Doinmeedin

Q: Why am I seeing my wifes call history and missed calls on my iphone?

For the past few days I am seeing my wifes call history and missed calls on my iphone. We are on the same icloud account, but have been for three years without problem. Neither of us have made any changes to the settings. It's only working in one direction; my wife does not see my call history. Any ideas?

iPhone 5, iOS 8.3

Posted on May 25, 2015 12:51 PM

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Q: Why am I seeing my wifes call history and missed calls on my iphone?

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  • by thecrawford06,

    thecrawford06 thecrawford06 May 27, 2015 10:46 AM in response to Doinmeedin
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    May 27, 2015 10:46 AM in response to Doinmeedin

    I wish Apple would weigh in on this problem. It is clear many people are having the same issue!!

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim May 27, 2015 10:48 AM in response to thecrawford06
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    May 27, 2015 10:48 AM in response to thecrawford06

    The "issue" is a direct result of sharing an iCloud account. Don't do that. There is no reason to do that. iCloud accounts are not meant to be shared. There are ways to work around it, but those are band-aids.

  • by ChrisJ4203,Solvedanswer

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 May 27, 2015 10:52 AM in response to thecrawford06
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    May 27, 2015 10:52 AM in response to thecrawford06

    thecrawford06 wrote:

     

    I wish Apple would weigh in on this problem. It is clear many people are having the same issue!!

    You will not see Apple "weigh in" on this here, since this is a user to user support forum. However, as KiltedTim indicated, it has to do with your iCloud ID, being on the same Wi-Fi and Continuity. Apple has provided information about continuity and here is a link. Connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac using Continuity - Apple Support

  • by thecrawford06,

    thecrawford06 thecrawford06 May 27, 2015 12:48 PM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    May 27, 2015 12:48 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

    Can't be the problem. It just started happening 3 days ago and my wife only Sees mine, I don't see hers. iCloud has been out for a while now and it hasn't been an issue before.

  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 May 27, 2015 12:51 PM in response to thecrawford06
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    May 27, 2015 12:51 PM in response to thecrawford06

    Well, whether you think it is the problem or not, that is why it is happening. It has to do with being on the same Wi-Fi, with the same iCloud ID and having the numbers selected in Settings. While iCloud has been out for a while, continuity is new.

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim May 27, 2015 12:56 PM in response to thecrawford06
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    May 27, 2015 12:56 PM in response to thecrawford06

    OK, then. You flatly reject the answer you got from multiple forum members. That won't alter reality in any way. Feel free to continue beating your head agains the wall.

  • by thecrawford06,

    thecrawford06 thecrawford06 May 27, 2015 12:59 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    May 27, 2015 12:59 PM in response to KiltedTim

    Continunity didnt come out 3 days ago. and we have had the same Icloud account, on the same wifi, with her number selected on her phone and my number selected on my phone. So why know would it be a problem?

  • by Akinayr,

    Akinayr Akinayr May 27, 2015 2:02 PM in response to Doinmeedin
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    May 27, 2015 2:02 PM in response to Doinmeedin

    So here is my question.  Haven't seen this anywhere yet.  The only thing we use an icloud account for is itunes and apps.  Facetime, SMS, and others are per persons iCloud account.  This way we share the same apps and music but can each facetime/message each other.  Each persons device (we all have iphone and an ipad) are setup with their personal iCloud account and continuity is working just fine between them.  This history issue has never happened until a couple weeks ago.

  • by Woodbutcher649,

    Woodbutcher649 Woodbutcher649 May 27, 2015 2:15 PM in response to Doinmeedin
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    May 27, 2015 2:15 PM in response to Doinmeedin

    HAving the same problem, so have turned off iCloud on Wife's phone, now she has lost photo stream and find my phone features,all was fine untill two days ago, I have changed no settings.

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim May 27, 2015 2:21 PM in response to Akinayr
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    May 27, 2015 2:21 PM in response to Akinayr

    Akinayr wrote:

     

    So here is my question.  Haven't seen this anywhere yet.  The only thing we use an icloud account for is itunes and apps.

    Wrong. Wrong, wrong, and wrong. You use an Apple ID for iTunes and Apps. iCloud is a different animal entirely. An iCloud account is tied to an Apple ID, but it is NOT the same thing.

     

    iCloud is used for syncing information (contacts, calendars, etc.) among multiple devices via the cloud. It is also used for services like FaceTime, and iMessage, PhotoStream, as well as FindMyiPhone and I'm sure a few other things I'm forgetting right now.

     

    You do NOT need to set up the same iCloud account on multiple devices in order to access content purchased from iTunes and the app store using a common ID. There are multiple ways to deal with that.

     

    iCloud accounts are personal. They should NOT be shared.

  • by ChrisJ4203,Helpful

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 May 27, 2015 3:18 PM in response to Woodbutcher649
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    May 27, 2015 3:18 PM in response to Woodbutcher649

    You can turn iCloud back on. All you need to do is go to Settings>FaceTime>iPhone Cellular Calls>OFF. You will be able to turn your iCloud and Photo Stream back on again.

  • by Doinmeedin,

    Doinmeedin Doinmeedin May 28, 2015 1:27 AM in response to KiltedTim
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    May 28, 2015 1:27 AM in response to KiltedTim

    Thanks for all of the advice. I understand the recommendation not to share an iCloud account and I am using the "band aids" to get it to work. Nothing is shared between devices other than contacts and photo stream from my wife's iPhone to an iPad and all devices have find my iPhone switched on. My question is more "why has this just started happening?" It's been OK for three years and I've made absolutely no changes to any of the devices. Weird!

  • by Doinmeedin,

    Doinmeedin Doinmeedin May 28, 2015 5:11 AM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    May 28, 2015 5:11 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

    OK, So I think it was to do with hand-off. After me saying no changes were made, I had actually turned on bluetooth on my wife's phone. It seems that if the sun is aligned with the wifi at the same time as the bluetooth is pointing North then all conditions are satisfied for Handoff. Anyway bluetooth is off and handoff is switched off in settings>general>handoff & suggested apps. Thanks to all

  • by dougbank,

    dougbank dougbank Oct 16, 2015 10:02 PM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    Oct 16, 2015 10:02 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

    This is NOT true. I am seeing my daughter's calls, and while we share an icloud account (for several good reasons), she is 1700 miles away from me!

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