Why are texts going to people from my e-mail rather than my phone number?

[JakeMaxam]

My texts have been sending to everyone as an email instead of my phone number. The email is also the same one that is used for my icloud. i want to send it as my phone number instead of the email

[garebare48 · Accepted solution]

Go to settings, messages, and turn off iMessage. Anyone you text who also uses an Apple device will receive your texts on their iMessage.  The word balloons are blue on iMessage, green if it's a text with a phone number.

Also Settings>Messages>Send & Receive will allow you to choose your phone number instead.