Thank you however i do have one question, even though i know i am part of a group regular text message and not an imessage group because we have no power and no wifi instead of group mms or group it says 10 people and if i click on that it shows all the 10 people that are part of it. Apr 18, 2018 other users say that they have the problem on their iphone, but not on ipad. You may need to turn off imessage if you are now using a nonapple phone and cant get sms or text messages someone sends you from an iphone. When you first set up messages on your mac, youre asked to sign in to your imessage account with your apple id.
Nov 06, 2019 go to settings phone and make sure my number reflects your new number. When i select okay it goes back to displaying my old phone number greyed out. I select the email address still grayed out and i see the remove this email button. Other users say that they have the problem on their iphone, but not on ipad. You should see one or more email address below your number. How to fix iphone sending imessage from email address instead. Dec 14, 2011 i go to settings, messages, receive at and i see my phone number grayed out and my email address. I turned my phone off and on and it automatically reverted to using my number. If your imessage problem is that its greyout, delect your emails, redo step two, and return to make sure your number is checked. Those who have upgraded to ios8 may also notice that the option to use their phone number to send imessages doesnt appear to be available. My mobile number is actually greyed out and theres no check mark next to it only my email. How to change imessage phone number on iphone and set up.
Phone number loading in you can be reached by imessage at. Users have also reported issues with imessage appearing greyed out. How to change your imessage phone number techradar. Randomly, my phone stopped sending imessages from my phone number and started using my email to send messages to everyone. Facetime always provides convenience for who want to make a video call, but things turn bad when facetime icon greyed out and facetime option is not available in contacts.
Oct 17, 2019 to turn off your phone number, deselect it in the list. Network settings how to fix messages and imessage problems in ios 11. For messages, choose messages preferences, then click accounts and select your imessage account. Some of my contacts i can text with no problem the send button go blue. My observation is that when an iphone has their imessage turned off and someone else who sends an imessage to that phone, their message would automatically turn to text messages instead of imessages. Go to the imessage section through your phones settings. If you are not able to log into apple id in your childs ios settings, its possible the ios restrictions need to be disabled. If youre ditching your iphone, whether permanently or temporarily, youre going to need to deactivate imessage. I turned off my email address and the option to use my number was still greyed out. My icloud is greyed out in settings, how do i fix it.
You just have to make sure to turn off both ios and facetime first. Now every time i send a message its sending using my email not my mobile number. Visit wifi in settings and toggle wifi off and back on. Tried turning off and on imessage, rebooting phone and changing and saving changes in my apple id on itunes. First article about iphone usage that i have read that fully made sense and wasnt outdated or an apple geek speak. 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. Recently discovered that your icloud is greyed out and dont know why. Now, just head over to the messages settings and turn on imessage. Power on then iphone and and reenable imessage by going to. I have been overseas for 2 weeks now and it just happened i know imessage is wifi though was working fine. Feb 11, 2009 on my iphone under imessage settings the setting. How to deregister imessage phone number from iphone or ipad.
So i just got simple mobile with my unlocked verizon iphone 5c. I have tried rebooting the phone slide to power off as well as holding the sleep and home button and have tried signing out of icloud and turning imessage off. Reenter settings and go to phone, add the dialing code before your number and then go to imessage and wait for activation. Apr 11, 2019 changing the number or email address new conversations start from on iphone and ipad. Apple id, such as the app store, itunes, facetime, icloud, imessage, and more. I just launched contacts and my number was correct, then it disappeared. Sep 19, 2014 i restored my 6 from my 5s backup and it obviously loaded all of my imessage conversations on my new device. I have checked the number in the phone section and it has the correct number there.
After you set up your phone number, you can turn it on or off for messages and facetime on your mac open messages or facetime. If you still have the iphone that you need to disable imessage on, the process is super. The option to turn this on is grayed out on iphone 6s but is available on my ipad pro 9. I have signed out of imessage and turned it offreset network settingshard reset my phoneturned on imessage again and it displays my correct number but greyed out. Jul 26, 2019 you can easily change your phone number for imessage and facetime. If you cant sign in to your imessage account or facetime, one of these solutions might help. What happens when you turn imessage on on your iphone. So i receive my imessages over email which i dont want to do.
If you want recipients to see your phone number and not your apple id, select your phone number from the start new conversations from or start new calls from popup menu. If asked, sign in with the apple id that youre using with messages and facetime on your iphone. The number and email id would appear greyed out at first but after a short while, it will be active. Go to phone from settings, and delete the dialing code. Changing the number or email address new conversations start from on iphone and ipad. Do the same with facetime if that is the issue there. Seems that this prevents you from using the number with. I turned off my imessage to check if i would be able to get messages from other iphones. How to fix iphone sending imessage from email address. Then take note of the large button below the green.
