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I can’t text to an Android without cellular data with my iPad Air

I just spent &500 on an iPad Air & found out this morning I can’t even text to an an android without cellular data. I don’t know if Best Buy lied to me but I wanted cellular data & they told me not available on iPads. Going back today & plan on making a scene. How can Apple cut out texts half the world who have androids. Might be time to change to Samsung.




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Posted on Aug 23, 2021 5:40 AM

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Posted on Aug 23, 2021 6:01 AM

https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/set-up-messages-ipad70482978/ipados


If you have a Wi-Fi-only model, or currently have no cellular plan with SMS, you’ll have to use some other app to chat, and not carrier SMS. SMS is a cellular carrier service, which means cellular and a cellular plan. There are various chat apps available for both iPhone and iPad, a d for Android, a d variously other systems.


A Wi-Fi only iPad (or a cellular model with no active cellular plan) can also send and receive SMS via an associated iPhone with a cellular plan with SMS, via what Apple calls Continuity and Text Forwarding.

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Aug 23, 2021 6:01 AM in response to Jk4007

https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/set-up-messages-ipad70482978/ipados


If you have a Wi-Fi-only model, or currently have no cellular plan with SMS, you’ll have to use some other app to chat, and not carrier SMS. SMS is a cellular carrier service, which means cellular and a cellular plan. There are various chat apps available for both iPhone and iPad, a d for Android, a d variously other systems.


A Wi-Fi only iPad (or a cellular model with no active cellular plan) can also send and receive SMS via an associated iPhone with a cellular plan with SMS, via what Apple calls Continuity and Text Forwarding.

I can’t text to an Android without cellular data with my iPad Air

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