Imessage Email Address

 



Set up your phone number

Tap Add an Email. If an email address is already set up to receive iMessages, then this button will be labeled Add Another Email. 5 Input the new email address and tap Return. Step 3 Turn iMessage On and wait. IMessage will be sent as a text on iPhone without a network connection. Someone will wonder how to send SMS rather than iMessage after settings. Actually, you can just disconnect the network connection or follow above-mentioned step to deactivate the iMessage app on iPhone Settings app easily.

On your iPhone:

  1. Go to Settings > Messages and make sure that iMessage is on. You might need to wait a moment for it to activate.
  2. Tap Send & Receive. If you see “Use your Apple ID for iMessage,” tap it and sign in with the same Apple ID that you use on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch.
  3. In the 'You can receive iMessages' section, make sure that your phone number and Apple ID are selected.
  4. Go to Settings > FaceTime and make sure that your phone number and Apple ID are selected in the 'You can be reached by FaceTime at' section.

On your other devices, you can now turn on the phone number that you just set up:

If you use this feature and share your Apple ID with someone, you can't prevent them from seeing your conversations. Instead of using the same Apple ID as someone else, set up Family Sharing.

Remove your phone number

If you don't want calls or messages for your iPhone on your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, you can remove your phone number. There are two ways to do this:

  • On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Select your Apple ID at the bottom of the screen and tap Sign Out. Then go to Settings > FaceTime, select your Apple ID and tap Sign Out.
  • If the phone number that you want to remove belongs to an iPhone that you can't access, change your Apple ID password. This removes all phone numbers from your iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. Calls or messages for the removed numbers won't appear on those devices anymore.

If you have questions, contact Apple Support.

Turn your phone number on or off for your Mac

After you set up your phone number, you can turn it on or off for Messages and FaceTime on your Mac.

  1. Open Messages or FaceTime. If asked, sign in with the Apple ID that you're using with Messages and FaceTime on your iPhone.
  2. For Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. For FaceTime, choose FaceTime > Preferences, then click Settings.
  3. Turn your phone number on or off:
    • To turn on your phone number, select it and your Apple ID in the list. If you don't see your phone number, get help with your settings or contact Apple Support. If you see a number that isn't yours, change your Apple ID password.
    • To turn off your phone number, deselect it in the list.
  4. If you want recipients to see your phone number and not your Apple ID, select your phone number from the “Start new conversations from” or ”Start new calls from” pop-up menu.

Learn how to make messages that you send and receive on your iPhone appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch.

Turn your phone number on or off for your iPad or iPod touch

After you set up your phone number, you can turn it on or off for Messages and FaceTime on your iPad or iPod touch.

  1. For Messages, go to Settings > Messages and make sure that iMessage is on. If asked, sign in with the Apple ID you're using with Messages and FaceTime on your iPhone. Then tap Send & Receive.
  2. For FaceTime, go to Settings > FaceTime. If asked, sign in with the Apple ID that you're using with Messages and FaceTime on your iPhone.
  3. Turn your phone number on or off:
    • To turn on your phone number, select it and your Apple ID in the “You can be reached” section. If you don't see your phone number, get help with your settings or contact Apple Support. If you see a number that isn't yours, change your Apple ID password.
    • To turn off your phone number, uncheck it.

Learn how to make messages that you send and receive on your iPhone also appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch.

If you can't see or select your number in Messages or FaceTime

  1. Make sure that you're using the latest software for your Mac or iOS device.
  2. Make sure that you correctly followed the iPhone steps to set up your phone number. You should be using the same Apple ID on all of your devices.
  3. In the “You can be reached” section of Messages and FaceTime settings, make sure that there are checkmarks beside your phone number and Apple ID:

If your phone number is unchecked and you can't select it, or you have some other issue, follow these steps:

  1. On your Mac:
    • In Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. Click Sign Out.
    • In FaceTime, choose FaceTime > Preferences, then click Sign Out.
  2. On your iPhone, iPad, and iPod:
    • Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
    • Go to Settings > FaceTime. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
  3. On your iPhone:
    • Go back to Settings > Messages and make sure that iMessage is turned on.
    • Tap Send & Receive, then choose “Use your Apple ID for iMessage” and sign in with your Apple ID.
  4. Using the same Apple ID, sign back in to Messages and FaceTime on your other devices.
Imessage showing email

If you still need help, change your Apple ID password and repeat the setup steps. If that doesn't work, contact Apple Support.

If you are experiencing this error, you will notice that when you try to send text messages to someone who also has an iPhone, the text appears as an iMessage and it is sent from your email address, instead of your phone number. It shows the Apple account that is registered under iCloud and iMesage with email address. In order to get the issue resolved to make sure that the iMessage is sent from the phone number rather than the email, you can follow the below instructions.

Solution 1

Simply disable iMessage and then re-enable it.

Solution 2

Go to Settings, then Messages and select Receive At. Sign out from your Apple ID, turn iMessage Off and then On. Once you sign out, “Receive At” shoudl show as Use your Apple ID for iMessage.

Solution 3

Go to Settings, then Messages and select Receive at. Then choose Caller ID and tap on the mobile number.

Solution 4

Go to Settings and then select iMessage settings, then iMessage and finally Send & Receive.
Your phone number should be listed in grey with one or additional email addresses below. If there are phone numbers with a check mark next to them, click the phone number to remove the cehck mark from the listed email address.

Solution 5

On Mac, go to Messages, then Preferences, followed by Accounts and then iMessage. Unmark all the email addresses and leave the phone number only.

Solution 6

Add Email To Imessage

Go to Settings, then Messages, followed by Send & receive. Select Start New Conversation From and choose the phone number instead of the email address.

Solution 7

Imessage Email Address Not Phone Number

Go to your Apple ID account and check that the phone number is verified. Then check that the phone number is listed under mobile number. If that is not the case, add the mobile to your Apple ID account.

Solution 8

Another option that you can try is to open the Message app on your Mac and log into it. Then send the message from Mac.

Send Imessage To Email Address

Solution 9

Sign out from your Apple account and disable iMessage. Then turn iMessage on again and log into your Apple account. Once iMessage is on, you will get the option to receive as. Unmark the email address.

Send Imessage To Email Address

Solution 10

How To Delete Imessage Email Address

Sign out of all Apple account. Disable your phone, allow 10 seconds and then turn it on.