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I am unable to select my phone number to be used in iMessage on my mac. That area is greyed out and only shows the email address associated with my apple ID>

I am unable to select my phone number to be used in iMessage on my mac. That area is greyed out and only shows the email address associated with my apple ID. I was previously able to use my Mac to send and receive iMessages from my phone number but it just stopped working suddenly.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Apr 29, 2022 3:00 PM

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Posted on Apr 29, 2022 5:41 PM

Have you checked Settings/Screen Time for any restrictions?


See the Apple Support article(s) below. Link to contact Apple Support at the end of the article.


Messages or FaceTime - Add or remove your phone number.    *

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I am unable to select my phone number to be used in iMessage on my mac. That area is greyed out and only shows the email address associated with my apple ID>

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