Texting on iPad

You need to use Continuity Services. Click here --> How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support

To send or receive text (SMS) or picture (MMS) messages from you iPad, message forwarding must be enabled on your iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - explicitly enable your iPad from the list.

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