"One trick might be to try to expunge FB from everything except the FB app,
and maybe even that, too."
This isn't a trick- it's an absolute necessity.
And you should never have allowed FB into your phone/contacts/... !
On 6 April 2014 14:19, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks. None of our phones are hand-me-downs, so each is correctly set for
> its user. As for the rest of this, we’ve done most of it, but not all. For
> example, in my daughter-in-law’s contact info, under Facebook, I found a
> picture of a guy from western Maine that none of us knew. He is a real
> Facebook user, and how his FB info wound up in Shiva’s contact on my phone,
> I’ll never know. We got rid of him post haste. I do know that FB will get
> into your phone and root around and do stuff you don’t even know about. All
> of the people in my contacts who are FB friends as well now have their
> profile pictures with their contacts.
>
> One trick might be to try to expunge FB from everything except the FB app,
> and maybe even that, too.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
> On Apr 4, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > <snip>
>
> > Go through Contacts on each phone and make sure all the family members
> have only one entry and all the contact info is
> > correct. Somehow, we have multiple entries for various people in our
> shared Contact list. At least some is the fault of
> > bringing in lists from elsewhere when we got iPhones. Some may be adding
> contacts, auto or manually from calls, emails, etc.
> >
> > Then, one each phone, iPad, etc., go into Settings=>Messages
> >
> > First, make sure the AppleID at the top is the right one for this
> phone/user. IF phones have been traded, it may not be.
> > When I gave my 5 to Carol and got a 5s, the phone folks said they
> transferred everything, but this and a couple of other
> > personal account settings weren't changed.
> >
> > Then, select the contact choice(s) at which you want to receive
> iMessages on the individual device. Best is probably the
> > Apple ID above. IF Contact info includes both the ID and phone #, phone
> # should work, too. These may be duplicated. For
> > example, I receive Messages on both my iPhone and my iPad Mini.
> >
> > Once all phones have Contact and iMessage settings straight, each one
> should send a new Message to each other one. Use
> > the New Message icon (empty square with pencil) link at the top right of
> the Messages panel/column to start the message,
> > then the plus sign in a circle icon to select from the Contact lists, to
> assure the correct, possibly new to iMessage,
> > address is used. For this step, don't send to multiple recipients, just
> one at a time. Not that I know that won't work
> > right, but I don't know that it would, either.
> >
> > Then each should reply. If you then use those threads, either old ones
> that are OK, or new ones, everybody should be
> > connected.
> >
> > This was right for us. Some may not be strictly necessary, but getting
> it all straight is worthwhile to avoid future
> > problems. Hope it helps.
>
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