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My iPad has its own number and when I first bought this iPad (the new iPad Air) it had its own number in the beginning I was able to receive text etc but not anymore
iPad Air, iPadOS 17
The iPad has never been able to receive SMS texts, even for the cellular version. The cellular iPad, may have a number on your billing statement, but it is not a number that you can make/receive call or text messages. In that case, you have a data plan that is capable of getting an internet connection so you can receive iMessages from other Apple devices, but not SMS messages. The SMS message does not travel over an internet connection, and you would need to pair a phone to the iPad to make or receive SMS messages. That way the message travels over the phones cellular network.
Forward text messages from your iPhone to other devices - Apple Support
Do you have an iPhone - or just an iPad? If exchanging messages with Android or non-Apple devices, you’ll need to use Cellular SMS/MMS messaging.
An iPad, whether a Cellular model or not, is not capable of directly accessing Cellular Voice or SMS/MMS Messaging features. An iPad with either WiFi or Cellular connectivity alone can only access IP-data services. If you have added an eSIM or physical DataSIM and Cellular plan to a WiFi+Cellular model of iPad, the number associated with the SIM card is only used to identify your account for billing purposes. This number is cannot used for making calls or sending messages.
However, when paired with an iPhone, the capabilities of iPad significantly broaden to include access to Cellular Voice and Messaging services of the associated iPhone - relayed to the iPad over WiFi using Apple’s continuity features.
More information about Continuity and the relevant Cellular services can be found here:
Continuity
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch – Apple Support
SMS/MMS Messaging
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
iPad switched from using the number it already has like it did in the beginning
