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Call/Clock(Alarm) notifications from other phones

Hello everyone, a few years ago I setup my mother and dad’s iPhones using the same Apple & iCloud account of mine.. I did this to facilitate the download of apps, updates, sync/backup to the laptop and to list all phones/iPads in Find my iPhone.. strangely I have been getting lately random notifications - yet silent - on my iPhone such as a missed call notification from my mother’s phone or alarm notification at my dad’s phone, such notifications appear at the bottom right of my screen.. sometimes my parents find missed calls in their call logs while their phones didn’t ring.. it was an actual missed call on my iPhone and so on.. does anyone know how can I resolve such anomalies? i am not intending to create separate accounts for each as they do not know how to manage their phones on their own..

Posted on Sep 15, 2018 6:31 PM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2018 6:42 PM

If you continue to share Apple iDs, you will continue to have these kinds of problems. Every user should have a unique Apple ID. If there is information you want to share, use Family Sharing instead:


Use your own Apple ID for Family Sharing - Apple Support


Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

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Sep 15, 2018 6:42 PM in response to Ahmedhossam86

Ahmedhossam86 wrote:


Hello everyone, a few years ago I setup my mother and dad’s iPhones using the same Apple & iCloud account of mine..

Bad idea. That is the root cause of the problems you're having.

i am not intending to create separate accounts for each as they do not know how to manage their phones on their own..

Then you're going to continue having problems, as well as causing problems for them.

Each person needs their own Apple ID/iCloud account.

Sep 16, 2018 8:04 AM in response to KiltedTim

Thanks for your response. I just have a quick question here, assume that Whatsapp, Facebook & others apps are downloaded on their phones using my account? What will happen if I signout and sign them in using new personal accounts? Will they be prompted to update my password with every new iOS/app update? Also if I delete Whatsapp and download it again using their new Apple ID, will this delete their app data?

Call/Clock(Alarm) notifications from other phones

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