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iPad doesn’t receive text messages like it always has.

Why all of a sudden is my iPad not receiving text messages.?

My Apple phone and watch r receiving texts, but not my iPad. Help!

iPad Air, iOS 12

Posted on Sep 29, 2020 1:55 PM

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Posted on Sep 29, 2020 2:20 PM

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

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