I want to be able to text to my sons’ android phones from my my iPad again. How do I fix this? Also, my niece’s iPhone now receives my iPad texts as if they were sent via gmail. That might be part of the problem. This all changed after I signed into Apple iCloud.
iPad, iPadOS 13
Multiple issues...
Do you have an iPhone - 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
If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, to send SMS/MMS messages from your iPad 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
As for others unexpectedly receiving your SMS Messages, this suggests that you are sharing an AppleID - or have been sharing an AppleID at some point.
If you are sharing an AppleID, you need to desist from this practice. Each user should have their own AppleID. After this issue has been resolved, if Messaging is still be received where if shouldn’t, you’ll need to deregister iMessage on the device that receives messages that shouldn’t:
Deregister iMessage on your iPhone or online – Apple Support
I hope this clarification and guidance proves to be helpful in resolving your issues.
Multiple issues...
Do you have an iPhone - 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
If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, to send SMS/MMS messages from your iPad 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
As for others unexpectedly receiving your SMS Messages, this suggests that you are sharing an AppleID - or have been sharing an AppleID at some point.
If you are sharing an AppleID, you need to desist from this practice. Each user should have their own AppleID. After this issue has been resolved, if Messaging is still be received where if shouldn’t, you’ll need to deregister iMessage on the device that receives messages that shouldn’t:
Deregister iMessage on your iPhone or online – Apple Support
I hope this clarification and guidance proves to be helpful in resolving your issues.
Sending Texts from iPad
