Can somebody help me? Text message forwarding is no longer an option in settings / messages. I missed several very important texts over this. Apparently this setting was reset during install of iPad os 14, and i have no way to reactivate it. Why is this very basic SMS text functionality always an afterthought to apple?
iPad Pro, iPadOS 14
An iPhone is needed for your iPad to send/receive SMS/MMS messages. Both iPad and iPhone must be signedxijn to iCloud with the same AppleID. You must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding for your iPad on your iPhone.
On your iPhone:
Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - set to ON - and explicitly enable your iPad from the list of devices.
Also ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on both your iPhone and iPad:
Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > Messages - set to ON
More information:
Fault finding if needed:
If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
I hope you find this to helpful in resolving the issue.
Thank you. All of your suggestions above are set up. I tried going back through and doing it again, and still nothing. I appreciate your help.
thanks.
Thank you. Unfortunately it’s still not working. I worked great prior to iPadOS update.
I appreciate your response.
Across all devices, set the related setting to off, reboot the devices, and then re-select the desired setting.
Text message forwarding on iPad Pro... again
