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how do you change the phone number in imessages?

my wife and I share an account and her phone number shows up on my new ipad and am wondering how I change the phone number to reflect my phone number?

Posted on Jun 26, 2013 8:56 AM

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Jun 26, 2013 9:08 AM in response to Jim Marsh

I use one Apple ID and can use Messages and FaceTime on four different devices by assigning different email addresses to 3 of the devices. As long as both phone numbers are associated with the one Apple ID, it should be possible to do what you want to do. You may have to turn off and sign out of messages on all devices so that you can get the phone number to appear in Settings>Messages>Send and Receive at>You can be reached by iMessages at.


This should be helpful. Take a look.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538

Jun 26, 2013 9:18 AM in response to Jim Marsh

The Phone number must be associated with an Apple ID, in other words it must be a Phone number on an iPhone as that is the only way to associate it to an Apple ID


Once you associate it to the ID, you can manage the "Send / Receive " numbers and addresses through Settings->Messages


Don't know if once associated, you can remove one from Settings, and leave the one you want. Possibly you can.

how do you change the phone number in imessages?

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