Recently traveled to Europe and had to use a pay as you go sim card, after returning home and replacing my sim card I get this message:
"This number is registered to your Apple ID, but is not associated with this phone. You can keep using the number for iMessage and FaceTime until it expires."
I turned off iMestsage and Facetime, restarted to no avail.
It says I have 18 days left
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Hello RallyTruly,
We have some steps that should help with that message showing for your phone number not associating with your phone. We'll work through the following article: Add or remove your phone number in Messages or FaceTime
Set up your phone number
On your iPhone:
1. Go to Settings > Messages and make sure that iMessage is on. You might need to wait a moment for it to activate.
2. Tap Send & Receive. If you see “Use your Apple ID for iMessage,” tap it and sign in with the same Apple ID that you use on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch.
3. In the "You can receive iMessages to and Reply From" section, make sure that your phone number and Apple ID are selected.
4. Go to Settings > FaceTime and make sure that your phone number and Apple ID are selected in the "You can be reached by FaceTime at" section.
On your other devices, you can now turn on the phone number that you just set up:
- Turn on your phone number for your Mac
- Turn on your phone number for your iPad or iPod touch
Reply back with any other questions.
Best regards.
Hello RallyTruly,
We have some steps that should help with that message showing for your phone number not associating with your phone. We'll work through the following article: Add or remove your phone number in Messages or FaceTime
Set up your phone number
On your iPhone:
1. Go to Settings > Messages and make sure that iMessage is on. You might need to wait a moment for it to activate.
2. Tap Send & Receive. If you see “Use your Apple ID for iMessage,” tap it and sign in with the same Apple ID that you use on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch.
3. In the "You can receive iMessages to and Reply From" section, make sure that your phone number and Apple ID are selected.
4. Go to Settings > FaceTime and make sure that your phone number and Apple ID are selected in the "You can be reached by FaceTime at" section.
On your other devices, you can now turn on the phone number that you just set up:
- Turn on your phone number for your Mac
- Turn on your phone number for your iPad or iPod touch
Reply back with any other questions.
Best regards.
I got this when I replaced the SIM card in my phone. There were two lines with my phone number on them.
I tapped the 2nd line, the one without a checkmark. It went into a 'verifying' phase and when it was done, the "registered but not associated" message was gone.
Did you figure this out? I have the same problem. I'm afraid of losing all of my messages - I want to keep everything as some are sentimental.
How to fix Apple ID number registration error?
