Is there a way to disable iMessage for phone number but not for email?

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  1. KWall24, Jun 25, 2014

    KWall24 macrumors newbie

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    Hey guys. I have an iPhone 4S, and just bought a new Android phone.

    A fair chunk of my family uses iPhones, iPads, and iPods, so I was planning on keeping the iPhone for iMessage and Facetime. However, my texts from said family (at least the ones using iPhones) are being sent as iMessages to the iPhone, instead of my new phone.

    I'm wondering if there is a way to disable iMessage/FaceTime on my iPhone for the phone number, but leave it active for the email addresses. Or if anybody knows of any other ways to achieve what I'm trying to do. I'll jailbreak if I need to.

    So, thoughts? Thanks guys and gals!
     
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  2. TWO2SEVEN, Jun 25, 2014

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    Settings > Messages > Send & Receive

    You should be able to turn off the phone number there.
     
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  3. eelw, Jun 25, 2014

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    And make sure they send it to your email and not phone number.
     
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  4. mofunk, Jun 25, 2014

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    You can set it to send from your iCloud address. This way you can send and receive from all your iOS devices and Mac.
     
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