Why didn't Apple give "pins" with iMessage

[Leet Apple]

iMessage is great and all but why didn't they give a pin to each device instead of linking it with your Email & Phone number, i find it more confidently having a pin that i can easily give you instead of an email or Phone number


Any particular reasons?

 

[boss.king]

iMessage is great and all but why didn't they give a pin to each device instead of linking it with your Email & Phone number, i find it more confidently having a pin that i can easily give you instead of an email or Phone number


Any particular reasons?

Because then you'd be tasked with telling everyone your new pin each time you get a new phone, then getting everyone to add your pin, and you adding all your friends again. The email/number solution is far more elegant.

 

[sxcJoshie]

Apple already have your email address so it would only make sense to keep it that way within the Apple ID.

A "pin" system would be a good idea except with the number of iPhone users in the world the pin number would most likely closely resemble that of a mobile phone number anyway.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

Because then you'd be tasked with telling everyone your new pin each time you get a new phone, then getting everyone to add your pin, and you adding all your friends again. The email/number solution is far more elegant.

Rim solved that problem. If you change you phone it will update your pin on everyone who has you on their contact list.

 

[robbieduncan]

Given that it is trivial to create any number of email addresses and you can have any number linked with iMessage the PIN thing seems to be a complete non-issue. Simply create a new GMail/Hotmail/whatever email account and use that as a PIN.

 

[boss.king]

Rim solved that problem. If you change you phone it will update your pin on everyone who has you on their contact list.

Oh, didn't know that. I still think the email/phone number solution is better though, since your iTunes account is tied to your email address anyway.