my daughter is not receiving my messages on her ipad
I keep trying to figure out that she's not receiving my texts. I just updated my phone. Please advise.
iPhone 12, iOS 14
I keep trying to figure out that she's not receiving my texts. I just updated my phone. Please advise.
iPhone 12, iOS 14
Apple to Apple messaging uses iMessage - not SMS - so direct messaging between iPhone and iPad devices should be trivial as long as the devices have a network connection of some description. It becomes more complicated if any one of the devices involved in exchanging messages are not of Apple origin (such as an Android device); SMS Cellular messaging must be used - for which an iPad must use the associated services of an iPhone.
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
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch – Apple Support
SMS/MMS Messaging
WiFi Calling
Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling – Apple Support
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 an iPad you must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding on the associated 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
Apple to Apple messaging uses iMessage - not SMS - so direct messaging between iPhone and iPad devices should be trivial as long as the devices have a network connection of some description. It becomes more complicated if any one of the devices involved in exchanging messages are not of Apple origin (such as an Android device); SMS Cellular messaging must be used - for which an iPad must use the associated services of an iPhone.
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
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch – Apple Support
SMS/MMS Messaging
WiFi Calling
Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling – Apple Support
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 an iPad you must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding on the associated 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
Let's see if I have this right.
You have an iPhone 12 that you updated recently. Your daughter has an iPad. Right?
Does she have an iPhone, or just the iPad?
Are you sending to the phone number of her iPhone, or to her Apple ID?
She does have her own Apple ID, right?
my daughter is not receiving my messages on her ipad