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User profile for user: YOGAMO
YOGAMO Author
User level: Level 1
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I am unable to receive messages on my iPad

I AM RECEIVING MESSAGES ON MY IPHONE BUT NOT ON MY IPAD


iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Sep 20, 2023 3:37 PM

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User profile for user: LotusPilot
LotusPilot
User level: Level 10
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Sep 20, 2023 4:41 PM in response to YOGAMO

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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