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Your iPad or another device rings when your phone rings? Here's how to stop it.

For: iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android

Last checked October 16, 2026 against official help from Apple, Samsung and Google. Written for iOS 18 and later, Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets, and Google Messages.

The short answer

Your phone is sharing calls and texts with your other devices. On an iPhone, turn off Calls on Other Devices (Settings, Apps, Phone) and Text Message Forwarding (Settings, Apps, Messages); on a Samsung, turn off Call & text on other devices (Settings, Connected devices).

The full steps are below, with the official source for each one.

This usually starts after a new iPad, Mac or tablet gets signed in with the same account as your phone. Nothing is broken. A sharing switch is on, and you can turn it off.

This page is for you if

  • Your iPad, Mac or tablet rings when someone calls your phone
  • Your text messages show up on another device too
  • Two devices ring at the same time for one call

Why this happens

An iPhone can pass its calls to an iPad or Mac signed in to the same Apple Account, and pass its texts to them with Text Message Forwarding. Apple calls this Calls on Other Devices. Samsung phones do the same with Call & text on other devices, and Google Messages can show your texts on a computer you paired. These are handy, but you can turn each one off.

Good to know first

If the other device belongs to someone else, like your husband's or wife's iPhone, you probably share one Apple Account. Apple says that if you share an Apple Account, you can't stop the other person from seeing your conversations. Give each person their own account.

On an iPhone

  1. Open the Phone settings

    Open Settings, tap Apps, then tap Phone.

  2. Tap Calls on Other Devices

    Turn off Allow Calls on Other Devices to stop calls on every other device. To stop just one, leave it on and turn off that iPad or Mac in the list.

  3. Open the Messages settings

    Go back to Settings, tap Apps, then tap Messages.

  4. Tap Text Message Forwarding

    You'll see every device that can send and get your texts. Turn off any device you don't want getting them.

  5. Still seeing texts on your iPad?

    On the iPad, open Settings, tap Apps, tap Messages, then tap Send & Receive. Uncheck your phone number. Then go back, tap FaceTime, and uncheck your phone number under You can be reached by FaceTime at.

  6. Still seeing them on your Mac?

    Open Messages on the Mac. Choose Messages, then Settings, then click iMessage, and deselect your phone number. To stop calls there, open FaceTime, choose FaceTime, then Settings, and turn off Calls from iPhone.

On a Samsung or other Android phone

  1. Samsung: open Call & text on other devices

    On your phone, open Settings, tap Connected devices, then tap Call & text on other devices.

  2. Samsung: turn off calls, texts or both

    Turn off Call on other devices to stop the tablet ringing. Turn off Text on other devices to stop your texts showing there. To turn it off on the tablet, swipe down from the top with two fingers and tap the Call & text on other devices button.

  3. Google Messages: check paired computers

    Open Google Messages on your phone. Tap your account picture or menu at the top right, then tap Device pairing.

  4. Google Messages: unpair

    Tap Unpair all computers, or tap Delete next to one computer, then Unpair. Your texts stop showing on that computer.

Good to know

  • Calls still going to another phone, and none of these switches are on? Call your phone company and ask whether call forwarding or a shared-number feature is turned on for your line.

Check it with the source

We wrote these steps from these official pages. If your screen looks different, the official page is always right.

Written and checked by Buster at The Tech Grandkid. Last checked October 16, 2026. Spotted a step that's changed? Email [email protected].

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