How To Register A Imessage Number
Enable your apple id.
How to register a imessage number. Instead of just a phone number however it can use your email address and it only works with other ipads iphones and macs. On an iphone you can also add or remove the phone s number to or from this list. Select the imessage menu. Then how to register a number with imessage on mac. On your phone open the settings app.
Activate imessage on your mac. Actually after registering a number with imessage on iphone you only need to turn on number on mac computer for registering a number with imessage on mac. Before you can start using imessage you ll need to set it up. You should make sure that the imessage is active on your ipad or iphone. Tap on preferences and select the accounts menu.
The process is the same for all ios devices but you ll need to enable your existing number on your iphone first. 1 you can be reached section and 2 and start new conversations section. This will allow the email or number to send receive messages using the imessage service. Tap send receive. Section you can add remove and select email addresses to receive imessages.
Set up your phone number. Once imessage is active you can check your current imessage phone number by tapping send receive at the bottom of the screen and ensuring that the phone number at the top is your current number. Imessage lets you send and receive sms like text messages and mms style multimedia messages just like a phone through your icloud account. Try to send the message and see if it is successful. Here s how you do it.
If you see use your apple id for imessage tap it and sign in with the same apple id that you use on your mac ipad and ipod touch. When you go to settings messages send receive and if you see use your apple id for imessage select it. You might need to wait a moment for it to activate. Please ensure that your phone number and your apple id is selected in the you can be reached section. Go to the settings.