IMessage 2 contacts for the same person?, iMessage 2 contacts for the same person?

My girlfriend has both the 3GS and iPad 2 with iOS5. We have been using iMessage with no problems phone to phone.
She sent me an iMessage for the first time using the iPad 2 and now she has doubled in the iMessage contacts field. The conversations are not linked together. I have messages from her sms and imessage from her phone and then imessages from her ipad as another contact all with the same Contact name (all her details are stored as one contact). She only has 1 iCloud account, the ipad was set up on that. Why would there be two "girlfriends names" when you go into messages?

It has to do with the iMessage Caller ID of your girlfriend's iPhone. That setting can be found in Settings -> iMessage -> Receive At. If your girlfriend sends an iMessage, replies to the message will be send to the Caller ID. The default on iPhone is the phone number of the phone. So, if she sends you messages from both her iPad (with her emailadress as caller id) and het iPhone (with her phone number as caller id), those will end up as two separate entries in your iMessages app.
A way around this is to ask her to set the caller id of her iPhone to her email adress (the same as for her iPad). The downside of this might be (I'm not certain of that) that if she sends an iMessage to someones iPhone and goes offline afterwards, replies send to her from that iPhone won't automatically switch to SMS.

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I have 2 iPhone 4S's, one is personal, one purchased by work for me. Can I use the same iTunes account to sync both phones while keeping the contacts that are synced as separate lists for personal phone and work phone, but also allow same apps for both?

I'm hoping someone out there knows if I can use 1 apple ID and 1 iTunes account to sync 2 different iPhone 4S's - one for personal use, and one for work use. I would like to be able to sync with the same music and app's on both, but need to keep the contacts and calendars completely separate between the 2 phones since I don't want personal data on the work phone or work data on the personal phone. Can you help me figure this out?

Yes!
Luckily, if you be very careful and pay attention to what you have selected in itunes, you can separate these things
Basically, in iTunes, there are tabs at the top for Summary, info, apps, etc..
These tabs control PER DEVICE what syncs between itunes and the device.
Therefore, you can plug iPhone 4S #1 in, and select to sync contacts with address book, then do so. Then plug iPhone 4S #2 in, and not choose to sync with address book. iTunes will keep these settings separate. However, in that situation for music and apps, you would check to sync both on both, in order to get all music and apps on each.
The only thing to watch out for, each computer 'user' has only one set of address book and ical, meaning that if you want to sync both phones to the computer, but dont want to mix contacts, only one phone will be able to sync contacts and/or calendars. Basically, each category in the Info tab will only hold one device's information, so you CAN do contacts with iPhone 4S #1, and calendars with #2.

How can I turn off imessage for just one of my contacts? Me and my husband just upgraded (both had iphone 4), I got the iphone 5s and he got he note 3. All my text to him automatically send as a imessage. Ive tried to delete his contact and then went back

How can I turn off imessage for just one of my contacts? Me and my husband just upgraded (both had iphone 4), I got the iphone 5s and he got he note 3. All my text to him automatically send as a imessage. Ive tried to delete his contact and then went back in and reentered it but that doesnt work.

Have your husband text the word "stop" to 48369. This should take his number out of the iMessage system.
Go into your settings under messaging and make sure the box to send as an SMS if iMessage is unavailable is checked.
Hopefully this will get your messages sending/receiving to each other.

Is it possible to iMessage one recipient and for the rest of my contacts to recieve normal texts?

I have been contacting a friend abroad via iMessage and that's been no problem however when iMessage is on, other contacts of mine send me message by iMessage. Is there any way to stop the rest of my contacts iMessaging me and keep my friend abroad iMessage me?

If you are sending to multiple people, and not all of them have iOS devices and iMessage accounts, then the message is sent to all as SMS text (assuming you have that option enabled in your messaging settings). Basically, no, you cannot split the choice of sending for a given message - the recipeint list will dictate that and if even one recipient does not have iMessaging active, then it will go as SMS text (or not go at all, if you have disable the option to send as SMS text).
There is no way to send a single message to multiple people and have some of them receive it via Apple's iMessage service and some receive it via your carriers SMS texting service. It is all or none as far as that goes.

HT3529 I'm having trouble with my iPhone 5 iMessage service. The device does not recognize the users who have iMessage when I try to contact them using this feature. Who have the same issue and what did you do in order to solve it?

I'm having trouble with my iPhone 5 iMessage service. The device does not recognize the users who have iMessage when I try to contact them using this feature. Who have the same issue and what did you do in order to solve it?

Read here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755

Do you have to have a person in contacts to IMessage them?

Do you have to have a person in contacts to iMessage them?

