My Texts recieved thru iMessage are showing up as coming from my email and not from my phone number

How do I fix my phone to show my contact name or phone number when sending a text rather than my email address?

"Seetings -> Phone" : get sure that your Number is displayed
iMessage & FaceTime are using the Phone Number from "Settings -> Phone"
to get your Number displayed in "Settings -> Phone" try to reset all Settings to factory
Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset all Settings (all personal Data and Media will not be deleted) but all Wifi Network Settings

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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

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

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My phone is sending my text messages from my email address, not from my phone number. How do I fix this?

what if I only can choose the email address which I can delete and I also have an out of states number because I used my phone back home and now Im back in the states and I cannot get it back to my US cell number its just set at my email and I want to change it...HELP!

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My sent text messages are received, but are from my email address rather than my phone number since updating to iOS 7.

Fellow iPhone users have complained that my text messages are not longer associated with my phone number. Instead, they see my texts messages as from my email address.
The problem started after I updated to iOS 7. How can I resolve this? I would rather not continue to confuse friends/family when they receive a text message from an email address they do not recognize when it was in fact sent from my phone.
Thank you.

Thank you!
I think it's odd that the default setting is now your email rather than your phone, however... Very confusing for me and other iPhone users I know.

How do I get my professional account to show to the person receiving my email and not the primary account?

I have 3 email addresses set up on my Mac. I'll label them as A, B and C. A is the primary email that was set up when I first got my Mac. C is my professional account for a company I work for. I recieve messages to that email in my Master inbox. I try to send mail from C, I select that email address out of the 'from' selection box and hit 'send'. The problem is that when I look at the sent message, or when I get a reply from the person I emailed from C, it shows up as an email from A and not C. How do I fix this?

Hi,
In Mail > Preferences > Accounts to can find out which STMP server you are using for outgoing items.
This can be one account.
I do this with a dial Up account I still have access to.
I can "fetch" mail over DSL and now Fibre.
However I have to be Logged in via Dial up to actually use their Servers to Send.
As a Consequence I "send" via one of the other Accounts STMP servers. (I tend to add a signature that reflects this account change)
The other thing that might explain what you are seeing is the Full Name Box.
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knelso wrote:
everytime i text someone my email pops up on their phone instead of my number
Because you have it set that way.
Settings > Message > Receive At > Caller ID
Change to your phone number.

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Thanks

I tried that. My phone number shows up in black and won't let me select it. I tried to delete me email and it won't allow me to do that either. Suggestions?

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I'm sorry you weren't able to make a purchase using your store credit. To purchase items on the iTunes Store with your store credit, your account information in your user profile needs to be corrected. I'll walk you through this process to get you back up and running in no time.
1) Visit the My Apple ID website at: http://appleid.apple.com
2) If the site is not displayed in your preferred language, click the Change Language link in the upper-right corner, type the name of your language in the field that appears, then click the Save button.
3) Click the "Manage your account" link.
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5) Click "Addresses" in the column on the left. If you have multiple shipping addresses, remove any out-of-date or duplicate addresses by clicking Delete. Also, make sure the state or province field is filled out correctly for each address. To edit an address, click Edit. Edit all of your shipping addresses and make sure the appropriate state is selected in the State drop-down menus.
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7) Make any other necessary corrections, then click the Save Changes button.
8) Click Log out in the upper-right corner. When you make your next purchase on the iTunes Store, you will be asked to review your billing information. At this point, you can change your information or simply click Done at the bottom of the screen to proceed. Once you click Done, you should be able to purchase on the iTunes Store using your store credit.

I am transferring to the iPhone 5s from my 4s and I lost my activation guide so all my messages are sending from my email and not my number. How do i fix this?

Please help. I can not call anyone and i can not text anyone that does not have an iPhone and I really want to use my new phone so please help me.

Using iMessage
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529
Troubleshooting iMessage activation:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268

IMessage and FaceTime not working with phone number.

Hi guys,
I've had this issue for days. My iMessage had been linked with my email. So I sign out of "my Apple ID" to enable me select my phone number as my preferred option for use. Unfortunately, I have my former phone number (which does not exist anymore) in grey and not my present phone number. So I'm stuck with my old contact and my email address for iMessage and FaceTime. I have tried toggling iMessage off and on, it keeps me on "waiting for activation" mode, deducts some airtime for SMS charge but still goes back to "iMessage unsuccessful".
Guys what can I do to link my active phone number to my iMessage and FaceTime.

Hello Walidou,
I've gone through the text, thanks. But it doesn't give me a solution still. It says if after waiting for activation for 24hours it doesn't still work, then contact apple support. You see it still brings me back here.
Infact, as I'm writing this my airtime is still being deducted as SMS is being automatically sent to some random number like "+447537410257"

IMessage sending from email and not phone number.

When I send an iMessage it sends from my email address rather than my phone number how can i change this to being sent from just my number as when people reply they are going to my email and not my iPhone??

Go to your contacts and look up your own contact. To check if you have created an "I", which mean a "yourself" go to "Settings - Mail, Contacts, etc.". Under Contacts you will find "My Infos".
At this point you should see your own name. If not, press on "My Infos" and create yourself on your iPhone. (Phone number, etc.). If you see your name at "My Infos" press on it an check if you have typed in your correct phone number.
You can also go to Settings - Phone and look up if your number is saved under "My Number".
I hope this will help you.

My Texts recieved thru iMessage are showing up as coming from my email and not from my phone number

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