You need to register for imessage with your phone number on iphone or email. 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. But now im not receiving text messages from other imessage users which has been happening since i got this new iphone 6. Deregister imessage on your iphone or online apple support. 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. My old iphone 7 had this greyed out id problem but resolved when i toggled off restrictions. Not sure what you mean by it wont let me send with my number using imessage. Make sure that youre using the latest software for your mac or ios device. 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 downside for windows users imessage wont on your pc. My apple id is greyed out in settings, fix macreports. Power on then iphone and and reenable imessage by going to. How to fix iphone sending imessage from email address instead of. However, the new on which i restored from a back up of the iphone 7 on my computer has the greyed out apple id,icloud, itunes etc in setting. Loaded with multiple features like p2p money transfer, digital touch, the huge collection of emojis, gif and superior encryption, imessage is undoubtedly the best for. You can do this by tapping on the settings, then go to imessage, then tap on send and receive. If you dont have access to your iphone, you can deregister imessage online. You should see one or more email address below your number.
Factory reset your iphone will erase all the data and fix issues on it. Rachel on enabling dark mode in youtube on mac or windows pc. Fix for texts showing email address instead of phone number. The first number you see listed above is the number of the iphone that imessages is set up on. The app lists sms and imessage counts separately, making sure you can keep track of your usage in case you have a limited sms or data package.
Visit wifi in settings and toggle wifi off and back on. You can use the phone number of your iphone with messages and. Fingerprint and pin option grayed out microsoft community. When i try to select my number for messages to be sent, its greyed out. Have you ever made facetime calls from the messages app, but the facetime video chat icon is greyed out in the messages app.
Then go to settings facetime, select your apple id and tap sign out. Recently discovered that your icloud is greyed out and dont know why. The number on your iphone should be greyed out because its something you cant change. Resolved how to fix when facetime icon greyed out in. Go to settings general software update to check how to update ios. Okay now my phone number is grey again and i cant select it. And you can do more than factory reset your iphone to fix the issue that phone number loading in you can be reached by imessage at. How to fix iphone sending imessage from email address. You can see that the first number is greyed out as it should be. When i select okay it goes back to displaying my old phone number greyed out.
Apple services that require an apple id, such as the app store, itunes, facetime, icloud, imessage, and more. I tried all the suggestions above, except for signing out of my apple id because i couldnt. Can you use imessage on a windows pc or android phone. When going to imessage on the left and right side where you type your message i have a camera and microphone. This means that all imessages would be sent only by email or icloud id.
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. Did you notice that ios greyed out your apple id settings. On my ipad the settings are the same but the phone number is not greyed out just curious why that is. Yes, by the above there way you can get imessage app for windows, but there is another method by which you can get all the history of your imessage from iphone to windows pc using the thirdparty app.
How to change imessage phone number on iphone and set up. The stats show the total number of messages, messages sent from, and texts received on your device. Weve got a few troubleshooting tips to fix imessage when its not working iphone or ipad. When it comes to imessages and the iphone messages app, it should be a simple. Imessage and facetime phone number greyed out with spinning circle next to it i am facing a problem with imessage and facetime i have recently changed my number but imessage and facetime are not detecting my current phone number, however, a spinning or loading circle is appearing next to my old number. Any device that relies on its hardware and software to run properly may.
So i receive my imessages over email which i dont want to do. After signing out from your apple account, you can go to the receive at section. Thats a shameit could be part of the icloud website like icloud drive, notes, and find my iphone are. Accessibility shows message is toggled on and iphone has been restarted but to no avail microphone icon is greyed out in imessage. The second number is another iphone number that i manually entered. Josh levine, an expert and writer specializing in technology and software. Randomly, my phone stopped sending imessages from my phone number and started using my email to send messages to everyone. You just have to make sure to turn off both ios and facetime first. I have checked the number in the phone section and it has the correct number there. The number and email id would appear greyed out at first but after a short while, it will be active. Which has my cell phone and 3 email addresses gmail, icloud and me shows the cell phone number check marked but greyed out. On an iphone, your devices phone number will always appear in your messages and facetime settings. You can easily change your phone number for imessage and facetime. The ios device will ask for permission to send sms.
