HT4623 Changing phone number for icloud
My daughter somehow set up her phone so that we are sharing contacts, and some of mine have been deleted. How do I change the phone number so that I get my original contacts back, and hers are no longer on my phone?
Icloud doesn't use phone number it uses the apple id.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
Are you guys sharing apple id? see the link I provided.
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Any suggestions?
Hi Lori284,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. You can correct your phone number for FaceTime and iMessage by following this article:
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538
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Additional Information
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Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
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Note: If you no longer have access to the iPhone that is using the number you want to remove, reset your Apple ID password.
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i use my iphone5 - factory unlocked between two countries with two different sim card. When i am in the USA i can use both my both number and email address to send imessage.
I notice when i am in jamaica i can use only my email address to send imessage.
I tried just about everything i see in these forum.
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It sounds like you are not able to activate your phone number for iMessage usage when you are in Jamaica. I recommend following the steps in the section titled "Troubleshooting telephone-number activation (iPhone only)" in the following article:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4268
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
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