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Jedclampit

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 17, 2012
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Just got my iPhone 5 along with my kids. All the sudden I started getting text from her friends and her replying back. I freaked her out by texting back to her and her friends!:eek: I had some good lol!

I can't be the only parent out their this has happened to with the new iso 6? At first I thought I had a hack iPhone 5.. And for you kids out their, you may want to sneak your parents phone and uncheck your number before they know about this. :D This is only if you are on your parents apple ID account.

Just make your own account and sign in. Then your cool......

I know I did not explain this well as some of you have said. Sorry I am not to nerd standards :0)
 
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arctyler

macrumors regular
Jan 20, 2011
176
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WHAT THE *******.... i am so going to be boned, how do you turn this off now once i get ahold of my parents iphones?
 

armyxrays

macrumors member
Sep 15, 2012
69
3
Fresno, CA
What are the changes?

When you set up iMessages now, you can have it go to email addresses and phone numbers. When I get a text, it shows up on my iPhone, iPad, and iMac. I had to turn it off though, I don't think my entire household needs to read my business.
 

MassiveAttack

macrumors 6502a
Mar 28, 2010
658
1
New York
Just got my iPhone 5 along with my kids. All the sudden I started getting text from her friends and her replying back. I freaked her out by texting back to her and her friends!:eek: I had some good lol! I can say, I am proud of my kids after tonight.

I can't be the only parent out their this has happened to with the new iso 6? At first I thought I had a hack iPhone 5.. And for you kids out their, you may want to sneak your parents phone and uncheck your number before they know about this. :D This is only if you are on your parents account.

Shhhhh I won't say anything

What on earth are you trying you say?
 

arctyler

macrumors regular
Jan 20, 2011
176
11
When you set up iMessages now, you can have it go to email addresses and phone numbers. When I get a text, it shows up on my iPhone, iPad, and iMac. I had to turn it off though, I don't think my entire household needs to read my business.

how u do that?
 

Jedclampit

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 17, 2012
19
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What on earth are you trying you say?

Just turn off your iMessage. I had them do that so they know I am not watching... I sure that will do it. Sorry to freak you all out. But make sure iMessage is off. Again this is you are on your parents account.
 

readerbreader

macrumors regular
Jun 7, 2010
200
0
parents account? no such thing on iOS.

Is this some agreement with you carrier that you can read your kids texts?

or did you just realize that it was a group message that you were included on.....

because it's probably the last option.
 

mikeydeezy

macrumors 6502a
Jun 15, 2010
617
71
MN, USA
parents account? no such thing on iOS.

Is this some agreement with you carrier that you can read your kids texts?

or did you just realize that it was a group message that you were included on.....

because it's probably the last option.



From what I gather his children use his Apple ID.
 

mantan

macrumors 68000
Nov 2, 2009
1,747
1,054
DFW
It's the somewhat confusing (sloppy) way that Apple ID's are set up. A lot of families end up in a situation where there is a shared email address (iTunes ID) then separate Apple ID's. Any and all ID's are options when you set up iMessage. It results in situations like the OP's.

The default settings should be to the cell number only...then let each device opt in the other email addresses they want tied to iMessage.
 

shanew21

macrumors regular
Jul 10, 2008
177
0
To all confused:

With iOS 6, Apple allows you to send/receive messages from any and all phone numbers and emails tied to the same Apple ID. Thus, if your family shares an account, you can set it up to receive every text sent to every phone. You can manually change this in your iMessage settings, but you have to do it on every device. Pain in the ass.
 

sulpfiction

macrumors 68040
Aug 16, 2011
3,077
603
Philadelphia Area
Just turn off your iMessage. I had them do that so they know I am not watching... I sure that will do it. Sorry to freak you all out. But make sure iMessage is off. Again this is you are on your parents account.

Ur making zero sense. WTH is a "hack iPhone". And if u turn off iMessage you won't to able to use it:confused:. The only thing that happened is you're receiving iMessages because u have the same iTunes accts. and all u have to do is "receive iMessages at the correct #". Turning it off is just ridiculous. I am totally lost with what u r saying.
 

Jedclampit

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 17, 2012
19
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parents account? no such thing on iOS.

Is this some agreement with you carrier that you can read your kids texts?

or did you just realize that it was a group message that you were included on.....

because it's probably the last option.

No agreement with carrier.....
Go to settings- Messages - Look for Send & Receive - There is the numbers on that account. iMessage has to be turned on to see this option. Trust me I am the account holder, and anyone with iso6 installed, their phone is on my list to turn on this function.
 

sulpfiction

macrumors 68040
Aug 16, 2011
3,077
603
Philadelphia Area
No agreement with carrier.....
Go to settings- Messages - Look for Send & Receive - There is the numbers on that account. iMessage has to be turned on to see this option. Trust me I am the account holder, and anyone with iso6 installed, their phone is on my list to turn on this function.

But ur kids can change where their iMessages are received. You can't control what iMessages u get. Only where they get sent. And it's not parental controls. They don't exist.
 
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