The 'My Number' in All Contacts is wrong. It shows the SIM card's original number but I transfered my own number to this SIM from day one. I tried going into Settings/Phone/My Number but it appears that is locked and I cannot change it. Restart the phone and re-inserting the SIM card does not appear to be solving the problem. Any further thoughts?
iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1
To change "My Number" go to settings-messages-imessages turn off/on then your number will appear!
To change "My Number" go to settings-messages-imessages turn off/on then your number will appear!
To solve the part with wrong mynumber, it helped to change icloud and iphone info in my contact to e-mail and cell, then I changed the contact under Settings-> Contacts -> my info to some random contact and then back to mine. I had to shut down contacts in task manager between theese actions to refresh it, but you will see if you need to so that as well.
Had the same problem for my iPhone 5S on lycamobile uk as I just transferred my old number to new sim card. Switched off iMessage, facetime, log out of app store, log out of icloud and did a "reset all settings" in the settings > general > reset > reset all settings. Now my old number is showing correctly without any changes made to my apps except that I need to log back in to my apple account for imessage, facetime etc.
Like if it works for you 🙂
Apparently there is an issue with the new iOS5.1 that came out a few days ago and the iMessage trick stopped working. I know its not a big deal but I'm so annoyed not having my own number up there!
Fingers crossed they will come out with a fix!
Hiya, Ive tried what was suggested and although my imessage works and facetime work and my actual number is also displayed on each of these, the number shown on the 'Phone' still remains as the old pre-ported number.
Its only just happened. Before this was correct but when I updated to ISO 5.1 it reverted back to the old pre-ported number.
Any more ideas?
To change your number, go to settings, phone and then go toy number to change it manually. I tried disabling my messages etc but that didn't work and i took out my sim card. I was going to 3 to resolve it but found it out for myself for my Iphone 4. Marvellous ;)
Just did what another person suggested and it worked!
I have iPhone 6s and went to settings, phone, my number, and just changed it there, click save.
Go back to Phone to check it's changed, change screen, eg. go to favourites or recent, go back to contacts and it should have changed!
Your SIM card is defective. Replace it.
go to settings, phone, my number and simply change the number. Sounds almost too simple, but it works!
Thanks very much! It worked perfectly!
thank you I had the same issue and it just worked!
likewise hop1973, its trivial & doesn't effect anything on my 4s but i still want it to be correct!! let's hope there is a solution rather than heving to go to the bother of replacing the sim
Yeah I know the way they described did used to work, as I did it on my dads iPhone 4s. It has to be something to do with the new ISO 5.1 that came out yesterday.
I hope apple will look at it.
I'm having the same problem. Originally is was resolved by stopping and restarting iMessage, but with the 5.1 update the phone has reverted back to the original number.
I'm having the exact same trouble on 3 of our 4 iPhones. All showing pre-ported number.
'My Number' showing the wrong number
