{"id":124019,"date":"2021-09-08T09:33:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T09:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=124019"},"modified":"2025-07-07T08:23:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:23:53","slug":"register-a-number-with-imessage-1387","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/register-a-number-with-imessage-1387.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Register a Number with iMessage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Question 1: \u201cHow do I register my number with iMessage? I just switched SIM cards while in Europe. Now my new number doesn\u2019t seem to register with iMessage on iPhone 6. How to register a number with iMessage? Have you got any idea of this? Please help me.\u201d By Duplodave2 on Apple Communities.<\/p>\n<p>Question 2: \u201cnumber is not registered with iMessage on Mac. After upgrading from one Mac Book Pro to another Mac Book Pros - my iMessage is no longer sending\/receiving everyone's messages. It says the number is not registered with iMessage. I don't receive certain group texts as well. Everything works great on my iPhone. Mail-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Operating system is 10.10.2\u201d by dianafromroswell on Apple Communities.<\/p>\n<p>If you have used iMessage quite often, these questions might not be unfamiliar to you. Sometimes when we switch to another number or change to another iPhone, there might happen \u201cnot registered number\u201d note on your iPhone screen when you try to make use of iMessage. And in other cases, we might need to register a number with iMessage on Mac computer for smooth iMessage texting. Registering a number with iMessage might be a tough task for some people. Hence, here in this page, we would like to introduce you solutions on how to register a number with iMessage on Mac and iPhone\/iPad respectively. Please check the below content to learn how to do these in detail.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\">\n<ul class=\"pl40\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: Why do we need to register a number with iMessage<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: How to register\/remove a number with iMessage<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: How to turn registered\/added number on or off on Mac\/iPad<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part4\">Bonus: How to back up iMessage with iOS Data Recovery<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"part1\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 1: Why do we need to register a number with iMessage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\nBefore we learn how to register a number with iMessage on Mac and iPhone and other iOS devices, we might firstly need to make it clear why we need to register a number with iMessage. Sometimes, due to various reasons or causes, you might get a note saying \u201cyour number is not registered with iMessage\u201d. These causes might include:<\/p>\n<p>1.\tYou just upgraded your Mac computer operating system. For example, you just upgraded to the latest Mac OS, the 10.14 macOS Mojave.<br \/>\n  2.\tYou just updated your iOS devices to the latest iOS version, e.g. iOS 12.3.<br \/>\n  3.\tYou have paired your iOS devices to Mac computer, or other devices. In case, just correctly pair your Mac computer to your iOS device.<br \/>\n  4.\tYou already can't send some text messages from your computer. Check the Message tool on your Mac computer.<br \/>\n  5.\tYou have set up iMessage incorrectly on your Mac computer or iOS devices. In such case, you could head to \u201cSettings > Messages\u201d on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod and tap the button next to iMessage to turn iMessage off on your iPhone or iPad. Next, hold the power button down until you see \u2018Slide to Power Off\u2019 and slide your finger across the bar to turn off your iPhone or iPad. Turn your device back on, head back to \u201cSettings > Messages\u201d tab, and turn iMessage back on. This would be time-consuming.<br \/>\n  6.\tYour device or Mac computer has a poor network connection status. In such case, you could reset your network connection to fix this error by going to \u201cSettings -> General -> Reset> Reset Network Settings\u201d option.<br \/>\n  There might be other reasons that might cause \u201cnumber not registered with iMessage\u201d note. Once you have learned the reasons, you could easily get to the answers. Then, how to register a number with iMessage on Mac or iPhone? Check the below content.\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part2\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 2: How to register\/remove a number with iMessage on iPhone<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\nLet\u2019s check the below steps to learn how to register and remove a number with iMessage on iPhone. You could follow these steps so as to add your number with iMessage for sending iMessages to your friends or family members that use iMessage as well.<br \/>\n1.\tOn your iPhone devices, make sure your iPhone is well connected to the Internet.<br \/>\n2.\tOpen the taps \u201cSettings > Messages\u201d on your iPhone to tap the button next to iMessage to turn iMessage on. You might need to wait a moment for iMessage to activate.<br \/>\n3.\tOpen \u201cSend & Receive\u201d option. If you see \u201cUse your Apple ID for iMessage,\u201d tap it and then click the \u201cSign in\u201d button on the popup window. Then, sign in with the same Apple ID that you use on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/register-number-with-imessage-01.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/register-number-with-imessage-01.jpg\" title=\"register-number-with-imessage-01\" alt=\"register-number-with-imessage-01\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n4.\tIn the \"You can receive iMessages\" section, make sure that your phone number and Apple ID are selected.<br \/>\n5.\tGo to \u201cSettings > FaceTime\u201d option to open the \"You can be reached at\" section to select your phone number and Apple ID.<br \/>\nThen, on your other iOS devices (iPad and iPod), you could now turn on the phone number that you just set up. The detailed steps would be described in the following part.<br \/>\nThen, sometimes you might want to remove a number from iMessage on your iPhone, what can you do? Follow the below steps to remove a number from iMessage:<br \/>\n1.\tOn your iPhone, successively open \u201cSettings > Messages > Send & Receive\u201d option. Select your Apple ID and tap \u201cSign Out\u201d option. Then go to \u201cSettings > FaceTime\u201d to select your Apple ID and click the \u201cSign Out\u201d option.<br \/>\n2.\tIf the phone number that you want to remove belongs to an iPhone that you can't access, change your Apple ID password. This removes all phone numbers from your iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. Calls or messages for the removed numbers won't appear on those devices anymore.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part3\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 3: How to turn registered\/added number on or off on Mac\/iPad<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\nThrough the above part, you have learned how to register a number with iMessage on iPhone. Then, how to register a number with iMessage on 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. Check the below steps to learn how to turn registered number on or off on Mac computer.<br \/>\n1.