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Unable send text msg from ipad

Suddenly, my wife is unable to sent a text msg to our daughter (who doesnt use an apple device. The popup message says the device is not registered. I’ve searched the Community and the fixes say Systems>Apps>messages (which is dated 2021 and doesnt show up on iPadOS 17.6.1


is there a different procedure to register a non-apple device phone umber in 17.6.1 in 2024?

iPhone 11

Posted on Oct 2, 2024 5:56 PM

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Oct 2, 2024 8:42 PM in response to SlippySlope

SlippySlope wrote:

Suddenly, my wife is unable to sent a text msg to our daughter (who doesnt use an apple device. The popup message says the device is not registered. I’ve searched the Community and the fixes say Systems>Apps>messages (which is dated 2021 and doesnt show up on iPadOS 17.6.1

is there a different procedure to register a non-apple device phone umber in 17.6.1 in 2024?

Your wife needs an iphone to enable text message forwarding so she can text on her ipad.

Unable send text msg from ipad

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