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Since updating my iOS, I can’t send a text message to people without an apple device.

Since updating to the latest IOS, I can send a text message to people without an Apple product. Help

Posted on Jun 27, 2022 5:15 PM

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Posted on Jun 28, 2022 3:22 AM

If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - to send and receive SMS/MMS messages (green bubbles) 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.


Also ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on both your iPhone and iPad:

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


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Jun 28, 2022 3:22 AM in response to LDR133

If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - to send and receive SMS/MMS messages (green bubbles) 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.


Also ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on both your iPhone and iPad:

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


Since updating my iOS, I can’t send a text message to people without an apple device.

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