Unable to register my iPad's cell phone number for iMessage
The question "How to register new number to iMessage" asked at:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252664740?login=true&sortBy=rank
has an answer that states this:
> First make sure your SIM card with your new phone number is in your iPhone.
> Go to:
> Settings -> Apple ID (Your Name) -> Name, Phone Numbers, Email.
> Press Edit, add your new phone number if it has not already been registered.
> After, go to:
> Settings -> Messages.
> Activate iMessage and check that your new number is in the Send & Receive menu.
I am trying to add my Apple iPad's cellular phone number (assigned to it by Verizon)
to the list of phone numbers associated with my Apple ID. Now, when I click on
"Add Email or Phone Number, and then click on "Add a Phone Number", the cell
phone number assigned to my iPad is pre-populated, so I simply click on "Next".
A pop-up then appears asking for the "code" sent to THAT phone number. But the
only software I have that could receive THAT message (with the code) is iMessage
itself, which is what I am ultimately trying to get set up.
Thus, it appears that in order to register a number to iMessage, iMessage has to
be able to receive a message at the number you're trying to register. Catch 22!
iPad Air 2, iPadOS 15
