How can you register the iPad phone number when you cant receive the text from apple to begin with absolutely makes no sense I have sprint data unlimited I cant use iMessage or FaceTime because the number is not registered, so how are you supposed to register the number if you can not receive the confirmation text to get it registered.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 14
If you also have an iPhone connected to the same Apple ID, you can use it as a relay for SMS/MMS messages.
See How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support for details.
If you also have an iPhone connected to the same Apple ID, you can use it as a relay for SMS/MMS messages.
See How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support for details.
iMessages-gonewrong wrote:
Thank you I did not know that so if I want to be able to send sms/mms from iPad then I have to use my cell phone number which needs to be linked with my iPad am I correct assuming this.
Do you have an iPhone as well - or just an iPad?
An iPad, whether a Cellular model or not, is not capable of directly accessing Cellular Voice or SMS/MMS Messaging features. An iPad with either WiFi or Cellular connectivity alone can only access IP-data services.
However, If paired with an iPhone, the capabilities of iPad significantly broaden to include access to Cellular Voice and Messaging services of the associated iPhone - relayed to the iPad over WiFi using Apple’s continuity features.
More information about Continuity and the relevant Cellular services can be found here:
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
When correctly configured, the iPad FaceTime App provides access to Cellular Voice Calling features - whilst Messages supports SMS/MMS messaging services.
What number are you trying to register?
The "phone number" your carrier assigned to your iPad is only for billing purposes. It cannot be used for text messages, because no iPad has the hardware to connect to the SMS/MMS text system, which is part of the voice system. (Cellular iPads can use only the parallel data part of the cellular system.)
Thank you I did not know that so if I want to be able to send sms/mms from iPad then I have to use my cell phone number which needs to be linked with my iPad am I correct assuming this.
How can I register my iPad number when I cant receive a text message to get it registered with apple
