Why does my phone # appear at the bottom of each text message I send?

[AC Question]

I had a Galaxy s3 and a Galaxy s4 and never had this issue. But on this newly acquired Galaxy s7 my cell phone # is at the bottom of every text message I send.

Does this appear also to the recipient? What's the purpose?

 

[hallux]

What texting app are you using? Does the recipient see your number? It may well be just the way the app displays the text message. For example, I use Hangouts with Project Fi. After the timestamp on my messages I also see "via Project Fi", if I had a normal carrier I imagine that would say something different.

 

[karissa123]

I just use the one installed on the phone. Don't think I use Hangouts? :-(

I forgot to sign in when I posted this questions. I guess this means I won't get email updates?

My screen name is karissa123

 

[karissa123]

I finally figured it out. It was in the Settings Menu. I had to turn off show #.