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

Submitted by antdude t3_116neg4 in iphone

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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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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SmartPipe3882 t1_j99zy63 wrote

Stop sharing an Apple ID, why would do that? It’s so easy to create a new one.

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antdude OP t1_j9auekn wrote

Because it's easy to manage two shared family iPhones.

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SmartPipe3882 t1_j9avojh wrote

I mean…clearly not because it’s stopping you getting the functionality you want? Even with child accounts, it’s by far preferable - and more manageable- to create a new child account than share one account.

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antdude OP t1_j9ftfy4 wrote

Will the shared accounts be able see AirTags?

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SmartPipe3882 t1_j9g544g wrote

You’ll be able to see everything. You’ll be reading each others messages, seeing each others photos, knowing each others passwords.

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antdude OP t1_j9g5us6 wrote

Thanks. Well, I don't need to see those messages, photos, etc. Just the apps, locations, etc.

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SmartPipe3882 t1_j9g7x5y wrote

Well if you’re not using any of the features of the phone, why spend the money?

Are you just stalking someone or something?

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antdude OP t1_j9shg1z wrote

Apple needs a joint account. :/

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