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drdeech Author

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iPad not receiving verification codes

My iPhone will get verification codes, but my iPad does not

iPad, iPadOS 18

Posted on Feb 12, 2025 11:23 AM

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LotusPilot

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Posted on Feb 12, 2025 3:08 PM

If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - to receive or send SMS/MMS messages (green bubbles) with 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

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