You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Message from my ipad pro are sending from my email?

I can't seem to get my ipad to send them from my number- i found something else where saying to turn Imessage off and on again on both my ipad and my iphone, but it didn't work.

Other members of my family seem to be able to send messages from their ipad under their number but I'm not sure what to do?

iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi, Cellular

Posted on Jun 18, 2020 5:34 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Jun 18, 2020 6:50 AM

From this website.

How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support


Don't see the Text Message Forwarding setting on your iPhone? Go to Settings > Messages, turn off iMessage, turn it back on, tap Send & Receive, tap Use Your Apple ID for iMessage, then sign in with the same Apple ID used on your other devices.

6 replies
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jun 18, 2020 6:50 AM in response to Maddiex

From this website.

How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support


Don't see the Text Message Forwarding setting on your iPhone? Go to Settings > Messages, turn off iMessage, turn it back on, tap Send & Receive, tap Use Your Apple ID for iMessage, then sign in with the same Apple ID used on your other devices.

Jun 18, 2020 6:19 AM in response to Maddiex

Unless you also have an iPhone, your iPad cannot send or receive SMS or MMS messages to phone numbers - as these are Cellular Carrier features. Without an iPhone, your iPad is limited to sending/receiving messages via the Apple-proprietary Messages App.


Native iMessages are directed to Apple recipients by their registered email addresses - and not by their Cellular phone numbers.


To use SMS/MMS messaging from the iPad Messages App, your iPhone must be logged-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - and message forwarding to your iPad must be enabled on the iPhone.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208386


An iPad alone, whether a Cellular model or not, is not capable of accessing Cellular Voice or Messaging features. An iPad with Cellular connectivity alone can only access IP-data services.


When paired with an iPhone, the capabilities of iPad significantly broaden to include Cellular Voice and Messaging services of the iPhone - relayed to the iPad over WiFi using Apple’s continuity features.


Continuity

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204681


SMS/MMS Messaging

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208386


WiFi Calling

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT203032



I hope this is helpful in clarifying your iPads Messaging features.

Message from my ipad pro are sending from my email?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.