Remove number from iMessage

I am trying to remove my number from iMessage. Tried to sign out and sign back in to my apple Id but my number is always checked and trying to click on it to remove the check but the check mark remains there. Can you help me remove my mobile number from my iMessage to work?
Thank you!

I have a Dutch provider. Went to the USA and bought a US SIM card for my stay in the USA. I used Imessage and FaceTime there. When I came back to The Netherlands I removed the US SIM card and inserted the SIM card from my Dutch provider. I than turned-on my iPhone and ONLY the US number keeps coming up as the one and only number. I called Apple, talked with Apple but nobody seems to have to solution. Basic question is, how do I OR how does Apple removes my US number. Please note that I tried every solution known on the internet, but this seems to be a nut even Apple cannot crack.
Ronald

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Hi all
I've searched all the forums and still can't find an answer for what i need (what i think i need!)
I have an iphone without a data plan so whenever anybody who is registered with imessage sends me a message i will not
receive it until i am back on wifi.
What i want to achieve is to be able to receive sms messages from imessage users when i am not on wifi and then imessages when i am back on wifi.
My assumption is that if i can unlink my mobile number from iMessage and only have it associated with my email address that this should work, but i cannot seem to remove my phone number from imessage, in the settings > iMessage > send and receive it will allow me to un-tick the associated email addresses but my phone number is greyed out and will not allow me to untick.
On my home Mac i can go into messages app and deselect the phone number but not on the iphone.
One solution says to deregister my phone on https://supportprofile.apple.com/ which i have tried (i can't see how that would work anyhow as there is no phone number in that registration)
Any advice would be greatly appreciated,
thanks, Andy

Regardless if using your cell phone number or your Apple ID email address, iMessage requires an internet connection via an available wi-fi network or via your carrier's cellular network. Without a data plan and no internet access with your carrier's cellular network, an iMessage addressed to your email address can be received only when your iPhone is connected to an available wi-fi network no different when an iMessage is addressed to your cell phone number.
You cannot deselect or remove your cell phone number below you can be reached by iMessage at with iMessage on an activated iPhone. The iPhone's phone number is activated along with your Apple ID.

Can't remove my number from iMessage on my IPad .

Can't remove my number from iMessage on my IPad .
Just bought a new phone with data package , as soon as I turned it on, my iPad asked me to link the iPhone 5 number to my iPad iMessage , I said yes, and that was the mistake, both iPad and iPhone getting messages when I send it to either.
I tried to switch in between all the other emails registered on my iMessage , but no luck.
Any One have an idea how to remove the number from iPad?

When you sign in to your Apple ID with iMessage using an iPhone with iOS 6, your Apple ID is linked to your phone number. This allows you to receive iMessages sent to your phone number on other iOS 6 devices signed in to the same Apple ID. If your phone number is not listed on an iPod touch or iPad, follow this article.
When another iOS device enables iMessage with your Apple ID, you will receive an alert:
Email Address Added to "[device name]"
"[device name]" is now using "[Apple ID]" for iMessage.
To remove phone number for iPad or iPod:
On the iPhone and iPad sign out Messages. Then sign into the iPad. Then sign into the iphone

I need to get help removing my cell number from Imessage.

THis is unbelievable and I am going no help. APPLE can not keep a cell number hostage. Nor punish me for switching to a different phone. I love my Mac, ipad and Mac book pro.
Your are going to make it in possible to love your company when you do things like this, someone PLEASE help me get this fixed. My son and husband still have Iphones and I need to be able to send them messages.
Thank you, please help

https://supportprofile.apple.com/MySupportProfile.do
go here and remove the iphone from your profile and it will remove the phone number from imessage.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5185

TS4268 I just traded in my iPhone for a Samsung and I am not recieving messages from other iPhone users. I think I need to remove my phone number from iMessaging but I am not sure how to.

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as http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5185 says to sign out and if not working to contact apple. you can contact apple by phone/chat. number U.S. iPhone technical support:
(800) MY-IPHONE (800-694-7466)

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How could I change my telephone number from iMessage ? I've try in my Apple ID and doesn't work.

Hi,
On your iPhone Add the Apple ID
On the Mac then Accept the pop up(s) that appear saying the iPhone is using the ID and iPhone number.
Untick the old number in the list for Receive At and Start Conversation From drop down if it is the listed item.
For complete removal you have to delete a .plist or two.
Open a Finder window
Use the Go Menu whilst holding down the ALT key
Select the Library that appears.
Navigate to the Preferences
Find com.apple.imservice.imessages.plist and com.apple.imessage.bag.plist and drag them to the Trash.
Restart the app on the Mac.
It will ask for the Apple ID.
It should get the pop ups about the iOS device.
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HT5760 You need to make the function available to remove yourself from iMessage groups.

It's so annoying you can't remove yourself from iMessage groups, is this something you will ever allow?

WE don't have to do anything.
WE are users.
WE are NOT Apple.

