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Only can share one iPhone's location at a time from a shared Apple ID account with two different iPhones and phone #s?

A family has two iPhones (13 and 11 Pro Max with iOS v16.3.1) with one single shared Apple ID account and two different phone numbers. Using "Find My" to share contact shows "Use This Device When Sharing Your Location? You are currently using '[deleted iPhone's name]' to share your location in Find My, Messages, for personal requests on HomePod, and in automations in Home app. [Not Now] [Use]".


Why can't both be used since each iPhone has its own name, contact, and phone number?


Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

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Posted on Feb 19, 2023 12:59 PM

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Posted on Feb 19, 2023 2:27 PM

Apple IDs are personal; they shouldn’t be shared any more than you would share a toothbrush. If you share an Apple ID with someone else many bad things will happen. Each user should have their own Apple ID, then you can create Family Sharing (it’s free)→What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support. That way you can share what you want to share and not share what you don’t want to share.


It is OK to share an Apple ID among devices used by one person, such as an iPhone, an iPad and a Mac; in fact, it is a very useful thing to do. But not between devices used by different people.


Here is Apple’s FAQ: https://appleid.apple.com/faq/#!&page=faq. See the 4th bullet item.


And here is Apple's expansion of what I've posted→Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple ID - Apple Support

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Feb 19, 2023 2:27 PM in response to antdude

Apple IDs are personal; they shouldn’t be shared any more than you would share a toothbrush. If you share an Apple ID with someone else many bad things will happen. Each user should have their own Apple ID, then you can create Family Sharing (it’s free)→What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support. That way you can share what you want to share and not share what you don’t want to share.


It is OK to share an Apple ID among devices used by one person, such as an iPhone, an iPad and a Mac; in fact, it is a very useful thing to do. But not between devices used by different people.


Here is Apple’s FAQ: https://appleid.apple.com/faq/#!&page=faq. See the 4th bullet item.


And here is Apple's expansion of what I've posted→Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple ID - Apple Support

Only can share one iPhone's location at a time from a shared Apple ID account with two different iPhones and phone #s?

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