IPad UNABLE TO SEND SMS

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IPad UNABLE TO SEND SMS

According to APPLE: SMS and MMS messaging requires an activated carrier plan on any iPhone using iOS 8.1 or later. You can then send and receive SMS and MMS messages from these devices: Any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iOS 8 or later.

I started receiving "Not delivered" for every SMS message I tried to send.

I I turned off and on my iPad

I did a soft reset of my iPad

I did a restore of my iPad using iTunes

I am unable to send SMS

My iPhone is 6, IOS 12.5.5

My iPad is 6 generation, IOS 15.1

iPad, iPadOS 15

Posted on Nov 20, 2021 4:13 PM

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markwmsn

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Nov 20, 2021 6:59 PM in response to MiBellaPJ

Have you verified that your iPhone is still set to relay SMS/MMS messages to/from the iPad?

In iOS 14 and 15, that's in Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding. Not sure where it was in iOS 12.

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MiBellaPJ Author

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Nov 21, 2021 6:07 AM in response to markwmsn

Thank you, Mark, for your timely reply and suggestion.

Yes, iPhone 6, IOS 12.5.5 setting is set to “Send as SMS.”

Apple Support said, “with iPad 15.1 Upgrade, SMS is no longer available on any iPad that is not cellular.”

Ironically, I found a couple of Apple discussion threads which offered a fix for the exact same problem I am having.

Hopefully, there is a fix. Otherwise, it is disappointing and punitive for Apple to stop/cease SMS on non-cellular Apple device.

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markwmsn

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Nov 21, 2021 10:04 PM in response to MiBellaPJ

I was not talking about the "Send as SMS" setting. I was talking about "Text Message Forwarding" under Settings > Messages (on iOS 14 and 15; could have been elsewhere on previous releases).

I'm surprised to read your quote from Apple Support. This is the first I've heard of such a change.

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IPad UNABLE TO SEND SMS

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