How to Send a Message from Your Phone Number on Apple Messages

This updated guide examines How to Send a Message from Your Phone Number on Apple Messages and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1of 2:

iOS Device

1. Open the Settings app. It's a gray icon containing gears.
2. TapMessages.
3. TapSend & Receive. Enter your Apple ID and password if you're not automatically logged in.
4. Tap your phone number. This is the one that appears beneath "Start New Conversations From."
5. Look for a check mark. A checkmark should appear to the left of your phone number. Now, new iMessages will be sent from your phone number rather than an email address.

Method 2of 2:

Desktop

1. Open the Messages application.
2. Click onMessages. It's in the upper-left corner of the menu bar.
3. Click onPreferences.
4. Click onAccounts. It's at the top of the dialog box.
5. Click on your Apple ID. It appears in the menu on the left side of the dialog box. Enter your Apple ID and password if you're not automatically logged in.
6. Click on the "Start New Conversations From" menu. It's at the bottom of the dialog box.
7. Click on your phone number. Now, new iMessages will be sent from your phone number rather than an email address.