Why does my name not show up in messages My contact name does not show up when I send a message, but my email address does. My contacts can't tell who messaging is from.  How do I fix this?
Let's check your settings and see what you have under Settings -> Messages -> Send &amp; Receive. Make sure your "Start New Conversations From" setting is your phone number instead of an email address.

The existing threads with people will still use your email, but when you start a new thread, it will use your phone number properly.