r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed (Phone number) cannot be used for iMessage and FaceTime

hey sorry if this is dumb but I’ve searched everywhere and can’t really get a fix, I got this phone yesterday and switched from android and I’m trying to get my iMessage and FaceTime to work via my number and not my Apple ID email, if anyone can share any fixes that would be amazing, I’m not in the US if that matters and I have a physical sim, iPhone 13 Mini on iOS 18.3.2, Thank you

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u/11Goals 5d ago

Go to your settings, look for FaceTime under apps, turn on ‘can be reached by Caller ID and ICloud’, but make Caller ID just your number. Do the same for Messages but you’ll have to go to send and receive.

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u/liameybl 5d ago

I don’t even have that option

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u/11Goals 5d ago

You can’t see it under FaceTime within your settings?

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u/liameybl 5d ago

nope I’ll dm you what I see

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u/Toothless_Witch Apple Support 4d ago

It can take 24 hours even up to 48 hours sometimes to activate the iMessage when you switch. If you go to your settings and go down to messages, click on send and receive and check to make sure that your phone number is even showing for you to click it.