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set up my sim on ipad mini 5

Why can’t I get to use my sim and send messages as text, rather it is sending as an i message..?

Posted on Sep 30, 2020 8:08 AM

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Posted on Sep 30, 2020 9:26 AM

You need to make the changes on the iPhone to share its SMS/MMS texting with the iPad.


See -> Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Sep 30, 2020 8:14 AM in response to Vtangel

Are you sure you bought a WiFi+cellular iPad? If your iPad is WiFi only or if it is WiFi+cellular then it can only send or receive SMS/MMS texts when paired with an iPhone using iOS continuity. Even with a cellular data connection, SMS requires a cellular telephone voice connection, which no iPad can do.


You must have an iPhone to send or receive SMS/MMS texts with an iPad. Without an iPhone, every iPad is limited to only internet messaging services - iMessage, Skype, Google Hangouts, WhatsApp Web (although you’ll need a cellular telephone to create a WhatsApp account to begin with).

set up my sim on ipad mini 5

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