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This How.com.vn teaches you how to delete a phone number you no longer use from your iPhone. If you've already added your new phone number to your iPhone, you may be able to delete the old phone number by making a quick change in your settings. However, if your old phone number was connected to FaceTime and iMessage on the same iPhone, you'll need to log out of your Apple ID in both locations to remove the old number.
Quick Steps
- Open your iPhone Settings app and tap your name at the top of the screen.
- Tap 'Name, Phone Numbers, Email, which is the first option under your name.
- Tap Edit near the top of the screen below your name.
- Tap the minus button next to the number you want to remove, then tap Delete.
Steps
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Open your iPhone's Settings. It's the gray gear icon on your Home screen.
- If you need to remove a phone number that belongs to an iPhone you no longer have, changing your Apple ID password will remove the number from your Apple ID.[1]
Tap your name. It's at the top of the Settings menu.Advertisement
Tap Name, Phone Numbers, Email. It'll be at the top of the list below your name and email address.
Tap Edit next to "Reachable At." It's the blue link just below your name. This makes the information below editable.
Tap the minus sign next to the number you want to remove. A "Delete" button will appear to the right.- You can only delete a number this way if it's not the one being used for Messages and Facetime. If you don't see the option to delete the phone number, and instead see a warning that the number is being used for Messages or Facetime, follow these steps:
- Tap the back button until you're back in the Settings menu.
- Scroll down and tap Messages.
- Tap Send & Receive.
- Tap your Apple ID at the bottom.
- Tap Sign Out. Once you're signed out, tap the back button until you're back at the Settings menu, and then tap FaceTime.
- Tap your Apple ID under "Caller ID" and select Sign Out.
- Now that you're signed out in both locations, the old phone number is no longer associated with your iPhone.
- You can only delete a number this way if it's not the one being used for Messages and Facetime. If you don't see the option to delete the phone number, and instead see a warning that the number is being used for Messages or Facetime, follow these steps:
Tap the red Delete button. A confirmation pop-up will appear.
Tap Remove on the confirmation pop-up. The phone number is now removed from your Apple ID.
Community Q&A
- QuestionHow can I recover my iPhone when I forgot my Apple ID and password?
Sophie WalfordCommunity AnswerIf you've forgotten both your Apple ID login and the password, the best bet is to go to iForgot online, or take the device to an Apple store where they can help you.
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