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My new iPad will sometimes not send messages to non Apple devices. When I hit “try again” it fails again and I don’t have the option if sending as text messages. My iPhone and my other iPad work great.

My new iPad sometimes fails to send text messages to non Apple devices. My other iPad and iPhone work fine. When it fails I get “try again” then it fails again and I don’t have the option of sending a text message. I had this problem before with another iPad and I’ve forgotten the setting fix I used to correct it.

Posted on Oct 31, 2020 9:20 AM

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Posted on Nov 1, 2020 5:08 AM

worked like a charm. Thank you very much.

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Oct 31, 2020 11:15 AM in response to Trey344

You must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding for your new 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:

How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support


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 information to be helpful in resolving the issue.

My new iPad will sometimes not send messages to non Apple devices. When I hit “try again” it fails again and I don’t have the option if sending as text messages. My iPhone and my other iPad work great.

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