HT3529 Why is my email showing up in iMessage instead of my phone number or saved name?

Why is my iMessages showing up as my email instead of my number or saved name?

Try...
Settings > Messages > Receive At > Caller ID and select your number

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Why do people see my email when i send imessages instead of my phone number

I recently had to erase my phone due to me forgetting my passcode and every since I erased it, my imessages will not work properly. By this I mean, I cant sign in with my apple id. And when i did someone manage to get it up people were saying that my old phone number was showing up. Then I tried to reset again and then email keeps showing up. I've tried everything I can and nothing will make it work properly.

Go into Settings>Messages>iMessage and see if it is activated. If yes, then turn it off. Then do a reset on the phone. Hold the sleep/wake and home buttons together until you see the Apple logo and then release. The phone will reboot. After the phone has restarted, go back into Settings>Messages>iMessage and turn it on. Make sure it activates, and then go to Send & Receive and make sure your phone number is listed there, is grayed out and has a checkmark by it. If you do not want to use your Apple ID for iMessage, you can tap on it to remove the checkmark.

HT3529 why does my email show up instead of my number

why does my email show up instead of my number? when im using imessage..

Try going to Settings>Messages>Receive At>Caller ID, if your email address is select here select your phone number instead.

Why does my email occur when I imessage them and not my number?

Friends are asking why my email keeps coming up when I imessage them. It's very annoying. Also on Settings > Messages then imessage says it's waiting on activation. Please help

Just Quit mail before you shut down your computer.
Check your log-in items to see if Mail got added to the list. If so Delete it from the list.
Apple Menu()>System preferences>Users&Groups>Login items

HT3529 When i send a text while using imessage to another iphone user why does my email show up on their phone instead of my number ??????

When i send a text while using imessage to another iphone user why does my email show up on their phone instead of my number ?????? Can somebody please help me !

cfm007,
Welcome to our family. We want you to be able to enjoy all the services we provide and we definitely need to address this. Do you receive/make calls without problems? Are you able to receive messages with your contacts' number? Are you using iMessages? If so, go to Settings>Messages>Send&Receive>only your phone number should be enabled.
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Why my old emails show up when I use the spotlight search?

why my deleted emails show up when I use the Spotlight search?

Hi ..
Try a reset.
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button together for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
If that doesn't help, tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings
No data is lost due to a reset.

Why do text messages from my iPad appear to some people as if they came from my email address instead of my phone number? This does not happen when I send text messages from my iPhone.

Why do text messages from my iPad appear to some people as if they came from my email address instead of my phone number? This does not happen when I send text messages from my iPhone.

You need to link your iPhone number to Messages - and Facetime if you use it. For Messages go to Settings>Messages>Send and Receive at>You can be reached by iMessage at. If your phone number is showing there, select it as your Contact address. If it doesn't appear in there, take a look at the end of this article for help.
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage - Apple Support

When I send a text using siri the recipient shows that the text came from my email. How do I fix that so it show that the text came from my phone number and not my email address?

When I send a text using siri the recipient shows that the text came from my email. How do I fix that so it show that the text came from my phone number and not my email address?

Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > Start new conversations from:
Only your phone number is selected.

Why is my Imessage working off my email instead of my phone number and how can i fix it?

My Imessage is working with my email instead of my phone number and it wont let me fix it in setting Please help...

Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > Start new conversation from:
and checkmark your phone number instead of an e-mail address

I just sent a text message to someone else with an iPhone and it came through from my email address instead of my phone number.

I just sent a test message to someone I just met from my iPhone to her iPhone and it came through from my email address instead of my phone number. This seems very strange. Anyone know why this might happen? It seems like a potentially big privacy problem.

likely the iMessage feature it does so to save you money as sms's are mostly charged by the sms where data is not
read more here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMessage
you can disable iMessage in the settings of your phone

How do I get Messages to stop sending from my email address instead of my phone number?

I've had several people tell me that texts I've sent from my iPhone have been showing up as <myemailadd>@mac.com instead of my phone number. It started doing that under iOS7. I don't want my email address sent with my phone-originated texts. I don't want my email address broadcast to people that shouldn't have it.
So what do I need to change to make sure that phone texts originate from my phone number, home texts show my email address, and both are viewable on both my iPhone and iMac?

I think its fixed. I had to sign iMessages in on my Apple ID, but then deselect my email addresses to make it behave the way it should. Now if I could get iMessage to only send response alerts to the last device I used, instead of late night texts going to every device I own in the house and waking everyone up.
For some reason, the free iCloud address I automatically received (when Apple was trying to force people to leave Mac.com) is "hardwired" into iMessage. People were also getting texts from that address even though I was on my phone. I tried to delete it but iOS tells me I can't. I don't use that address, I won't ever use it, too bad I can't make it go away.

I have an iPhone 5c and when i try to IMessage my contacts if they have an iPhone it sends it off of my email instead of my phone number what do i do to fix this?

I have an iPhone 5c recently updated with iOS 8, i am having problems with my IMessage. when i try to IMessage my contacts, instead of sending the IMessage from my phone number the message is sent with my email. i also cannot be in a group chat due to me texting off of my email. i don't want this to happen.. what are ways to fix this so i no longer can text off of my email.

Go into Settings>Messages>Send and Receive and make sure that your phone number is checked and iMessage reads as activated. Remove the checkmark from the email address and make sure that only the phone number if checked. It should appear grayed out, but should still have a checkmark. If the phone number does not have a checkmark, then turn off iMessage, wait a few moments and then turn iMessage back on and make sure that it activates.

Why can I receive iMessages sent to my phone number on my macbook but not my iPad?

Why can I receive iMessages sent to my phone number on my macbook but not my iPad?
My iPhone phone number appeared as a recipient option on my mac as soon as I launched Messages on my iPhone but not on the iPad and I can't find a way to add it.

You do not have an app but you can setup your iMessage on the iPhone and switch it on (as it is since you receive messages on the iPhone).
In the same setup screen under iMessage you should have send receipt, send as SMS and also Send and Receive howmanyadress > Click on here and you will enter a new screen.
On top there should be you Apple ID and under your phone number. Under the phone number you can add some Mail adress to be used for iMessage. I believe it is important ot have the Apple ID on the top of this screen and at least one Apple Mail checked as to be used for iMessage.
This should be enought to get iMessage both on iPhone and Mac.
Try this and let iCloud to sync for few minutes and you should have the data on the Mac too.

TS4268 My text messages are being sent and received with my email address instead of my phone number. How do I fix this?

My text messages are being sent and received with my email address instead of my phone number. How do I fix this?

This is with iMessages only.
Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive and below the Start New Conversations From, select your cell phone number instead of your Apple ID email address.

Why does my Apple ID show up when sending messages instead of my phone number?

When I send a message from my iPad mini and my iPhone, it shows up under my Apple ID to the receiver, why does it do that?

My phone number and email address are both marked and its checked to start new conversations from my phone number.

HT3529 Why is my email showing up in iMessage instead of my phone number or saved name?

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