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With one Apple ID, can I have 2 different profiles?

With one Apple ID, is there a possibility to have 2 different profiles, each a different iPhone, a different user?

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 11:17 PM

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Posted on Mar 17, 2021 10:17 AM

By definition an AppleID is the universal individual login ID for apple services by one person. So no, an AppleID cannot have two distinct users. Apple’s online services (iCloud, FaceTime, iMessage, the App Store, etc) have no way of knowing who is actually signing into the service. The system simple sees the AppleID, which defines the account. So there is no way for any Apple service to assign unique data or profiles to different people using the same AppleID.


One AppleID = one account for each service. Anyone using that AppleID sees the exact same account content and settings as anyone else using that AppleID, and has the exact same permissions to change anything in the account.

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Mar 17, 2021 10:17 AM in response to helios_trace9

By definition an AppleID is the universal individual login ID for apple services by one person. So no, an AppleID cannot have two distinct users. Apple’s online services (iCloud, FaceTime, iMessage, the App Store, etc) have no way of knowing who is actually signing into the service. The system simple sees the AppleID, which defines the account. So there is no way for any Apple service to assign unique data or profiles to different people using the same AppleID.


One AppleID = one account for each service. Anyone using that AppleID sees the exact same account content and settings as anyone else using that AppleID, and has the exact same permissions to change anything in the account.

With one Apple ID, can I have 2 different profiles?

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