This number normally appears greyed out and you cannot select or deselect it since it is usually enabled automatically by the imessage and. For this reason, we gather some solutions to help you fix the issue. One might also encounter a situation where along with imessage waiting for activation there is also a phone number greyed out. Add or remove your phone number in messages or facetime. For messages, choose messages preferences, then click accounts and select your imessage account. Then, tap the grey app store icon next to the message entry field. But thanks to a nifty little trick, removing the existing phone number from imessage and switching to a new one is pretty simple.
Officially there is no option for imessage, so a parent can enable disable restriction on imessage for use from iphone ipad. New imessage features bubble effect, screen effects, and handwritten text message craze in the young generation really smashing. I just encountered an issue with my facetime settings, on my phone, my mobile number is grayed out but on my ipad 3, the number was checked. So i just got simple mobile with my unlocked verizon iphone 5c. Tap your apple id and select sign outsee if your phone number displays. You should be able to receive text messages straight away but it might take a few hours for some apple devices to recognise that youre not using imessage when they send you a message. To make sure that everything is in sync log into the apple website with your id and ensure your telephone number is recorded in there. How to use imessage on windows pc 2 methods explained. However, you can still solve the apple id grayed out issue without ios.
The ipad however, not being tied to a phone number doesnt display it this way. The phone number is from an old sim, now used in my wifes iphone. 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. I have already disabled it, and thats why it is showing the greyedout button. My number, in contacts has been, at times, blank or my landline. Deregister imessage number from iphone and ipad itechcliq. Settings phone my number and key in your phone number. Hello, i am currently using the new ios upgrade version 8. I did all the same things you did and i still cant receive imessages. In settings, the phone number is listed but you cannot select it because it is greyed out. How to change your imessage phone number techradar.
After you complete deregistration, your phone number is removed from imessage services. How to fix apple iphone x that shows imessage waiting for. So far, when some people initiate a facetime call, presumably using my mobile number, it goes automatically to my ipad rather than my iphone. How to set restriction on imessage from iphone ipad. The most common ios imessage issues and how to fix them. The setup we describe here uses an iphone x as the source messaging device, a macbook air serving as the host pc, and a windows 10 laptop as the client pc.
Heres how to text with imessages on windows 10 using. 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. The option to turn this on is grayed out on iphone 6s but is available on my ipad pro 9. Phone number loading in you can be reached by imessage at. How to troubleshoot iphone x with imessage waiting for activation. You should be able to receive text messages right away but it might take a few hours for some apple devices to recognize that youre not using imessage when they send you a message. My icloud is greyed out in settings, how do i fix it.
If you want to register the new mobile number, then tap on the option to reenable it. If asked, sign in with the apple id that youre using with messages and facetime on your iphone. It is necessary that you should use a single imessage account on all your apple devices to make or receive imessage. Solutions that dont work stay away from ipadian search for imessage on pc or something similar on the web, and youll discover many websites offering a handful of bad solutions for running imessage on a windows pc. Sometimes you want to change an imessage phone number on iphone or remove the phone number from imessage on iphone. Other users say that they have the problem on their iphone, but not on ipad. Imessage and facetime phone number greyed apple community. Grayed out mobile number in facetime apple community. However, when your phone number is greyed out in this section, it means that you have not.
Let me help you perfectly set up your new number for imessaging. Fingerprint and pin option grayed out microsoft windows version 10. When the switch is greyed out, it means its turned off but if its green, then its on. Whether youre on ios 11 or an earlier software, imessage may not be working. The number to access messages and facetime, is greyed out and wrong. Go to the imessage section through your phones settings.
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