How to disable receiving normal text messages on iPad while keeping iMessage?

My iPad updated now I receive texts of people who don’t have iMessage so have can I turned that off? But I still want to receive iMessage but I don’t want to receive text messages from people who don’t have iMessage.



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iPad (10th generation)

Posted on Feb 10, 2025 6:51 AM

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Feb 10, 2025 7:00 AM in response to Sammysammysam

You presumably have both an iPhone and an iPad - as for iPad to receive SMS/MMS test messaging, this feature must be enabled on the iPhone. If you wish to disable this capability, settings need to be changed on the iPhone.


On your iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - set to OFF - or explicitly disable your iPad from the list of devices.


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

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



More information about Apple 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

How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support



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