Shared iCloud account problems

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Shared iCloud account problems

My husband and I have an iCloud account that we share, as I use very little of the Cloud. However, recently, all of the photos on his newer iPhone are now showing up on my iPhone. I do not have the storage he does, and I don't want his pics on my phone because I can't find my few pics among his MANY pics. Also, phone calls he makes are now showing up on my phone. This is a big problem for me too. What can we do to fix these problems but still share our iCloud space? Thank you!

iPhone 5s, iOS 11.2.1, other product: iPhone 6s iOS 10.3.2

Posted on Dec 30, 2017 12:58 PM

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Ferd II

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Dec 30, 2017 1:21 PM in response to reefocean

reefocean wrote:

What can we do to fix these problems but still share our iCloud space? Thank you!

Family Sharing - Apple Support will provide you with a fix, and allow you to "share our iCloud space."

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Ferd II

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Dec 30, 2017 2:05 PM in response to LACAllen

LACAllen wrote:

Using 2 unique Apple IDs.

Yes, perhaps this excerpt from the previously linked article will clarify:

Learn more.

"Family Sharing requires a personal Apple ID signed in to iCloud. If your family has purchase sharing turned on, music, movies, TV shows, and books can be downloaded on up to 10 devices per account, five of which can be computers."

Clicking on that link leads to: Use your own Apple ID for Family Sharing - Apple Support which states...

"Your Apple ID is the account you use to access all Apple services, including Family Sharing. Everyone in your family needs to join Family Sharing using their own Apple ID."

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LACAllen

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Dec 30, 2017 1:10 PM in response to reefocean

What can we do to fix these problems but still share our iCloud space? Thank you!

This is what sharing an Apple ID for iCloud purposes does.

You really can't share an iCloud account without these issues.

To iCloud, you are one person using 2 devices.

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SpecTP

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Jan 2, 2018 11:01 AM in response to reefocean

go to General Settings - Photos and turn off iCloud Photo Sharing. See if that stops the photos from sharing across devices. But to your concern about using up storage, photos on iCloud don't use local device storage.

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LACAllen

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Dec 30, 2017 1:49 PM in response to Ferd II

Family Sharing - Apple Support will provide you with a fix, and allow you to "share our iCloud space."

Using 2 unique Apple IDs.

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