Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Email instead of phone number for texts

IPhone 8 query: when texting the To box will only populate with an email address instead of phone number. Help??

iPhone 8

Posted on Jun 13, 2020 6:00 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Jun 14, 2020 7:06 AM

Are you actually typing in the phone number, or the name (which lets the Messages app choose). Also, if this is a thread that was originated or responded to by the recipient using their Apple ID then the thread will continue using that original method.

3 replies

Email instead of phone number for texts

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.