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iPad no longer sending text messages to Android devices

I had my iPad Pro set up to send/receive text messages via my iPhone. This has been working for over a year and now suddenly it’s not (messages say “not delivered”). I found the instructions in another post to ensure I have my iPhone set up to forward messages to the iPad. I enabled messages via iCloud on my iPad. I toggled all of these settings on and off and it’s not working. Any thoughts?

iPad Pro, iPadOS 14

Posted on Jul 10, 2021 12:51 PM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2021 4:49 PM

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 verify that you have explicitly enabled 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


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Jul 10, 2021 4:49 PM in response to Tarjay

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 verify that you have explicitly enabled 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


iPad no longer sending text messages to Android devices

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