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Sherrybh Author

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8 points

My iMessages are not sending from new iPad Pro?

When sending iMessages to none iPhone users messages are failing to send

iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi

Posted on Dec 9, 2019 9:08 AM

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markwmsn

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Posted on Dec 9, 2019 9:51 AM

That's expected. Only iPhones/iPads/iPods(Touch) can send and receive messages through Apple's proprietary iMessage system. Other phones use the telecomm companies' SMS/MMS system; iPhones can also use SMS/MMS, but iPads (even cellular models) cannot without help from an associated iPhone.

If you have an iPhone connected to the same Apple ID, you can tell it to forward SMS/MMS messages to/from your iPad. Visit Settings > Messages > Forward Text Messages (on the iPhone) to enable the connection.

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