For some reason , when i write a text message and go to enter the name of the person I am sending to, my daughter's contacts are merged in with mine. When, however , I look at my list of contacts her contacts are not listed in my address book so where are they hiding ?! . Does anyone know why this is and how I can resolve it? I have mistakenly texted a couple of her friends thinking they were mine and it could be embarrassing!
iPhone 6, iOS 9.2
Bel1green wrote:
We do share an iTunes account to purchase from although everyone has their own Apple ID's . Could that be anything to do with it?
It could, I have normally heard of this happening when people share an Apple ID/iCloud acct. Look into Family Sharing Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support
My idea was to look into Family Sharing, since the contacts may be syncing due to the shared ID. The only other thing I can think of is the possibility that your daughter used your phone to text her friends at one point and the numbers aren't true contacts, but recents.? That is a complete guess though.
Actually some of them do give me the option to remove them as they say recent contact next to them which is odd as I can't recall her ever using my phone. Thank you for your help, I will continue to try and get to the bottom of it.
I think I may know why. I now have her old laptop. When she was signed in to cloud on the laptop All her contacts would have been on here. When she gave it to me, she signed out and I signed in . Could it be anything to do with this possibly?
Bel1green wrote:
I think I may know why. I now have her old laptop. When she was signed in to cloud on the laptop All her contacts would have been on here. When she gave it to me, she signed out and I signed in . Could it be anything to do with this possibly?
Yes, that may be it. Did you erase the laptop between users, or just switch accounts?
Do you and your daughter share an iCloud account?
No we don't!
Look through the settings and make sure her account is not signed in anywhere on the phone. Emails, Messages, FaceTime ect. Was that ever her phone?
We do share an iTunes account to purchase from although everyone has their own Apple ID's . Could that be anything to do with it?
Thank you but there doesn't seem to be anything there which would suggest our contacts might merge. Any other ideas?!
I just switched accounts
My daughter's contacts are all on my phone