HT3529 Is there a way to block a certin number from imessaging you without turning off the imessage?

Is there a way to block a certin number from imessage without turning off the imessage?

Sorry, but no. Tell Apple you would like such a feature: https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

I recently switched from an iPhone to an Android phone. I cannot receive text messages because Apple will not "release" my number from iMessage. I see others have had the same issue. How did you solve the problem, if you did?

I recently switched from an iPhone to an Android phone. I cannot receive text messages because Apple will not "release" my number from iMessage. I see others have had the same issue. How did you solve the problem, if you did?

This tech note addresses your problem: iOS: Deactivating iMessage

My daughter now has a non iPhone but all messages to her are iMessages. How do I unregister her number from iMessage?

My daughter now has a non iPhone but all messages from me to her are iMessages which she never receives. How do I unregister her number from iMessages?

If you want to transfer your SIM card or phone number to a device that doesn't support iMessage
Go to Settings > Messages and turn off iMessage if you plan to transfer your SIM card or phone number from an iPhone to a device that doesn't support iMessage. If you don't, other iOS devices might continue to try to send you messages using iMessage, instead of using SMS or MMS, for up to 45 days.
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How do I remove a phone number from iMessage on my Mac?

I get a new iPhone tomorrow on a completely new number and I wanted to know how I can remove my current number from being used for iMessage on my mac so that when I get my new phone I can set it up

HI,
In the Finder > Go Menu > Go to Folder
Enter ~/Library/Preferences in the dialogue box that appears (you can Copy and Paste the bold text).
In the Preferences folder find the com.apple.iMessage.bag.plist and drag it to the Trash
Restart Messages.
It will list nothing in the iMessages account and you will have to Add the Apple ID.
Once you have the new iPhone set it up for the Apple ID and the Mac version will then get a pop up asking for your to Accept which will then add the iPhone Number to the Settings.
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How do I remove phone number from iMessage on one device only

Hi there, I recently upgraded my iphone 4 for an iphone 6 and we decide to let my niece have the old iphone 4 with our account set up so that she can have the apps that we have as well. Now, I am able to deactivate iMessage but I don't want her to "accidentally" turn it on and I noticed that if she were to do it she could select my phone number and start receiving iMessages addressed to my phone number. Is there a way to completely delete/remove my phone number only from that iphone? Thanks for the help

Hey there Eminent Czar,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The article linked below will walk you through the process of unlinking the phone number from your Apple ID on the iPhone 4, so that it doesn’t receive iMessages that were intended for your new iPhone 6.
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage - Apple Support
Unlink a phone number
To remove a phone number from an Apple ID, sign out of FaceTime and Messages on your iPhone:
Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
Settings > FaceTime. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
This should remove your phone number from other devices using the same Apple ID with FaceTime and Messages. If the phone number is still available on other devices after you sign out of FaceTime and iMessage on the iPhone, you may need to sign out of iMessage and FaceTime on all your devices, then sign in to FaceTime and Messages again on devices you want to use.
Note: If you no longer have access to the iPhone that is using the number you want to remove, reset your Apple ID password.
Cheers,
-Jason

How to remove my phone number from iMessage?

Hi. I recently gave up my iPhone to switch to a non-Apple device. While I had the iPhone, my phone number was used for iMessage.
Now when my friends using iPhone try to send me a message, it automatically select iMessage as Apple recognises my mobile number as an iMessage number even though I don't have an iPhone anymore. Is there any way to remove my phone number from Apple's iMessage database?

I have exactly the same problem. I ported my number to an Android phone, and kept my iphone to use as an Ipod touch. I have taken the sim card out, wiped the phone. put the sim card back in to restore and turned off imessage completely. Nothing works. Its like my phone number is stored on some Apple imessage server somewhere and any of my friends iphones automatically see my number as an iphone still and default to imessage. Then the messages they send are never received by anything. My only course of action is to ask them to turn their imessaging service off. It is deeply frustrating.
I also tried to check if it was registered but it apparently never was (I had bought a refurbished iphone from AT&T). If I login to my apple profile their are no products registered.
Apple needs to get this fixed pronto, because some of us are still customers even though we may have switched our phones. And I am not a very happy customer right now.

Removing phone number from iMessage

How do you do this so that contacts that use iPhones can send messages to me now that I no longer have an iPhone?

This is the documented solution that worked for me:
Unlink a phone number
To remove a phone number from an Apple ID, sign out of FaceTime and Messages on your iPhone:
Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
Settings > FaceTime. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
This should remove your phone number from other devices using the same Apple ID with FaceTime and Messages. If the phone number is still available on other devices after you sign out of FaceTime and iMessage on the iPhone, you may need to sign out of iMessage and FaceTime on all your devices, then sign in to FaceTime and Messages again on devices you want to use.
Note: If you no longer have access to the iPhone that is using the number you want to remove, reset your Apple IDpassword."

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