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How can my husband and I each have our own separate accounts, because they’re hooked together at the present time

How do I unlink my husbands iPhone from mine? He is getting my apps, texts, emails, after a password change.


iPad Air 3, iPadOS 15

Posted on Nov 20, 2021 4:40 PM

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Posted on Nov 20, 2021 6:52 PM

One of you needs to create a new Apple ID for their use.


Click here to see how to 'Create an Apple ID' = create an Apple Account. --> https://support.apple.com/HT204316


Merging Apple accounts (IDs) or transferring data is not officially supported, nor can it be done easily or completely.


Apr. 2018 post by ASC helper Winston Churchill on transferring data from one Apple ID to another. https://discussions.apple.com/message/33333380#message33333380


Feb. 2021 tips from Eric Root https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252468781?answerId=254653802022#254653802022


Look into using Family Sharing to continue to be able to use items purchased with one Apple ID with other Apple IDs.


Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201060


Set up Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201088


As for any devices you are using right now and content on them, fortunately when you sign out of one ID and sign in with a different one it asks you in most cases if you wish to retain the data from it on your device. Say yes and then delete individual items you do not want.


Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac --> https://support.apple.com/HT208242


If another Apple ID is signed in you may need to enter the password for that ID to sign out of that ID first.


Click on this link to learn how to 'Sign in with your Apple ID' --> https://support.apple.com/HT204053


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Nov 20, 2021 6:52 PM in response to Bleebunny

One of you needs to create a new Apple ID for their use.


Click here to see how to 'Create an Apple ID' = create an Apple Account. --> https://support.apple.com/HT204316


Merging Apple accounts (IDs) or transferring data is not officially supported, nor can it be done easily or completely.


Apr. 2018 post by ASC helper Winston Churchill on transferring data from one Apple ID to another. https://discussions.apple.com/message/33333380#message33333380


Feb. 2021 tips from Eric Root https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252468781?answerId=254653802022#254653802022


Look into using Family Sharing to continue to be able to use items purchased with one Apple ID with other Apple IDs.


Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201060


Set up Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201088


As for any devices you are using right now and content on them, fortunately when you sign out of one ID and sign in with a different one it asks you in most cases if you wish to retain the data from it on your device. Say yes and then delete individual items you do not want.


Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac --> https://support.apple.com/HT208242


If another Apple ID is signed in you may need to enter the password for that ID to sign out of that ID first.


Click on this link to learn how to 'Sign in with your Apple ID' --> https://support.apple.com/HT204053


How can my husband and I each have our own separate accounts, because they’re hooked together at the present time

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