Using FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319
Troubleshooting FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367
The Complete Guide to FaceTime + iMessage: Setup, Use, and Troubleshooting
http://tinyurl.com/a7odey8
Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
iOS: FaceTime is 'Unable to verify email because it is in use'
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3510
Using FaceTime and iMessage behind a firewall
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4245
iOS: About Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529
Set up iMessage
http://www.apple.com/ca/ios/messages/
iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538
How to Set Up & Use iMessage on iPhone, iPad, & iPod touch with iOS
http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/18/set-up-imessage-on-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch-with-io s-5/
Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755
Troubleshooting iMessage Issues: Some Useful Tips You Should Try
http://www.igeeksblog.com/troubleshooting-imessage-issues/
Setting Up Multiple iOS Devices for iMessage and Facetime
http://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htm l
FaceTime and iMessage not accepting Apple ID password
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/facetime-and-imessage-not-acc epting-apple-id-password/
FaceTime, Game Center, Messages: Troubleshooting sign in issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3970
Unable to use FaceTime and iMessage with my apple ID
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4649373?tstart=90
How to Block Someone on FaceTime
http://www.ehow.com/how_10033185_block-someone-facetime.html
My Facetime Doesn't Ring
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19087457
Send an iMessage as a Text Message Instead with a Quick Tap & Hold
http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/18/send-imessage-as-text-message/
To send messages to non-Apple devices, check out the TextFree app https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/text-free-textfree-sms-real/id399355755?mt=8
How to Send SMS from iPad
http://www.iskysoft.com/apple-ipad/send-sms-from-ipad.html
You can check the status of the FaceTime/iMessage servers at this link.
http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/
 Cheers, Tom

Hi! Just got my new ihpone 4 yesterday, but i'm having issues in texting a specific contact. sending sms or iMessages works perfectly fine with all my contacts apart from 1,which is even using my same network, though i can call it and receive sms from it.

Hi! Just got my new ihpone 4 yesterday, but i'm having issues in texting a specific contact. sending sms or iMessages works perfectly fine with all my contacts apart from 1,which is even using my same network, though i can call it and receive sms from it. What could the problem be?

My Quad is as quiet with 10.4.5 as it was on arrival Jan 31, with 10.4.2
Altivec Fractal Carbon gives the CPU too much chance to cool down. I've got other ways to drive the CPU to sustained 100% load. Yes, the fans speed up, but it's still pretty quiet. I've run it at 100% for hours.
I like the idea of taking things gradually. If you can wait a few days before making big changes, it can make things much easier. 3-4 weeks is very conservative, but great if you have that much patience.
My Quad has been up full-time since I got it. Works perfectly.
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I am not able to get name of the person when he is calling for which i have already saved the no. on my contact list i have reseted my phone twice help me out

hello i have started using iphone 5 for which i downloaded my contacts from i clouds i am not able to get name of the person when he is calling for which i have already saved the no. on my contact list i have reseted my phone twice its only showing the names of the person whose no. i have saved it with the country code i am staying in india new delhi pls help me i am fed up not able to get the name of person who is calling

Sir, your Apple ID can be used as an iCloud account as well. They are both the same thing.
You can learn more from --> Set up your Apple ID for iCloud and iTunes - Apple Support

TS4036 I purchased an iphone for my daughter and we are using the same account and she deleted some contacts from her phone and they were deleted off of my contacts as well. Is there a way to use icloud backup to reinstall the contacts to my phone?

I purchased an iphone for my daughter and we are using the same account and she deleted some contacts from her phone and they were deleted off of my contacts as well. Is there a way to use icloud backup to reinstall the contacts to my phone?

Welcome to the Apple community.
You can only restore them from a Computer backup. This has occurred because you are sharing an iCloud account. ideally you should each have your own iCloud account, that way you can each manage your own mail, contacts, calendars, documents etc and avoid unintentional deletions and unwanted editing. If there is information you wish to share between you, this can be done with a secondary account.
Having separate iCloud accounts, doesn't mean you have to have separate iTunes accounts, so whilst you keep your personal data separate, you can continue to share music, apps, books, TV shows, movies etc.

Hello, i upgraded from an iphone 4 to a 5 and since then my messages arent going through as imessages. i went into optus and they said that the feature is turned on so it should be working so they suggested i contact apple support

Since i upgraded from an iphone 4 to a 5 my messages aren't being sent as imessages. I went into Optus and he said that all of the features are on and it should be sending imessages. He suggested i contact Apple..

Hey staceygillespie,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The following article outlines troubleshooting steps if it seems iMessage may not have activated correctly:
iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
For additional information, see this article:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755
Thanks,
Matt M.

Problem with iMessage making me open a new screen when texting the same person.

