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BlondeAlibi t1_j97fuib wrote

Separate Apple ids.

Then whoever keeps the current account starts a family sharing group and invites the seconds account and turns in purchase sharing.

With two separate ids you won’t ah e issues location sharing.

Plus you may run into other issues in the future if two people charge the same Id.

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antdude OP t1_j97m77v wrote

Will this mess up with their face ID and fingerprint logins? I know iPhones are sensitive to that even if just adding a new face ID. :(

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MangyCanine t1_j983wt4 wrote

No. FaceID/fingerprint data are stored in each iPhone's secure enclave and are not saved anywhere else.

Apple IDs are not meant to be shared. This is just the beginning of the problems you will have by sharing Apple IDs. Family sharing is how you manage a set of Apple IDs in a family; do not use shared Apple IDs for that.

Also, with the Home app, you don't need to use family sharing with it (although you should). You can invite non-family members to use your Home app, although you'll have to decide is this is wise.

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antdude OP t1_j9ftf9f wrote

Will the shared accounts be able see AirTags?

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MangyCanine t1_j9fuqy0 wrote

No, that's a sore point that people have. Airtag locations can only be seen by the owner, and other family members may get the "an airtag was found moving with you" annoying message (but that's true regardless of family sharing).

Other than airtags, the locations of everyone's Apple devices are seen by everyone and cannot be hidden.

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antdude OP t1_j9g6192 wrote

Darn it. Apple needs to share Airtags' locations with shared accounts. :( I'll leave a feedback to Apple again. I can do it with the same Apple ID account. :/

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