This is due to an issue apple had to solve a while ago, wherein users who switched to an android, or other noniphone smartphone, were missing texts from friends who were sending imessages. How to change whether new imessage conversations use your. Sep 22, 2017 however the facetimeaudio icons are greyed out. The number to access messages and facetime, is greyed out and wrong. The person might then be unable to receive messages from other iphone users, since the imessages are never able to be delivered. When i was trying it out i click on either one of them i was able to get a arrow with a circle with option to take a picture and when click on the microphone a arrow came up with more option. Resolved how to fix when facetime icon greyed out in. If you want to register the new mobile number, then tap on the option to reenable it.
How to deregister imessage phone number from iphone or. Jul 23, 2018 this could be a problem with your imessage, your contacts iphone, or your iphones ability to connect to wifi or cellular networks. Open the settings app scroll down and tap facetime make sure facetime is toggled on green. I still dont know how to send imessage from my phone number not my email as in settings the option to send from my phone number is greyed out i can only choose my email or another email which i use my sons ipad do he can facetime me.
The phone number is from an old sim, now used in my wifes iphone. You can easily change your phone number for imessage and facetime. Once you turn them off, you can access your phone number via. Apr 09, 2020 tap on the imessage option to disable it. I go to settings, messages, receive at and i see my phone number grayed out and my email address. On an iphone, your devices phone number will always appear in your messages and facetime settings. Now i have people telling me that my messages are showing up as being sent from my icloud account and not my cell number they only have the cell in their contacts, so my full email is. Go to imessage and see whether your phone number is still loading. When i enter my apple id my telephone number is correct but greyed out. When i try to select my number for messages to be sent, its greyed out. How to update your phone number for imessage and facetime. Go to settings phone and make sure my number reflects your new number.
Did you notice that ios greyed out your apple id settings. A common problem for onetime iphone users that have since switched to an androidbased smartphone or other device is that their phone number is still linked to imessage. The ios device will ask for permission to send sms. The most common ios imessage issues and how to fix them. You can do this by tapping on the settings, then go to imessage, then tap on send and receive. This could be a problem with your imessage, your contacts iphone, or your iphones ability to connect to wifi or cellular networks. Add or remove your phone number in messages or facetime. If you still have an old network profile in your settings you.
My apple id is greyed out in settings, fix macreports. Learn how to make messages that you send and receive on your iphone appear on your mac, ipad, and ipod touch. My caller id was set to the email but i switched ti to the phone number so now i cam receive messages etc. Have to turn off my imessage for the phone to use my phone number. March 21, 20 why is the send button grayed out when trying to send text with imessage. Weve got a few troubleshooting tips to fix imessage when its not working iphone or ipad.
I have already disabled it, and thats why it is showing the greyedout button. If you cant sign in to your imessage account or facetime. On my ipad the settings are the same but the phone number is not greyed out just curious why that is. Hello, i am currently using the new ios upgrade version 8. May 14, 2014 a common problem for onetime iphone users that have since switched to an androidbased smartphone or other device is that their phone number is still linked to imessage. I have an iphone 4 and my iphone imessage number is greyed out and sends my apple idmy email.
Messages then automatically attempts to sign in every time you open it. This number normally appears greyed out and you cannot select or deselect it since it is usually enabled automatically by the imessage and facetime cellular activation process. I select the email address still grayed out and i see the remove this email button grayed out also. This means that all imessages would be sent only by email or icloud id. If you cant sign in to your imessage account or facetime on. My imessage and facetime worked perfectly fine this morning. However, when your phone number is greyed out in this section, it means. Apr 21, 2012 mine is the same,my phone number is greyed out above my email address,when you text someone is it sms or imessage.
For messages, go to settings messages and make sure that imessage is on. For this reason, we gather some solutions to help you fix the issue. Oct 29, 2019 i have signed out of imessage and turned it offreset network settingshard reset my phoneturned on imessage again and it displays my correct number but greyed out. The person might then be unable to receive messages from other iphone users. In settings, the phone number is listed but you cannot select it because it is greyed out.
Our video will help you diagnose and fix the real reason. If the number does not have a check mark next to it, then sign out of imessage by clicking on your apple id at the top of the screen under settingsimessages, and then sign back in again. My number, in contacts has been, at times, blank or my landline. Aug 20, 2019 if you cant sign in to your imessage account or facetime, one of these solutions might help. On the next screen, below start new conversations from, you will see the available starting points for new imessage conversations. The ios device will ask for permission to send sms to the apple servers, and carrier charges may apply. Which has my cell phone and 3 email addresses gmail, icloud and me shows the cell phone number check marked but greyed out. This is due to an issue apple had to solve a while ago, wherein users who switched to an android, or other non iphone smartphone, were missing texts from friends who were sending imessages. How to change imessage phone number on iphone and set up new one. When going to imessage on the left and right side where you type your message i have a camera and microphone.