Email is showing up instead of my number in a group text.

Email is showing up instead of my number in a group text. Why? How to change it back to number?

iPhone X, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 10, 2020 2:29 PM

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Posted on Aug 10, 2020 2:32 PM

Hey kristimallison




What that means is that you're (not on purpose) sending iMessages from your iCloud account (email). You can link your phone number with your iCloud account (it should be by default).


The simple fix is to go to Settings, Messages, and there's an option to "Start Conversations from..." and choose your phone number instead of your AppleID (iCloud Account email address)

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Aug 10, 2020 2:32 PM in response to kristimallison

Hey kristimallison




What that means is that you're (not on purpose) sending iMessages from your iCloud account (email). You can link your phone number with your iCloud account (it should be by default).


The simple fix is to go to Settings, Messages, and there's an option to "Start Conversations from..." and choose your phone number instead of your AppleID (iCloud Account email address)

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