matz94
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Q: how do I get my imessages to stop showing my email address

Eveytime I i message my contacts that have iphones they see my email address instead of my phone #. how do I change that?

iPhone 5, iOS 8

Posted on Aug 12, 2015 3:38 PM

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Q: how do I get my imessages to stop showing my email address

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  • by brenden dv,

    brenden dv brenden dv Aug 14, 2015 2:28 PM in response to matz94
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    Aug 14, 2015 2:28 PM in response to matz94

    Hi matz94,

     

    If you are sending these messages from your iPhone, you may want to make sure that the "Start new conversations from:" option is set to your phone number and not your email address, as noted in the following article (the steps outlines are for another issue, but it provides a good illustration of these settings):

     

    Use iMessage and FaceTime with multiple devices

    Learn how to set up iMessage on multiple devices. The same steps apply when you set up FaceTime.

    1. Sign in to an Apple ID on your iPhone. You will see all addresses verified with the account.
    2. Tap an address to enable it on the device. The telephone number will be dimmed when you view these settings on an iPhone.
    3. If you don't want to use iMessage with your iPhone telephone number, tap Settings > Messages and turn iMessage off. 

     

    iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage - Apple Support

     

    Cheers