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Why does my iMessage show my email instead of my number?
This minor bug in the communication system between iOS and OSX will happen either if you have a contact saved in your phone incorrectly, or if they haven’t switched from their “@me” account in iChat over to their phone without turning off the former first.
How do I make my phone number pop up instead of my email?
2 Answers
- Open the Settings app.
- Scroll down and select the Messages subsection.
- Tap Send & Receive.
- Scroll down to “Start New Conversations From”, and select your phone number instead of your email address.
Why are my texts showing up as my email?
Lest you think it’s the tech demons pranking you for taking forever to respond to texts, your text messages and email address typically get linked due to iMessage. It seems like this can occur more often if you use iMessage on other Apple devices like your Macbook or iPad.
Why do my calls show up as my email?
When you make FaceTime calls on iPhone and iPad, recipients see your caller ID—an email or phone number. If that caller ID isn’t what they expect, they won’t know who’s calling. When you call someone using FaceTime, your caller ID is the email or phone number that appears on their screen.
Why is my iMessage sent from my email address?
If you are experiencing this error, you will notice that when you try to send text messages to someone who also has an iPhone, the text appears as an iMessage and it is sent from your email address, instead of your phone number. It shows the Apple account that is registered under iCloud and iMesage with email address.
How can I stop iMessage from my email address?
The checkmark will be removed and free from the existing email address on your iPhone. Go to your iPhone’s Settings. Tap on Messages and select the “Receive at” option. Tap the caller ID and select your phone number. Turn off iMessage. Wait for a few seconds then enable it again. Go to your Mac computer.
How to make iMessage send from phone instead of email?
On Mac, go to Messages, then Preferences, followed by Accounts and then iMessage. Unmark all the email addresses and leave the phone number only. Go to Settings, then Messages, followed by Send & receive. Select Start New Conversation From and choose the phone number instead of the email address.
How can I get my iMessage to show my phone number?
You just have to make sure to leave your phone number as it is. Go to your iPhone’s settings. Go to your phone’s iMessage section, then tap on the Send and Receive section. Simply click on the option which shows the New Conversation From. Tap the phone number instead of showing the email. Access your Apple account.