2 watches on 2 devices but one activity app

My wife and I both have an Apple Watch and iPhones which are registered under the same Apple ID. The problem is that I’m using the activity app my activity data is showing on my activity app and vice versa. How do we separate theses so that we have individualised data for each user in their respective apps/iPhones.

Posted on Oct 20, 2017 1:17 PM

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Posted on Oct 20, 2017 5:25 PM

Hi


For Activity recording and other features and services to work as intended by Apple, you should each have a separate Apple ID and be signed in accordingly on your iPhone and Apple Watch.


Should you wish to share eligible past and future purchases (iTunes music, apps, books, etc), you can still do so via Family Sharing (a free Apple service).


Other features of Family Sharing include a shared family calendar. shared photo album and the ability to set reminders that will alert both of you:


The following articles provide instructions for:

Creating a new Apple ID:


How to use that new Apple ID on an iPhone:


The person who sets up a new Apple ID should also first unpair their Apple Watch from their iPhone and then pair it again after the iPhone has been configured to use the new Apple ID:



Once you are set up with your own respective Apple IDs on your devices, you can also share Activity results with each other:


Share your Activity with your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Oct 20, 2017 5:25 PM in response to Milesat2

Hi


For Activity recording and other features and services to work as intended by Apple, you should each have a separate Apple ID and be signed in accordingly on your iPhone and Apple Watch.


Should you wish to share eligible past and future purchases (iTunes music, apps, books, etc), you can still do so via Family Sharing (a free Apple service).


Other features of Family Sharing include a shared family calendar. shared photo album and the ability to set reminders that will alert both of you:


The following articles provide instructions for:

Creating a new Apple ID:


How to use that new Apple ID on an iPhone:


The person who sets up a new Apple ID should also first unpair their Apple Watch from their iPhone and then pair it again after the iPhone has been configured to use the new Apple ID:



Once you are set up with your own respective Apple IDs on your devices, you can also share Activity results with each other:


Share your Activity with your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Oct 20, 2017 10:51 PM in response to Milesat2

You need to have them assigned to different Apple ID’s. With both of them on the same ID, they are doing exactly what they are supposed to and linking the data between them. You can assign them different ID’s and put them on a family account so that you can still share purchased apps and things like that but this will keep the data between them separate. Apple ID’s are designed to be used by one owner on THEIR devices. Sharing the ID’s amongst multiple people is going to cause odd things to happen as you’re seeing.

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