Connect phone number to iPad for iMessage/FaceTime without iPhone

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Connect phone number to iPad for iMessage/FaceTime without iPhone

Hey all! For context, the only Apple device I have is an iPad. I was wondering if it's possible to use my phone number from my dumbphone (Lightphone II) to send/receive iMessages and FaceTime conversations.

iPad is setup in the following way

registered my (US) phone number to my iCloud account
send/recieve is setup for my email address

So even though my phone number is registered to my iCloud account and I'm "reachable" with that number, it doesn't come up as an option to send/receive iMessages/FaceTime conversations in the Settings app.

Any help is appreciated!

iPad mini, iPadOS 13

Posted on Apr 29, 2020 8:46 PM

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Apr 29, 2020 8:48 PM in response to bk_smith

Hello,

You must have an iPhone for this feature. The iPhone acts as a pass through device which routes messages and calls through the iPhone to another device. If the iPhone is out of the equation then there is physically no way for those calls and messages to reach your iPad.

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Apr 29, 2020 8:50 PM in response to QuickPost

Dang, that's what I figured. I thought it may have worked similarly to WhatsApp (phone number registration). That would be a cool feature!

I appreciate the quick response! Have a great day.

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Connect phone number to iPad for iMessage/FaceTime without iPhone

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