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Texting on iPad

Why can I text from my iphone to any other type phone but I can not on my iPad?

iPad Pro, iOS 13

Posted on Mar 29, 2020 6:36 AM

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Posted on Mar 29, 2020 6:53 AM

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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Texting on iPad

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