create new apple id get contacts from old apple id

Help! My teenagers are getting all of my texts because we share an apple ID. I want to create a new Apple ID for myself but want to be able to get all of my contacts from my old Apple ID. How do I do that? Thanks!

iPhone 6, iOS 8.4.1

Posted on Sep 9, 2015 6:44 AM

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Sep 9, 2015 7:27 AM in response to tamarafromsan jose

Big mistake.


Simple solution... stop sharing Apple IDs. Setup family sharing. Give them their own IDs. Disable iPHone cellular calls in the FaceTime settings on all their phones. Use their own Apple IDs for their devices.


By making yourself a new ID, you're creating a headache with all your past iTunes / AppStore purchases as each one is tied to your ID. You'll have to redownload and re-pay for everything again.

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