My phone number shows up when I text a contact. I don’t want my phone number to come up

My phone number shows up when I text a contact. I don’t want my phone number to come up

iPhone 12 mini, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 19, 2023 08:29 AM

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Feb 20, 2023 05:28 PM in response to 2304ss

Hi 2304ss,


Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. We understand your phone number is showing up when you text a contact. If this is happening with one specific contact, this is likely due to how they set up your contact information. Or they just may need to restart their device to refresh the OS and contacts. They could also try adding or removing the country code for your number in their contacts. However, this is something they'll need to troubleshoot on their phone.


We hope this helps.


Take care.

Feb 20, 2023 05:32 PM in response to 2304ss

2304ss wrote:

My phone number shows up when I text a contact. I don’t want my phone number to come up


I will assume your concern is about the sending telephone number showing on the text message recipient's device.


If you are sending an SMS message (and not an Apple Messages / iMessage message or some other app or mechanism), this is how SMS messages work. They show the sending telephone number.


If you're seeking to mask your sending info such as for an organization or business, an SMS service such as Twilio might interest you. Your cellular carrier might have other options here, as well.

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My phone number shows up when I text a contact. I don’t want my phone number to come up

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