User level: Level 1 (8 points)OK, I have a Main iphone and iCloud and emails. I got a secondary iphone with a different phone #. Can I set up this secondary phone on its own iCloud so it is not associated with my Main phone and its family iCloud? Want to slowly kill off the Main phone....IDEAS on how to sset up the secondary line??
Posted on Oct 6, 2026 2:08 PM
User level: Level 10 (462,771 points)Oct 6, 2026 2:52 PM in response to Red-Dawg-351
Just set it up as you did the main one. Create a new Apple Account and configure the iPhone as desired. You say if you are a child so that may have some influence on some things you can do.
This article explains how to create a new Apple Account --> How to create a new Apple Account - Apple Support
Once on the page, select the kind of hardware you are using.
General information on how to "Set up your iPhone or iPad" - Set up your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Use iCloud on iPhone - Apple Support
The line isn't "secondary", it is your second primary line (it would only be secondary if you had two lines to your phone). Any iPhone can for most purposes have one Apple Account signed into it.
User level: Level 10 (169,253 points)Oct 6, 2026 4:18 PM in response to Red-Dawg-351
Not sure which parts of the configuration you want gone, and which can continue…
I’d still use Family Sharing here if there’s an available membership, but that’s definitely not necessary.
And if it’s just the phone number you want (incrementally) gone, your existing iPhone 16 supports two active lines.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256371558