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How to use your iPhone number with FaceTime and iMessage on iOS devices (iPad, iPod) with iOS 6 and on Macs with OS X

By SK 7 comments Last updated March 21, 2013

You may use your Apple ID and your phone number to use FaceTime and iMessage. iOS 6 lets you link your phone number to your Apple ID when you sign in to FaceTime or iMessage. This means that you can now use your iPhone telephone number with FaceTime and iMessage on other iOS devices (e.g.; iPod) and on Macs with OS X. This article explains how to link your iPhone telephone number to your Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage. Here is how:

On your iPhone, tap Settings > FaceTime and sign in to your Apple ID then tap Settings  > Messages > Send & Receive and sign in to your Apple ID. You can also view which addresses are enabled with FaceTime and iMessage by tapping Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > “You can be reached by iMessage at:” or Settings > FaceTime > “You can be reached by FaceTime at:”.

Facetime settings
Facetime
iMessage settings
iMessage

On your Mac; Messages; navigate Messages > Preferences > Accounts tab and find the options of “You can be reached for messages at:”. Facetime; locate FaceTime > Preferences and find the options of  “You can be reached for calls at:”.

OSX messages
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OS X Facetime Settings
Facetime

After signing in to an Apple ID on your iPhone, iPad, iPod or Mac, you will see all addresses that are verified with the account. Tap (or click) an address to enable or disable it. To remove a phone number from an Apple ID, simply sign out of FaceTime and Messages on your device.

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Obsessed with tech since the early arrival of A/UX on Apple, Sudz (SK) is responsible for the editorial direction of AppleToolBox. He is based out of Los Angeles, CA.

Sudz specializes in covering all things macOS, having reviewed dozens of OS X and macOS developments over the years.

In a former life, Sudz worked helping Fortune 100 companies with their technology and business transformation aspirations.

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  1. Mr subhan says

    October 28, 2018 at 10:15 PM

    FaceTime

    Reply
  2. kennedy says

    October 15, 2016 at 7:10 PM

    thx u so much

    Reply
  3. Jo Ann McCranie says

    April 11, 2016 at 4:07 AM

    I get message alerts on my iPad , but not my phone

    Reply
  4. Haley says

    October 9, 2015 at 2:40 PM

    Just got a i pad do not know what to do about face time it always says a error happened don’t know what to do it very frustrating so fix it I am really begging you pls

    Reply
  5. A D H says

    April 21, 2015 at 3:00 PM

    I followed all the instructions on Ipad 2, but it still will only allow messaging and not facetime… 🙁 I don’t know what else to do…can someone help!?

    Reply
  6. J T says

    November 27, 2014 at 5:34 AM

    It says my network connection is unstable . But everything else that uses my network works ?

    Reply
  7. Ieosha says

    November 13, 2014 at 10:06 AM

    My FaceTime not working

    Reply

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