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Upgraded to iOS 16 on my iPad. Tried to send a message using iMessage to my children who do not have iPhones. The Send arrow is disabled and I cannot find a way to enable sms/mms. I wascable to send to them before iOS 16. Help is appreciated.
iPad, iPadOS 16
I have tried as suggested and that procedure seems to have resolved this issue. I am getting responses from non-Apple devices.
I still have the issue on my iPad when turning off iMessage wherein I get a message telling me iCloud messages is not available because iMessage and iCloud are not signed in under the same account. Thank you for your help and I will log another issue if I can’t resolve this one last problem. Thanks again.
I have tried as suggested and that procedure seems to have resolved this issue. I am getting responses from non-Apple devices.
I still have the issue on my iPad when turning off iMessage wherein I get a message telling me iCloud messages is not available because iMessage and iCloud are not signed in under the same account. Thank you for your help and I will log another issue if I can’t resolve this one last problem. Thanks again.
Something in your description makes little sense…
An iPad, whether a Cellular model or not, is not capable of directly accessing Cellular Voice or SMS/MMS Messaging features. An iPad with either WiFi or Cellular connectivity alone can only access IP-data services. If you have added a DataSIM and Cellular plan to a WiFi+Cellular model of iPad, the number associated with the SIM card is only used to identify your account for billing purposes. This number is not used for making calls or sending messages.
However, when paired with an iPhone, the capabilities of iPad significantly broaden to include access to Cellular Voice and Messaging services of the associated iPhone - relayed to the iPad over WiFi using Apple’s continuity features.
More information about Continuity and the relevant Cellular services can be found here:
Continuity
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch – Apple Support
SMS/MMS Messaging
WiFi Calling
Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling – Apple Support
If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - to send SMS/MMS messages (green bubbles) from your iPad you must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding and/or MMS 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.
MMS Messages - set to ON
Also ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on both your iPhone and iPad:
Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > Messages - set to ON
Otherwise, if you are experiencing difficulties with sending and receiving iMessage:
If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Thank you Lotuspilot for your quick response. I checked the various settings as described and saw that they had all been set as you described. Interesting that when I turn off iMessage I get the attached error. Not sure if this is an underlying cause. Please advise.
Good. Each user is using their own AppleID with their own devices.
Try signing-out of iMessage on the device that is causing difficulty:
Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > [Your AppleID] > Sign Out
Your AppleID will be seen at the bottom in small blue text.
After signing out, restart your iPad. After restart, sign-in again to Messages.
Are you sharing the same AppleID between users? If so, this will cause all kinds of headaches…
I have my own Apple ID and my wife has hers. I use the same ID on all my devices, iPhone, iPad and my iMac. My 3 devices are all signed in using the same ID.
Using sms/mms with iOS 16
