Deregister an email or phone number associated with iMessage and FaceTime

Good advice if you've changed your details or plan to switch to a non-Apple device.

For many Apple device users, iMessage and FaceTime are some of the best iPhone features, enabling you to stay in contact with friends and family easily no matter where they are in the world. That being said, there are reasons why you might want to deregister an email or phone number from Apple's communication services.

Whether you're looking to deregister a phone number from iMessage that you no longer use, have switched to a non-Apple phone, or you simply no longer want your email being used for FaceTime purposes, there's a simple way to deregister your email or phone number associated with iMessage and FaceTime. Here's how!

Deregister an email or phone number from iMessage or FaceTime:

• How to deregister a phone number from iMessage and FaceTime
• How to deregister an email from iMessage
• How to deregister an email from FaceTime

How to deregister a phone number associated with iMessage and FaceTime

If you're looking to deregister your email or a phone number that's attached to your iMessage account, never fear, iMore is here!

1. Launch Settings from your home screen.
2. Tap Messages. You may have to scroll down a bit to find it.

3. Tap Send & Receive.

   

4. Tap the number you wish to remove. Those currently in use are signified by a check mark.

5. Tap Remove

   

As the dialog box states, doing this will mean your phone number is no longer used for iMessage and FaceTime.

This process can also be completed through the FaceTime section of your Settings app, though the result is the same. You can still use the removed number for regular calls and SMS messages.

How to deregister an email associated with iMessage

If you only want to be contactable on iMessage via your phone number, you can set it that way. Here's how.

1. Launch Settings from your home screen.
2. Tap Messages. You may have to scroll down a bit to find it.

3. Tap Send & Receive.

   

4. Tap the emaill address you wish to remove. Those currently in use are signified by a check mark. Alternatively, you can tap your Apple ID beneath the list of phone numbers and email addresses.

5. Tap Sign Out.

   

This last step will mean you can only be contacted via your phone number for iMessage and not the email address(es) associated with your Apple ID.

How to deregister an email associated with FaceTime

Removing your email address from your FaceTime account only takes a couple of seconds. Here's how to do it!

1. Launch Settings from your home screen.

2. Tap FaceTime. You may have to scroll a bit to find it.

   

3. Tap the emaill address you wish to remove. Those currently in use are signified by a check mark. Alternatively, you can tap your Apple ID beneath the list of phone numbers and email addresses.

4. Tap Sign Out.

   

Signing out in this way will leave just your phone number as a contact method for FaceTime and remove the email address(es) associated with your Apple ID from the list.

Any questions?

Still have questions about deregistering an email or phone number from iMessage or FaceTime? Let us know in the comments.

Of course, if you prefer to turn off FaceTime altogether or disable and deactivate iMessage completely — even if you no longer have your iPhone — you can also do that.

Update: Updated for iOS 14.

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