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  iMessage won't link to my phone number
  Discussion in 'OS X Yosemite (10.10)' started by Cscottrun, Aug 2, 2014.
  Cscottrun, Aug 2, 2014
  iMessage in Yosemite is not giving me the option to start new conversations from my cell phone number, instead, it simply lists the emails I have associated with iMessage as options. Anyone have a fix for this? I know this has been a problem for some before Yosemite. I'm not sure if this is a Yosemite problem or just a problem thats been persisting with iMessage since it came out.
  Cscottrun, Aug 7, 2014
  Can anyone provide any help with this? Still haven't found a fix. Wondering if this is a problem on my end or with the Beta.
  I've run into this issue on live versions of OSX and iOS before. Try diabling/signing out of iMessage on all of your devices. Then re-enable on your iPhone and set it up how you want. Then move on to your Mac.
  Dj64Mk7, Aug 7, 2014
  I don't have a fix for this, but I am having the issue as well.
  I'll give this a shot and update. Thanks.
  Thanks. For me at least, it worked great with both iMessage and FaceTime.
  Cscottrun, Aug 9, 2014
  Dj64Mk7, Aug 9, 2014
  So signing out/in again didn't work for you? What devices are you using, with what software version(s)?
  Didn't work. iOS 8 on an iPhone 5 and Yosemite Public on Mid 2011 Mac Air.
  And I had no problems when I was using Mavericks.
  Could you please take a screenshot of the Accounts pane? For reference, a screen of my pane is attached.
  EDIT: Please check out Apple's Knowledge Base articles, Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage, and Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation.
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  Cscottrun, Aug 10, 2014
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  Okay great. I see that your phone number isn't showing up at all. Could you take a screen of the same iOS pane, found at Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, as well? Mine is attached, like before.
  boston04and07, Sep 22, 2014
  Has anyone found a fix for this? I was having the same issue with FaceTime - the same iCloud account was logged in on my iPhone and iPad running iOS 8 and my Mac running the Yosemite public beta. My number was showing up in iMessages on all three, but only on my phone for FaceTime - my Mac and iPad only showed email addresses. I frequently receive FaceTime calls that are directed at my phone number so I wanted to fix this. Oddly enough my iPhone number was showing up in Facetime's preferences for continuity.
  joker00, Sep 22, 2014
  For me I had to go back to my phone.
  settings -> messages -> send&recieve, make sure your emails are there or login. or out and in.
  jkk5us, Sep 3, 2016
  jkk5us macrumors newbie
  1. In settings, go to Messages and turn it off iMessage
  2. In settings, go to FaceTime and turn it off
  3. In Settings go to iCloud and turn off Backup
  4. In Settings go to iCloud and turn off iCloud Drive
  5. In Settings go to iCloud and go to the bottom and sign out and select Keep on your iPhone
  6. In Settings go to Phone and enter your original phone number keeping the + and 1 at the beginning
  7. In Settings turn off WiFi and Bluetooth
  8. If you have other devices logged into your iCloud account, repeat the previous for each device.
  9. Reboot phone by holding power and home button at the same time until it shuts off, then power back on.
  10 Once phone is back on, verify in Settings Phone that your original number is still there, if not change it again.
  11 In Settings, sign back into iCloud
  12 In Settings, turn on iMessages in Messages back on and go to Send and Receive and make sure your old number is checked and the new temp number is not checked.
  13 In Settings, turn Facteime back on and go to Send and Receive and make sure your old number is checked and the new temp number is not checked.