enuf2bedangerous
Level 1
(4 points)
Q: How do I make all texts show up on all devices?
I just bought a new iPhone 6S. If I text from the phone, they don't show up on my iPad and MacBook. If I text from iPad or MacBook, it doesn't show up on iPhone. I know there is something I need to do to include my phone # but I can't seem to find where to put it. I am looking for step by step instructions and should I be making the setting change on my phone only? Or do I do it from iCloud?
iPhone 6s, iOS 9.3.3
alex_oz
Community Specialists
Hi enuf2bedangerous,
I understand that you want to receive all of your SMS messages and iMessages on your iPad and MacBook. I know that it's important to have continuity across your devices, so I'm happy to provide some direction to help with this.
Check out the steps we have for setting this up in our article here:
Use Continuity to connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac - Apple Support
SMS
With Continuity, all the SMS and MMS text messages that you send and receive on your iPhone can also appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch. You can also reply to your contacts from whichever device is closest to you, including your iPad or Mac.
You can start a conversation in the Messages app or click a phone number in Safari, Contacts, or Calendar.
Set up SMS and MMS with Continuity
- You need iOS 8 or later on your iOS devices and OS X Yosemite or later on your Mac.
- Sign in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on your iPhone, your other iOS devices, and your Mac.
- On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Add a check to both your phone number and email address. Then go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding and enable the device or devices that you want to forward messages to.
- Look for a code on the Mac, iPad, or iPod touch that you enabled. Then enter this verification code on your iPhone.
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities, cheers!
