I bought an iPad 10, and a new iMac. I cannot receive or send text messages to friends who do not have Apple phones. They don’t even show up in my list. On my Apple phone I can get messages or send messages to anyone. What can I do to fix this problem?
iPad, iPadOS 16
Ensure that you have text message forwarding enabled on your phone and allow texts from other devices.
Forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your Mac or iPad - Apple Support
Ensure that you have text message forwarding enabled on your phone and allow texts from other devices.
Forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your Mac or iPad - Apple Support
Text messaging on new iPad, excludes friends with out Apple phones
