new thread. THAT is off topic in this one.

You replied to me, so that implies that you were talking to me. And the TOU is the TOU. If you don't like the rules then don't come to this forum.

No one is being overly dramatic except you. Repeating what has already been beaten to death and contributing nothing is just a rant - also against the TOU.

GB

rockmyplimsoul's response was to a rude poster who responded to my post without even taking the time to understand the context of that post. In this situation, two different people were sharing the same Apple/iCloud ID, and the Mom wanted to know why she was getting texts from her daughter's friend.

So, again, in this situation, no one was arguing about call logs or a single user being signed into iCloud on different devices.

Cheers,

GB

Cindy Thank You!I been having this problem since updating from ios8.2 to 10.2.1. Handoff was 100% the problem.Had it on on mine and my sons iPhones and once turned off it instantly fixed the problem.Anyone who says it doesn't work are trolls messing with people or idiots who have no clue.Thanks again

Well good luck with that. That particular workaround has been recommended in several pages of this thread. The only actual resolution that seems to be a permanent fix is the one that was recommended by garypaul. So, glad you are all set, but ending your post with name calling hardly seems to be an appropriate way to make a recommendation that people will flock to. You really should consider who it is you are posting to here. Fellow users. No need to call anyone names....

GB