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User profile for user: Wiking45
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iPad won't send messages after restore

Recently restored my iPad gen 6 to factory to possibility solve a battery issue. Battery issue remains unsolved (draining from 100% to 0% in under 10 minutes) but now I can no longer send text messages from the iPad. Getting the red exclamation point with "This iMessage was not delivered". Steps I've tried:


1) Restored again to factory reinstalled from the Cloud

2) Logged out of my AppleID acct and logged back in after a restart

3) Tried sending texts to multiple recipients

4) Updated to the latest iOS

5) Turned iMessage off, restarted and turned it back on

6) Doubled checked the acct info is correct under send and receive


Messages can be sent fine from my MacPro and I can see replies on both my Mac and the iPad but can only reply on my Mac.


As stated, all this started after a restore from an icloud backup from factory.


Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Jun 12, 2023 6:49 AM

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User profile for user: jimfrombridgeton
jimfrombridgeton
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Posted on Jun 12, 2023 12:58 PM

One possibility is that when you restored the iPad the setting to allow your iPad to send SMS/MMS messages through your iPhone was reset.

See the following article about forwarding then messages.

Forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your Mac or iPad - Apple Support

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User profile for user: LotusPilot
LotusPilot
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Jun 12, 2023 3:07 PM in response to Wiking45

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. Verify these settings:


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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