Q: changing face time phone number
How do I change my Face Time phone number?
iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.4
Posted on May 13, 2013 2:22 PM
Community Specialists
Hi stagehand74,
The information below explains how Facetime works with your iPhone telephone number, and how to change the Facetime settings:
iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage
With iOS 6, your iPhone telephone number is linked to your Apple ID when you sign in to FaceTime or iMessage. This allows you to use your iPhone number with FaceTime and iMessage on other iOS devices with iOS 6 and on Macs with OS X v10.8.2 or later.
In FaceTime, choose FaceTime > Preferences. Your contact preferences should display under "You can be reached for calls at:".
How to unlink a phone number
To remove a phone number from an Apple ID, sign out of FaceTime and Messages on your iPhone. Sign out in the following locations:
- Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
- Settings > FaceTime. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
This should remove your phone number from other devices using the same Apple ID with FaceTime and Messages.
If the phone number is still available on other devices after you sign out of FaceTime and iMessage on the iPhone, you may need to sign out of iMessage and FaceTime on all your devices, then sign in to FaceTime and Messages again on devices you want to use.
Hope this information helps ...
- Judy
Posted on May 15, 2013 9:59 AM