iPad not receiving texts received on iPhone

Text received on iPhone but not ipad


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Original Title: iPad not receiving texts

iPad Pro

Posted on Aug 7, 2025 9:41 AM

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Posted on Aug 7, 2025 10:16 AM

Assuming that both your iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, to send or receive SMS/MMS messages 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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Aug 7, 2025 10:16 AM in response to Johnhar65

Assuming that both your iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, to send or receive SMS/MMS messages 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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