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I get a “red” exclamination ! Mark when I try to send a pic to a non iphone user, dont have this problem on my iphone or iPad 3 but my iPad 5 has the problem…any help appreciated

How do i correct this issue? Im using iPad 5 pro i think



iPad Pro, iPadOS 15

Posted on May 31, 2022 6:54 PM

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Posted on Jun 1, 2022 3:27 AM

If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, to send SMS/MMS messages from your iPad you must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding for your iPad on your iPhone...


On your iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - set to ON - and explicitly enable your iPad from the list of devices.

Settings > Messages > MMS Messaging - set to ON


Also ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on your iPhone and all iPads:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > Messages - set to ON




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Jun 1, 2022 3:27 AM in response to EddieC555

If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, to send SMS/MMS messages from your iPad you must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding for your iPad on your iPhone...


On your iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - set to ON - and explicitly enable your iPad from the list of devices.

Settings > Messages > MMS Messaging - set to ON


Also ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on your iPhone and all iPads:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > Messages - set to ON




I get a “red” exclamination ! Mark when I try to send a pic to a non iphone user, dont have this problem on my iphone or iPad 3 but my iPad 5 has the problem…any help appreciated

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