iMessage sent from email address rather than phone number...

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iMessage sent from email address rather than phone number...

I'm having similar problems with my iMessage update under iOS 5. When I send text messages to other iPhone users, it appears as iMessage and from my email address rather than my phone number. I went into Settings > Messages > Receive At, but there's no option to add my phone number. It keeps showing my Apple Account, which I registered under for iMessage and iCloud with my email address. It only allows me to add another email address. From what I can tell, non-iPhone users are still receiving my text messages from my number like regular. If I turn iMessage OFF, I'm sending regular text messages to all users. Anyone have a fix yet? I'm wondering if this was an Apple goof that won't be resolved until the next iPhone update.

iPhone 4, iOS 5

Posted on Oct 14, 2011 6:55 AM

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epfenn29 Author

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Oct 14, 2011 7:08 AM in response to higuain

Wait...I think I figured it out. When you click Receive At, click Apple ID and Sign Out. Once you've signed out, the Receive At turns to "Use your Apple ID for iMessage." I think that fixes things!

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mollib

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Oct 14, 2011 11:03 AM in response to epfenn29

There's also the "Caller ID" setting under "Receive At" under the "Messages" setting. You can change that to your phone number or one of the email addresses you've set up for iMessages, so you can control how you show up to other folks.

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higuain

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Oct 14, 2011 6:57 AM in response to epfenn29

same issue

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epfenn29 Author

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Oct 14, 2011 7:10 AM in response to epfenn29

iMessage is still switched ON (BLUE), but I'm now sending text messages (GREEN) instead and my friends say it's coming from my phone number again...

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higuain

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Oct 14, 2011 8:45 AM in response to epfenn29

still the problem is not solved when signing out from the apple ID

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Castans

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Oct 14, 2011 10:57 AM in response to epfenn29

Same problem here. On phone with Apple right now. Dont want to try your method yet.

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Castans

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Oct 14, 2011 11:26 AM in response to epfenn29

Turn iMessenger off then back on, works

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epfenn29 Author

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Oct 14, 2011 11:28 AM in response to mollib

I must have an older version, because there's no Caller ID option under "Receive At" for me under "Messages."

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epfenn29 Author

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Oct 14, 2011 11:29 AM in response to Castans

Castans - Are you still logged on with your Apple ID for iMessage when you turn it on and off?

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EliasSS

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Oct 14, 2011 11:39 AM in response to higuain

Tried and still the same problem, i even reinstalled IOS 2 times. i turn off and on Imessage 30 times may be and press ok for carrier charges and charged 30 messages and still no success.

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Oct 14, 2011 3:07 PM in response to epfenn29

What I am curious about is, how do I know if what I'm sending is coming from my number as a text message or as an iMessage with my Apple ID. I'm really asking this specifically because, I have friends overseas who I have been texting..now we have iMessenger.. but how do I know it's not being sent as a text instead (therefore costing me money)? Just because it's being sent using their email?

I've used a Blackberry before, and they have their texting & BBM as two seperate applications with two seperate icons...kinda hoping Apple had done the same here :/

Any help would be great thanks 😀

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Oct 15, 2011 9:25 AM in response to epfenn29

Signing out of my apple ID worked for me. Thanks!

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Oct 15, 2011 10:01 PM in response to epfenn29

hi guys , I have tried the method where by i log off my Apple id following by Offing iMessenge. Than i ON iMessage and relog in =) It works perfectly =)

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Oct 17, 2011 3:32 AM in response to epfenn29

Signing out of my Apple ID, then turning iMessage off and on also fixed the problem for me.

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Oct 20, 2011 4:41 AM in response to epfenn29

I have test all of these methods but none of them worked for me 😟

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