Text messaging from iPad to android phone
How do I send a message from my iPad mini to a non apple phone?
iPad mini, iOS 12
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Short answer is that you can’t.
More detailed answer is that Apple allows an iPhone linked with a iPad to make it appear that texts are being sent from the iPad.
in reality, the iPhone is doing the sending and receiving.
Note that this applies to iPads w/ SIMs or eSIMs as well. (They are “data only” configured - w/ no “direct” SMS sending capability)
Details on the setup are here:
Set up Messages on iPad – Apple Support (AU)