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My son and daughter-in-law share an Apple account So every SMS I send from my iPhone is sent as an iMessage, if I turn off iMessage will that stop my SMS going to both phones, there are times you just want a private conversation
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No. Even if you turn OFF iMessages and send an SMS then both of them will still receive the Messages. This is because both of them are sharing the same Apple ID and therefore have the Messages app setup to send and receive from both of their individual phone numbers. In the interest of a private conversation, my recommendation is that you just call the person due to the current setup of their iPhones.
Axel F.
No. Even if you turn OFF iMessages and send an SMS then both of them will still receive the Messages. This is because both of them are sharing the same Apple ID and therefore have the Messages app setup to send and receive from both of their individual phone numbers. In the interest of a private conversation, my recommendation is that you just call the person due to the current setup of their iPhones.
Axel F.
It is recommended that they use different Apple IDs. Nevertheless there is another way to avoid SMS / iMessages being sent to both their iPhones.
This needs to be done at their end. (Especially on the iPhone who has enabled "Forward Text Messages") Read below
Disable the other iPhone on this screen.
*Note: this needs to be done on Bothe devices if they both have activated Text Message Forwarding.
Thank you, yes will call rather than message. Does this happen if you don’t have an iPhone for example a Samsung like my other son has?
Yes it does because the results are dependent upon the receiver's settings (Your Son and Daughter in law's iPhones) and has no bearing on the sender's type of phone.
Axel F.
Every SMS I send from my iPhone is sent as an iMessage
