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IPhone and iPad won't talk to one another.

Incoming calls on my iPhone6 would pop up on my iPad, and I could answer the call on the tablet. Suddenly incoming calls are no longer popping up on the tablet, and I am unable to sending outgoing messages. How do I fix it?

Posted on Dec 17, 2022 4:41 PM

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Posted on Dec 18, 2022 10:41 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 (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



As for answering and making calls from your iPad, check these settings:


On your iPhone:

Settings > Phone > Calls on Other Devices > Allow Calls on Other Devices - set to ON - and explicitly enable your iPad from the list of devices.


On your iPad:

Settings > FaceTime > Calls from iPhone > Calls from iPhone - set to ON

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Dec 18, 2022 10:41 AM in response to Jnick57

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 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



As for answering and making calls from your iPad, check these settings:


On your iPhone:

Settings > Phone > Calls on Other Devices > Allow Calls on Other Devices - set to ON - and explicitly enable your iPad from the list of devices.


On your iPad:

Settings > FaceTime > Calls from iPhone > Calls from iPhone - set to ON

IPhone and iPad won't talk to one another.

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