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I have a new iPad…9th gen…in Messages I am unable to send message to a friend who has an Android phone…what do I need to do

I have a new iPad…9th gen…in Messages I am unable to send message to a friend who has an Android phone…what do I need to do



Posted on Oct 25, 2021 6:09 PM

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Posted on Oct 25, 2021 6:17 PM

An iPad can only send iMessages. To send an SMS or MMS text message you can only do that from an iPhone if you also have an iPhone. See: How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support

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Oct 25, 2021 6:20 PM in response to Jlov507

No iPad, alone, can send SMS text messages.

You need an iPad paired/tethered to an iPhone ( which CAN send and receive SMS messages ) using the message forwarding feature of an iPhone, to send SMS messages to an iPad, basically making an iPad a remote device to an iPhone.


How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac – Apple Support (AU)



Sorry & Good Luck!







I have a new iPad…9th gen…in Messages I am unable to send message to a friend who has an Android phone…what do I need to do

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