Hi,
I have text message forwarding turned on for my iPhone SE original on my iPhone 8.
I am able to receive SMS texts on both but not send them on the SE.
There is no SIM in the SE but apparently it should work over wifi
Please could someone shed some light on this?
Thank you
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iPhone SE
If we understand correctly, there is no SIM card in the iPhone SE. This is why you cannot send an SMS message from the iPhone SE. SMS travel over a cellular connection. The iPhone SE may be able to send iMessages which travel over an internet connection like Wi-Fi. This article will explain the difference between iMessages and SMS which you may find helpful:
About iMessage and SMS/MMS - Apple Support
Regards.
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If we understand correctly, there is no SIM card in the iPhone SE. This is why you cannot send an SMS message from the iPhone SE. SMS travel over a cellular connection. The iPhone SE may be able to send iMessages which travel over an internet connection like Wi-Fi. This article will explain the difference between iMessages and SMS which you may find helpful:
About iMessage and SMS/MMS - Apple Support
Regards.
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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
We understand from your post that you have enabled text message forwarding from your iPhone 8 to your iPhone SE but cannot reply to messages that have been forwarded to the iPhone SE. In a situation like this, make sure that everything is set up as described in this article:
If everything is set up properly, what happens when you try to send a message? Do you receive an error message? If so, what is the exact error?
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Best Regards.
Text message forwarding is supposed to be used with one iPhone to another Apple device like a Mac, iPad, or iPod touch. You may want to contact Apple Support for additional assistance and to confirm if it can be done between two iPhones.
Have a good day!
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If everything is set up properly and the issue persists, you may need to contact Apple Support for additional assistance.
Take Care.
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Hi Rina, Thank you for your reply.
That is the correct issue.
Everything is set up as in the article.
It just shows 'not delivered' the second I press send on the iPhone SE if it is an SMS but I can then manually send this from the iPhone 8. Both devices are in close proximity when testing and connected to the same WiFi network.
Please could you advise some further steps?
Thank you :)
Hi Matthew,
Thanks for your reply.
There is no active SIM in the SE.
I was under the impression SMS would work with text message forwarding turned on on the iPhone 8. Please could you confirm this is not the case?
Many Thanks
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Hi Rina and Joseph,
I have now managed to set it up so I receive SMS on both devices but I can only seem to reply on my iPhone 8, not the SE.
Any ideas please? I'd prefer not to call up as it's likely going to be a very long call as it seems to be a complex issue.
Thank you very much
Text message forwarding
