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Enable MMS on ipad

I am getting message to enable MMS on my ipad when I try to send a message It was working and now it is not

I cannot send messages from my ipad


Posted on Oct 10, 2023 11:27 AM

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Oct 10, 2023 11:30 AM in response to sunnybeaches4me

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.
  • MMS Messaging - set to ON


Also ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on both your iPhone and iPad:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > Messages - set to ON


Enable MMS on ipad

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