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Willie1949 Author

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Stop iPhone messages from appearing on iPad

My messages on my iphone always appear on my ipad? I need to stop that.

Apple Watch Series 8, watchOS 26

Posted on Feb 3, 2026 7:40 AM

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razmee209

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Posted on Feb 3, 2026 8:32 AM

Willie1949 wrote:

My messages on my iphone always appear on my ipad? I need to stop that.

If it is imessage, then sign out of it on your ipad.

IF it is SMS/MMS then disable this Forward text messages from your iPhone to other devices - Apple Support

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