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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

Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on May 23, 2015 4:58 AM

John The Silent Musician wrote:



FYI we share icloud because it allows us to have a synchronized calendar, "find my iphone" and contacts under the same account. But this **** is weird. If I find anything, I'll share it here.

It is not weird. It is working as it is meant to. iDevices that share the same Apple/iCloud ID will have content synched amongst the devices, and will "ring" once a call is received if the Handoff/Continuity feature is enabled and therefore you will see calls on the log of both phones. Handoff will only work if the two devices are on the same Wifi network.


If you want to "synch" calendars, share a calendar only or use the Family share feature:

Family Sharing - Apple Support

1,397 replies

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.

May 29, 2015 10:46 AM in response to KiltedTim

Nope. Sharing is not the issue. Never has been. The update is the issue. Unless you have forgotten, "real" reps, not you "wanna be's", have admitted there is an issue. The update caused the issue, not sharing. Apple needs to address this either by fixing the issue or eliminating ID sharing. As long as they allow it they are admitting it is acceptable. PERIOD.

Jun 3, 2015 8:07 PM in response to barneyman

Okay the issue is known and fixed with the following actions I'll describe further down in my post.


Let me start off by saying all our devices are running the current 8.3 iOS and all share the same iCloud/iTunes account. I too was experiencing calls appearing in my iPhone 5's call log that my wife made or received on her iPhone 6. My calls however were NOT showing in her iPhone's call logs.


I called Apple support and got a knowledgeable rep that helped me actually "fix" the issue. On each device, go into Settings/Facetime then turn off the "iPhone Cellular Calls" option. *By doing this however, you can NOT use your iPad to make/receive calls from your iPhones Cellular connection.

Jun 4, 2015 4:08 AM in response to FelipeV

This is not about Family Share. I use the same AppleID as other people for a very good reason. Find my iPhone. I can instantly see where everyone is. Secondly if I create a new ID, what will happen with all of the Apps downloaded and purchased over the years? Knowing Apple I am sure they will be lost because they belong to the ID under which they were created.


I have noticed MISSED CALLS only appearing on all phones. Apple has to fix this, its a joke.

Jun 4, 2015 7:37 AM in response to Joewalsh91

Thank you, best knowlegeable post yet!! I just called and complained to speak to an advanced tech. I was told that the program Handoff causes this issue. It's under settings and general. Turn it off and the issue will be resolved. I am testing this now and hopefully will know if it works by tomorrow as the facetime cellular off took a day and it was back on.


thanks again for the posting the number, if this doesn't work I will be calling again!!

Jun 6, 2015 3:31 PM in response to barneyman

I am having the same problem but it's only going one way from my phone to my wife's phone. Apple says they have never heard of this problem. They were snippy about sharing an Apple ID and I reminded them it was the only way to share my iTunes Match account. Why Verizon thinks it's ok to share call logs is concerning. Imessage ok but not my calls. By the way we both use a different Apple ID for FaceTime and iMessage. We share an account for itunes apps and I match but both our phones are set up with additional personal accounts for messaging and FaceTime

Jun 6, 2015 4:33 PM in response to amytula

amytula wrote:


I am having the same problem but it's only going one way from my phone to my wife's phone. Apple says they have never heard of this problem. They were snippy about sharing an Apple ID and I reminded them it was the only way to share my iTunes Match account.

Which you're not supposed to do.

Why Verizon thinks it's ok to share call logs is concerning.

Verizon isn't sharing squat.

Jun 7, 2015 9:03 PM in response to KiltedTim

just an FYI i have been sharing an iCloud account for many years, and this problem of getting calls from another device just started a week ago so I am calling BS on your theory of iCloud causing the problem. Cause if that was the cause it would have happned years ago. So anyone else come up with a REAL reason this is happening please share it. Oh also just food for thought I have my iCloud shared on my iPhone 6 plus, my brothers iPhone, my moms, my dad, my iPad, and 2 of my sons, so that's 7 devices and yet only two are having this problem in the laat week or so, so why would the other five not be getting these calls as well if it was an iCloud issue. Not trying to call u wrong well yeah actually I am but I just don't think this icloud issue you say has anything to do with it. I will go to verizon tomorrow and figure out the problem and share it for everyone else can fix it.

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