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« on: May 25, 2016, 04:05:20 pm »

Can someone else in your family see your texts? Here's the fix

Wondering why your spouse, kids, or parents are also seeing your texts and you're seeing theirs? Here's what's happening and what you can do about it!

Apple's iMessage system is a great way to communicate with anyone and everyone else using an Apple product, be it an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. But... it can also be a complicated beast at times, especially if family members are using the same Apple ID on different devices. If someone in your family is getting text messages meant for you, or vice-versa, it is likely that those devices are sharing the same Apple ID.

This typically happens because, at some point, you all wanted to share content you bought from the iTunes store, including apps, games, music, movies, TV shows, and more. Unfortunately, if you don't set it up carefully, iCloud, FaceTime, and iMessage can all come along for the ride.

But there's a fix! Log into iCloud and iTunes separately on each device and set up Family Sharing. First, you'll need to make sure everyone has th...

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