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Texting on ipad

Sometimes texting from my iPad Air works fine and other time it says not delivered. Can’t figure out why.

maybe i don’t have a setting right?


iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14

Posted on Sep 9, 2021 5:26 AM

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Posted on Sep 9, 2021 5:39 AM

If you mean “green” texting (technically SMS’ing via your mobile carrier) vice Apple’s “blue” iMessaging; it MIGHT be that your iPhone is not nearby/on/connected.


No iPad - including “cellular” models - can natively send “green” texts.


However they “appear” to do so by relaying-thru a nearby and connected iPhone using the same AppleID.


No iPhone Nearby = No Green Texting

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Sep 9, 2021 5:39 AM in response to jeannettefromholland

If you mean “green” texting (technically SMS’ing via your mobile carrier) vice Apple’s “blue” iMessaging; it MIGHT be that your iPhone is not nearby/on/connected.


No iPad - including “cellular” models - can natively send “green” texts.


However they “appear” to do so by relaying-thru a nearby and connected iPhone using the same AppleID.


No iPhone Nearby = No Green Texting

Texting on ipad

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