IPhone – Stop messages to the new iPhone from appearing on the old iPhone

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I got a new iPhone, and I gave my old one to my husband. Naturally, I want to disable my Apple account and iMessage on the old phone. How do I do this without affecting my own account? Each time I receive a message on my new phone, he is receiving the same message on his phone. We have two different phone numbers.

My husband does not have his own iTunes account and prefers not to have a separate account. The phone is unlocked

Best Answer

You need to disassociate your Apple ID from iMessage on his iPhone. You can do this by following the steps outlined below. Don't worry, iMessage/FaceTime account settings are separate to iTunes account settings (so you can choose to have different Apple IDs for each)

  1. Open the Settings app
  2. Scroll down to and tap 'Messages'
  3. Scroll down to and tap 'Send & Receive'
  4. Tap 'Apple ID' (which should list your Apple ID)
  5. Tap 'Sign Out'

This will disassociate your Apple ID from iMessage on that iPhone and still leave it intact on your new one. Your husband will still be able to send and receive iMessages using his number. You will probably want to do the same for FaceTime too otherwise he will receive FaceTime calls for you and vice versa!

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