Just starting having this problem today. Texting with one person using iMessage (iphone to iphone) and every time they respond to my text, it doesn't appear on the open screen conversation.... it appears as a new message from them. I'm having to text them and then close my conversation and then reopen the text message to see what they said. It's like having 20 people text you at the same time.
Anyone else having this happen to them?

yes, my imessage was set to go to my iphone number. Same for the person that I was texting with.
It's working now. As a last ditch effort, I checked to see how many apps I had running in the background. Needless to say, I had about 12 apps open. I closed them all, and my imessage worked correctly after that..... one conversation.

HT4859 I deleted some contacts from my iphone 5 which then deleted the same contacts from my iphone 4s which I use for work, I cannot retrieve these contacts via icloud or itunes on my laptop

How do I retreive my contacts that I deleted from my iphone 5 and these contacts were then deleted from my iphone 4s which I use for work. I cannot retreive them from icloud or via itunes on my laptop

If you are sharing the same iCloud account any data you sync with the account (such as contacts) is merged, and any actions you take on one device (such as deleting contacts) also takes place on the device(s) sharing the account. To fix this, you need to be on separate iCloud accounts.
One of you needs to migrate their iCloud data to a separate iCloud account/ID. In your situation, this might be able to do with his phone. To do this, go to Settings>iCloud on his phone, tap Delete Account, choose Keep on My iPhone when prompted. Then sign back in with a separate ID and choose Merge to upload the data to the new account.
Once you are on separate accounts, you can sign into each account separately on icloud.com and delete the other person's data from each account.
To get the contacts on you iPad into your husband's iPhone and iCloud account, make sure his phone has Contacts turned to On in Settings>iCloud. Download the app My Contacts Backup on your iPad and use this to back up your contacts as an attachment to an email. Send this email to your husband. Have him open it on his phone and tap the attachment to import the contacts to his phone, and to his iCloud account.

I'm in London for a semester and I met someone here. My iMessage has been useful for chatting with friends from home, but I'd like to add this guy to my contacts and iMessage him. I can't iMessage him (he has functional iMessage on his iPhone).

I'm in London for a semester and I met someone here. My iMessage has been useful for chatting with friends from home, but I'd like to add this guy to my contacts and iMessage him. I can't iMessage him (he has functional iMessage on his iPhone). Why doesn't my phone recognize him to have iMessage? Do I have to turn my data on and my airport off to send a message before it recognizes that he has iMessage?

Call AppleCare, because, according to Apple, removing the devices from your support profile should have fixed this issue. You can also try changing your Apple ID password, but given what you've done, I doubt this will help.

All my contacts use iPhones but one doesn't use iMessage because it uses data. I want to use iMessage for other contacts but i have to turn off for just one contact. Can i turn iMessage off for just one contact?

All my contacts use iPhones but one doesn't use iMessage because it uses data. I want to use iMessage for other contacts but i have to turn off for just one contact. Can I turn iMessage off for just one contact?

You need to delete here conversation and start another one using her phone number and not her Apple ID. You cannot delete iMessage, you can disable it. If the Apple server still sees her iPod with iMessage on and using her Apple ID, then it will continue to appear to your phone that she has iMessage. She needs to take a look at this support document about permanently disabling iMessage for her account. Can’t receive text messages on a non-Apple phone

HT204150 How do I change my default email on the "Me" contact from a Facebook email to my normal email address in the same contact? Or at least change it for the autofill information?

How do I change my default email on the "Me" contact from a Facebook email to my normal email address in the same contact? Or at least change it for the autofill information?
Perfernece for contact to change. Do I just have to dis-associate my contact fromt the facebook account? Is only the autofill changable?

If you allow Facebook to access your contacts and you have the @facebook.com email alias turned on, it will add the @facebook.com email to your contact info, and because it has the fixed label of "email" it overrides every other email address.
They didn't fix this in iOS 8.
There are two ways to remove the @facebook.com email from your contact info:
If you don't need your Facebook friends and their info updating your contacts, go into iOS Settings -> Facebook and turn off access to Contacts.
If you don't use your @facebook.com email address (all it does it forward to the primary email address) you can go into the Facebook app, More -> Settings -> General -> Email -> and uncheck "Use your Facebook email". Removing it from Account Emails does not work, you have to turn it off. Once you do this, go to iOS Settings -> Facebook and turn Contacts off and on again to make it update your info. The @facebook.com address should be removed.

I have multiple phones on the same itunes account but now we can see everyones imessages. Can I create a new account for imessaging?

I have multiple phones that share an apple ID for music. The problem is that when we use imessaging we see eachothers messages. Can I create a separate account solely for imessaging so private messages can be sent but keep the same itunes account and continue sharing music?

Yes.

IMessage 2 contacts for the same person?, iMessage 2 contacts for the same person?

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