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MRMN23 Author

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why wont my IPad download and show the same current text messages as my Phone

why won't my IPad download and show the same current text messages as my Phone?

iPad Pro (5th generation)

Posted on Mar 9, 2023 6:33 PM

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LotusPilot

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Posted on Mar 10, 2023 3:10 PM

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

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