Add, update, or remove phone number
- On your Android phone or tablet, open your device's Settings app Google. Manage your Google Account.
- At the top, tap Personal info.
- Under "Contact info," tap Phone.
- From here, you can:
- Follow the steps on the screen.
Sign up for Voice and get your number
- On your computer, go to voice.google.com.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- After reviewing the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, tap Continue.
- Search by city or area code for a number. Voice doesn't offer 1-800 numbers.
- Next to the number you want, click Select.
How to set up iMessage on Mac
- Open the Messages app from your app menu bar (also called the dock).
- Sign in with the same Apple ID you use on your iPhone to send iMessages.
- On the upper menu bar, click "Messages" and select "Preferences."
- Choose the "Accounts" tab.
- Enter the email addresses and phone numbers you want to be contacted at.
Create a New Spreadsheet
- Step 1: Launch Numbers. Click Numbers. Click the Numbers icon in the Dock.
- Step 2: Choose a Template. Select a template. Select a template from the list and then click Choose.
- Step 3: Compose. You are now ready to insert data.
For best results, you need to be within a few feet of the device to connect.
- Tap the "Settings" app on your iPhone and then tap the "General" option.
- Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar on your Mac.
- Select the iPhone you want to pair with under the Devices section.
How to transfer contacts from iPhone to Mac using a USB cable
- Connect your iPhone to your Mac via the USB cable.
- Open iTunes on your Mac.
- Click on the iPhone icon in the top left corner.
- In the sidebar, click Info.
- Check the box next to Sync Contacts.
- Click Apply at the bottom.
Launch the Messages app on your Mac – you can find it in the Applications folder. It can also be found in the Dock on new Macs. You'll be asked to sign in. Enter the same Apple ID that you use with Messages on your iPhone and other Apple devices.
On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Select your Apple ID and tap Sign Out. Then go to Settings > FaceTime, select your Apple ID and tap Sign Out. If the phone number that you want to remove belongs to an iPhone that you can't access, change your Apple ID password.
Open your phone dialer and go to settings, then go to more settings, then at the top it will give you a option of showing your caller ID, carrier ID, or nothing. Good luck. Settings -> about device-> status ->My Phone Number is the phone number found on the SIM card - some carriers put it there, some don't.
Add a verification phone number
- Go to the Apple ID website and sign in with your Managed Apple ID.
- In the Security section, click Edit.
- Click “Add a trusted phone number,” enter the phone number and select Text Message or Phone Call, then click Continue.
- Enter the six-digit code, then click Verify.
In Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click Accounts and select your iMessage account. In FaceTime, choose FaceTime > Preferences, then click Settings. Turn your phone number on or off: To turn on your phone number, select it and your Apple ID in the list.
How to enable iMessage on iPhone
- In Settings, scroll until you find "Messages" and tap. In Settings, find Messages.
- At the top of the screen, find iMessage. At the top, find the iMessage toggle.
- If the slider on the right is green, iMessage is already enabled. If not, tap the slider to enable iMessage.
Reset iMessage settings: Go to Settings > Messages. Toggle iMessage to OFF and then back to ON. Once iMessage has been activated, scroll to Send & Receive to check if the right mobile number is ticked.
To find the number on your iPhone, tap the Settings icon and scroll down to the Phone tab and tap it. At the top of the next screen, the first line will be "My Number." The number on that line is the number of that iPhone. Another way to find the number on the phone is in your Contacts app.
Open iMessage on your Mac computer and go to Messages → Preferences. Click on Accounts and select your iMessage account. Turn on your phone number by selecting your Apple ID and clicking on the checkbox next to your phone number.
To fix your missing phone number issue, turn off iMessage and FaceTime in your settings and then send a text message to a non-iOS person you know, which would be a regular SMS text. Wait a few minutes, and maybe throw in a device reset (not restore) and then re-enable iMessage and FaceTime.
If you have an iPhone and you use the Messages app to contact an Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone user, iOS recognizes there's no iMessage at the other end and switches (downshifts?) into SMS mode. Your indication that has happened? Green word bubbles instead of blue. iMessage isn't activated on your device.
Activating Phones: What You Should Know About Each Carrier.
How to Activate Your Android Phone: 7 Super Simple Steps
- Step 1: Use an Existing Account.
- Step 2: Make Sure It Is Compatible.
- Step 3: Authorize Your New Device.
- Step 4: Check the SIM.
- Step 5: Add a Device with an App.
- Step 6: Confirm with the App.
- Step 7: Phone it In.
How to remove the SIM card in an iPhone or iPad
- Gently insert the small paperclip you bent earlier into the small pinhole opening in the SIM tray.
- Apply a small amount of pressure until the SIM tray pops out of the iPhone or iPad.
- Grab hold of the SIM tray and pull straight out.
- Swap your SIM card.
- Re-insert the tray.
However, when your phone number is greyed out in this section, it means that you have not verified this number with Apple as an iMessage account. Power on then iPhone and and re-enable iMessage by going to Settings > Messages and turning the iMessage switch to the on position. This should re-activate iMessage.
Simply use an iCloud email address to send messages over WiFi. This is useful if you want to let your children “text” friends and family using an iPad, iPod, or old iPhone without signing up for a cellular data plan. If you don't, iMessages from iPhones won't make it to your new Android phone.
Restore from an iTunes backup
- Turn off Find My iPhone via Settings > Apple ID Profile > iCloud > Find My iPhone > Off.
- Connect your iPhone or iPad and open iTunes.
- Choose your device and tap Summary.
- Select either This Computer.
- Select Restore Backup in iTunes.
Apple iPhone - Turn SMS On / Off
- From a Home screen on your Apple® iPhone®, navigate: Settings > Messages . If an app isn't available on your Home screen, swipe left to access the App Library.
- Tap the Send as SMS switch to turn on or off . When enabled and iMessage is unavailable, messages are sent as SMS.
Go to your iPhone's settings. Go to your phone's iMessage section, then tap on the Send and Receive section. Simply click on the option which shows the New Conversation From. Tap the phone number instead of showing the email.
In your Settings go to Messages> Send & Receive and you should be able to set your preferences from there. Go to the "Start New Conversations From:" section and set your phone number to be the default.
Thankfully, the solution is fairly straightforward: On your phone, go to Settings. Then, go to Messages. Under “Send & Receive” you should see a section labeled “Start New Conversations From.” Make sure your phone number has a checkmark next to it.
On your iOS device(s), go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, scroll down to “Start new conversations from” and select the same address/phone number there.
Here's how to stop sending messages from your Apple ID/email and send them from your phone number:
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap Messages.
- Tap Send & Receive.
Question: Q: How to change my email address to phone number in i message?
- Go to Settings > Messages and make sure that iMessage is on.
- Tap Send & Receive.
- In the “You can be reached” section, make sure that there are checkmarks beside your phone number and Apple ID.
- Go to Settings > FaceTime and follow the same steps.
