can't text friends on android after making apple contact

so last year i got a 2015 macbook air, and i also have a 1st gen ipad mini, but i have an android phone, so sometimes i want to use the apple messages app, but i can't because i don't have a iphone (yet) so when a make a messages conversation with someone i also have a convo with on my phone, unless i delete the apple convo, i can't text them from my android. it just doesn't go through. is there any way i can fix this?

iPad mini, iOS 9

Posted on Apr 13, 2021 7:58 AM

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