How to Disconnect an iPad from an iPhone?

Key Highlights
  • Having your iPad connected to your iPhone may not always be ideal.
  • For example, let’s say your kid is using it and now, any messages and (Facetime) calls will also pop-up on the iPad too.
  • In this guide, we’ll see a couple of ways to disconnect iPad from iPhone – the right way.

We all know how strong Apple’s ecosystem is, and its integration between the Apple devices. If you also have multiple Apple devices that are connected to each other like the iPad and iPhone and want to disconnect them from each other, then we have you covered with the guide written below.

Here is how to disconnect an iPad from an iPhone when they are logged in with the same Apple ID.

Basically, when you connect an iPad and iPhone to each other, they sync everything between each other, including calls and text messages as well.

Disconnect an iPad from an iPhone

How to disconnect an iPad from an iPhone

When you are logged into your iPad and iPhone with the same Apple ID then it enables the sync between the devices, it helps a lot of users to use only one device like your iPad and you can take calls and messages right from the iPad while your phone is away from you.

However, if you don’t want to use sync, or want to disconnect your iPad from the iCloud and your iPhone then you can follow the tutorial below.

  1. Go to the settings app on your iPad and then tap on the Apple ID user name located at the top of the settings page. this should open the Apple ID settings.
  2. Simply, tap on the sign-out button.
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It should remove your iPad from your iCloud sync and it will stop the sync from other devices to the particular iPad.

How To Stop an iPad and iPhone from Syncing Without Disconnecting Apple ID

Obviously removing your iPad from the Apple Id or deleting the account from the iPad is a big hassle. you won’t be able to download any apps, and a lot of features will be disabled. Instead, you can also turn off the iCloud sync and disable it for the selected apps.

While the rest of the functionality will remain intact. here is how to disable iCloud sync on your iPad.

  1. Head to the settings app on your iPad and then tap on the Apple ID user name shown at the top of the settings page.
  2. Now, tap on the iCloud button inside the apple account settings.
  3. A list of apps will be displayed showing all of the apps that are using the iCloud sync, you can disable the toggle for the apps you don’t want to sync on the iCloud. Usually, most of the apps are turned on by default.
  4. Turn off the services for the one that you don’t want to sync between your iPhone and iPad.

That’s it, your sync will be stopped for the apps that you disable, this method is a more convenient and easy method to follow. However, the first method can be used if you are lending your iPad to someone else.

How to Stop an iPad and iPhone from Syncing Handoff

Another ecosystem feature that Apple has integrated between the Apple devices is the Handoff. It syncs certain apps like safari and other apple apps between the apple devices.

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For instance, you can start browsing a webpage on your iPhone and then continue the same session on your Mac or your iPad with the help of handoff. It can be a bit annoying if multiple users are using the iPad, but if it is your personal device, it can be very helpful. So, if you want to disable it, here is how to disable handoff sync between an iPad and iPhone.

  1. Go to the settings of your iPad.
  2. Now, tap on the general settings.
  3. Next, in General tap on the toggle that is next to handoff to turn it off.

The above-mentioned tutorials also work with the iPhones, and they can help you in disabling the sync between two iPhones if they are logged in with the same apple account. Otherwise, you will be recovering texts and calls on both the iPhones and the iPad, so here is how you can disable them.

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