\tOn your Mac computer, open Messages app. If asked, sign in with the Apple ID that you're using with Messages on your iPhone.<br \/>\n2.\tChoose \u201cMessages > Preferences\u201d option, then click \u201cAccounts\u201d and select your iMessage account.<br \/>\n3.\tTo turn on your phone number, select it and your Apple ID in the list. If you don't see your phone number, get help with your settings or contact Apple Support. To turn off your phone number, deselect it in the list.<br \/>\n4.\tIf you want recipients to see your phone number and not your Apple ID, select your phone number from the \u201cStart new conversations from\u201d or \u201dStart new calls from\u201d pop-up menu.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/register-number-with-imessage-on-mac-02.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/register-number-with-imessage-on-mac-02.jpg\" title=\"register-number-with-imessage-on-mac-02\" alt=\"register-number-with-imessage-on-mac-02\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nOnce you have set a phone number on iPhone, you could now freely turn on or off this number with iMessage on iPad and iPod devices.<br \/>\n1.\tFor Messages, open \u201cSettings > Messages\u201d option and make sure that iMessage is on. If asked, sign in with the Apple ID you're using with Messages and FaceTime on your iPhone. Then tap Send & Receive.<br \/>\n2.\tTo turn on your phone number, select it and your Apple ID in the \u201cYou can be reached\u201d section. If you don't see your phone number, get help with your settings or contact Apple Support.<br \/>\n3.\tTo turn off your phone number, uncheck it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/register-number-with-imessage-on-ipad-03.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/register-number-with-imessage-on-ipad-03.jpg\" title=\"register-number-with-imessage-on-ipad-03\" alt=\"register-number-with-imessage-on-ipad-03\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nNow, you have successfully turned on or off phone number on your Mac and iPad\/iPod devices. You could freely make use of this free messaging service now.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part4\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Bonus: How to back up iMessage with iOS Data Recovery<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We all know that similar to other data and files like videos, photos, notes, common text messages, reminders, etc. on iPhone, iMessages on iPhone might be easily deleted or lost due to mis-operation. And meanwhile, sometimes you need to make a backup of your iMessage files from your iOS devices. Then, how to back up iMessage files from your iPhone or other iOS devices?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/ios-data-recovery\/\" title=\"Leawo iOS Data Recovery \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leawo iOS Data Recovery <\/a><\/strong> could be your best helper. As a practical iOS data recovery and backup tool, Leawo iOS Data Recovery is a program that helps you restore and back up data and files for iOS devices. It could back up up to 14 types of data and files for you, including videos, pictures, music, notes, messages, call history, iMessage, etc. It could help you not only back up iMessages to computer from iPhone, but also restore deleted or lost iMessage files from iOS devices to computer directly.<\/p>\n<p>The below steps would show you how to back up iMessages with Leawo iOS Data Recovery. You need to firstly download and install Leawo iOS Data Recovery on your computer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/ios-data-recovery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\"  alt=\"Download Windows Version\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/ios-data-recovery-mac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\"  alt=\"Download Mac Version\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <strong>Step 1: Choose your iPhone<\/strong><br \/>\n  Connect your iPhone to computer and then launch Leawo iOS Data Recovery. Click \u201cRecover from iOS Device\u201d module. Your iPhone will be detected by this program. Click your iPhone icon and then click the \u201cStart\u201d button.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/scan-device-04.png\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/scan-device-04.png\" title=\"scan-device-04\" alt=\"scan-device-04\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<strong>Step 2 Start to scan your iPhone<\/strong><br \/>\nLeawo iOS Data Recovery would then start to scan your iPhone device. And then all data and files including lost ones and existing ones will be displayed in different categories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/analyzing-05.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/analyzing-05.jpg\" title=\"analyzing-05\" alt=\"analyzing-05\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 3 Preview and choose iMessage files to back up or restore<\/strong><br \/>\nOn the left panel, open \u201cMessages\u201d tabs to preview messages you want to back up or restore, and then check those message files for backup or restoring.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/choose-data-to-recover-06.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/choose-data-to-recover-06.jpg\" title=\"choose-data-to-recover-06\" alt=\"choose-data-to-recover-06\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 4 Back up iMessages to computer<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the bottom right \u201cRecover\u201d button, and then on the popup \u201cRecover Files\u201d panel set output directory to save iMessage files to computer. Then click \u201cGo\u201d button.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/set-recover-directory-07.png\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/set-recover-directory-07.png\" title=\"set-recover-directory-07\" alt=\"set-recover-directory-07\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nActually, Leawo iOS Data Recovery could not only help you back up iMessage and other files from iPhone to computer, but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/ios-data-recovery\/recover-data-from-itunes-backup.html\" title=\"recover data and files from iTunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recover data and files from iTunes<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/ios-data-recovery\/recover-data-from-icloud.html\" title=\"retrieve data and files from iCloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retrieve data and files from iCloud<\/a> to help you get deleted or lost data and files back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question 1: \u201cHow do I register my number with iMessage? I just switched SIM cards while in Europe. Now my new number doesn\u2019t seem to register with iMessage on iPhone 6. How to register a number with iMessage? Have you &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/register-a-number-with-imessage-1387.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[302,316,301,314],"tags":[13,21],"class_list":["post-124019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backup-ios-data","category-backup-iphone-data","category-recover-ios-data","category-recover-iphone-data","tag-ios-data-recovery","tag-itransfer"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":24478,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124020,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124019\/revisions\/124020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}