want to use ipad need a phone number how do i connect a phone number to apple id account

i have an ipad i would like to facetime on. The apple id is not linked to a phone number. I see i can get number on google voice but how do i get that on the apple id so i can use the ipad for facetime


Posted on Apr 2, 2020 9:38 AM

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Posted on Apr 2, 2020 11:14 AM

You can only use a telephone number for FaceTime on an iPad if that iPad is linked to an iPhone. So simply adding it to your AppleID will not make it useable for FaceTime nor imessages on an iPad. That requires that cellular telephone number to be in use with an iPhone, and the iPad needs to be connected to that iPhone to use that number to call from or receive calls to.


See Add or remove your phone number in Messages or FaceTime - Apple Support

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Apr 2, 2020 11:14 AM in response to allure112

You can only use a telephone number for FaceTime on an iPad if that iPad is linked to an iPhone. So simply adding it to your AppleID will not make it useable for FaceTime nor imessages on an iPad. That requires that cellular telephone number to be in use with an iPhone, and the iPad needs to be connected to that iPhone to use that number to call from or receive calls to.


See Add or remove your phone number in Messages or FaceTime - Apple Support

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