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My imessage stopped working and won’t deliver messages. I tried turning iMessage off and restarting, then turning back on. I checked all of the settings.

How can I fix imessages on my iPad. It works on my iPhone.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 15

Posted on Sep 2, 2022 8:53 AM

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Posted on Sep 2, 2022 9:55 AM

An iPad does not have the ability by itself to send SMS messages, which is what you need to do if you're sending to non-Apple devices.


If you have an iPhone, you can connect your iPad to that and you'll be able to do what you want.


Start here:


How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support

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Sep 2, 2022 9:55 AM in response to Saxton66

An iPad does not have the ability by itself to send SMS messages, which is what you need to do if you're sending to non-Apple devices.


If you have an iPhone, you can connect your iPad to that and you'll be able to do what you want.


Start here:


How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support

My imessage stopped working and won’t deliver messages. I tried turning iMessage off and restarting, then turning back on. I checked all of the settings.

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