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I have 3 different contacts that I cannot receive and send text messages on iPhone but not on my iPad. All my other contacts, I have no problem. What do I do to fix this?

Posted on Jul 7, 2021 7:04 AM

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Posted on Jul 7, 2021 4:47 PM

That could happen if those people had non-Apple devices (or Apple devices not signed into iMessage) and can only be reached by SMS/MMS messaging (which iPads cannot do unaided).

Check the following settings on the iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding

Does your iPad appear there?

Is the slider for your iPad green (enabled)?

Settings > [your name] > iCloud

Is the slider for Messages green (enabled)?

Check the following setting on the iPad:

Settings > [your name] > iCloud

Is the slider for Messages green (enabled)?



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Jul 7, 2021 4:47 PM in response to Shoediva1

That could happen if those people had non-Apple devices (or Apple devices not signed into iMessage) and can only be reached by SMS/MMS messaging (which iPads cannot do unaided).

Check the following settings on the iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding

Does your iPad appear there?

Is the slider for your iPad green (enabled)?

Settings > [your name] > iCloud

Is the slider for Messages green (enabled)?

Check the following setting on the iPad:

Settings > [your name] > iCloud

Is the slider for Messages green (enabled)?



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