Why does iMessage send from email and not phone number?

Why does iMessage send from email and not phone number?

If you originally start an iMessage using an iPhone users email and not phone number, then for whatever reason if you don’t have data at the time of your message it will send it as an email NOT A TEXT. It does not revert back to their default number even if it’s stored into your contacts.

Why is iMessage not using my phone number?

If your iMessages are still being sent from your temporary number, check if your settings are updated. Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive and make sure the correct mobile number is displayed under the ‘START NEW CONVERSATIONS FROM’ section. You can also try to reset your network settings on your iPhone.

How do I make my phone number show up instead of my email?

2 Answers

  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Scroll down and select the Messages subsection.
  3. Tap Send & Receive.
  4. Scroll down to “Start New Conversations From”, and select your phone number instead of your email address.

Can You Send iMessage from email address rather T?

When I send text messages to other iPhone users, it appears as iMessage and from my email address rather than my phone number. I went into Settings > Messages > Receive At, but there’s no option to add my phone number. It keeps showing my Apple Account, which I registered under for iMessage and iCloud with my email address.

Why does my iMessage show my email Not my Number?

Won’t verify my mobile number. Mine is similar to this. Mine has “you can be reached for messages at” then my email is blue but my phone number is grey’d out and i cannot click on it. And on my caller ID i can check my number but that does nothing I can’t see The option where it says caller I’d of my number..

Where do I Send my iMessage to my phone number?

2. message is delivered as an email to [email protected] where “phonenumber” is the numeric phone number for the iPhone. The same thing occur to @verizon.net.

What happens when I send an I message to an iDevice?

Is where when you send an I message to an iDevice and they dont yet have you programmed into their phone as a contact THIS WILL BE YOUR CALLER ID. so change it accordingly. iPhone users will probably want to make this their phone number. Other iDevice users will have a choice between different emails not a number if it’s a pod or pad or Mac.