IMessage and 10.8.2 Phone Number

Hello,
    This morning I installed the new update for OSX ( 10.8.2 ) for my iMac and now iMessages is not recognizing my iPhone number? I have checked my Apple ID info to be sure my phone number is registered. The only messages that show up now in iMessages are the messages I have sent and received via email.
     Does any one have any suggestions, or a similar problem?
    Just to clarify I am referring to the iMessages app on my iMac, the iMessage app on my iPhone is working fine.
    Thank You
    John

Hi,
As Sig says both apps are called Messages.
iMessages is just something both of them can do.
On the Mac it is in the Messages app as a separate account
It needs you to register an Apple ID.
It pulls no details about that Apple ID (other than using the password).
It does not have to be the iCloud one that you might be syncing the Contacts app list to the iPhone with.
It does not have to be the iTunes one (if that is separate from your iCloud one).
In OS X 10.8 and OS X 10.8.1 Messages was at version 7 (.0)
This did not Sync iMessages send to the iPhone Number
It only did so with iMessages sent to the Apple ID which were then synced across all the devices using the Apple ID that was registered.
At OS x 10.8.2 Messages gets update to Version 7.0.1 and iOS 6 on the phone at the same time allows the iMessages going to the iPhone Number to also be synced to the Messages app on the Mac (and iPads and Touches).
It also allows Send and Receive on the Messages app on the Mac.
I would start with the iPhone
Settings > Messages > Send and Receive. Is the iPhone Number ticked ?
If it is Not then remove the Apple ID.
Turn Messages Off (Or put the phone in Airplane Mode)
After a few minutes re-add the Apple ID
Restart Messages on the Mac.
You should now get an Alert Style messages saying the iPhone is now Using the Apple ID and the iPhone Number with an Accept option button
Click this and the iPhone Number will get listed and ticked as a Receive "Alias" and get added to the Send drop down at the bottom. (In Messages > Preferences > Accounts > iMessages Account).
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My Apple ID profile does not contain my mobile (well either of them actually) number it make no difference to iMessages.
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