Problem with contact name showing instead if my name when sending text

When I text my friends/ family… one of my contact names comes up as if they sent the text-… not my name!

iPhone SE, iOS 17

Posted on Jan 1, 2025 11:56 AM

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Posted on Jan 1, 2025 2:08 PM

The recipient of your SMS message has likely accidentally added your phone number as a property of that other person's contact entry. Have the recipient open the contact for that person on their phone and look through all of the properties. If your phone number is associated with that person's contact, it needs to be deleted from the contact.

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Jan 1, 2025 2:08 PM in response to ewiddel1118

The recipient of your SMS message has likely accidentally added your phone number as a property of that other person's contact entry. Have the recipient open the contact for that person on their phone and look through all of the properties. If your phone number is associated with that person's contact, it needs to be deleted from the contact.

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