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I purchased a new iPhone 13 Pro yesterday and am unable to send or receive messages. I use yahoo for my regular email and iCloud for my apple email. Do I need to change a setting somewhere? Same problem on the new iPad I just bought.

iPhone 13 Pro, 15

Posted on Jul 23, 2022 10:50 AM

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Posted on Jul 24, 2022 3:29 AM

If you have an iPhone and another iOS or iPadOS device, like an iPad, your iMessage settings might be set to receive and start messages from your Apple ID instead of your phone number. To check if your phone number is set to send and receive messages, go to Settings > Messages, and tap Send & Receive.


If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or ...

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Jul 24, 2022 3:29 AM in response to krwhitfield

If you have an iPhone and another iOS or iPadOS device, like an iPad, your iMessage settings might be set to receive and start messages from your Apple ID instead of your phone number. To check if your phone number is set to send and receive messages, go to Settings > Messages, and tap Send & Receive.


If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or ...

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