How do I sync my iPhone and iPad messages? I am travelling using an eSIM and even when on a network iMessages works on the iPad, but it won’t sync with the phone. I have tried logging out of both and signing in again, and I’ve only ever had one id, and they are the same on both devices. I have also tried deactivating accounts on both. Nothing has worked.
iPad, iPadOS 15
If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - to send/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.
To keep iMessage (blue bubbles) and SMS/MMS messages between devices, ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on both your iPhone and iPad:
Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > Messages - set to ON
If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - to send/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.
To keep iMessage (blue bubbles) and SMS/MMS messages between devices, ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on both your iPhone and iPad:
Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > Messages - set to ON
iMessage not synced iPhone iPad
