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Problems setting up name and photo in Messages

I would like to make use of the new “Share Name and Photo” feature in iOS 13, but when I try to go to that setting in the Messages app or in Settings > Messages, I get an error saying “Sharing name and photo is not available because multiple phone numbers are associated to your Apple”.


Originally this made sense because I did actually have multiple numbers associated with my Apple ID, but I have removed one of them and I’m still getting the error.


I have confirmed that there is only one phone number listed in:

  • Settings > Apple ID > Reachable At
  • Settings > Messages > Send & Receive
  • Settings > FaceTime


Why does it still tell me that I have multiple phone numbers associated with my Apple ID? Has anyone else had this problem trying to get the Share Name and Photo feature working?


I should note that I do have multiple email addresses associated with my Apple ID, but I have seen no indication that this is the problem.

iPhone 11 Pro

Posted on Oct 12, 2019 9:51 AM

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Posted on Oct 12, 2019 9:54 AM

Well, it turns out that the problem was in fact multiple email addresses. I hope they update the error message to make that more clear so that other people don’t have to be as confused by this as I was.

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Problems setting up name and photo in Messages

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