iMessage not working on iPad

Sounds like a glitch when using your iPad, and things need to be smoothed out.

When you setup iMessage on the iPhone and use to send a text, first time iMessage works out your cell number automatically and is registered and the number can then be used on iPad's. It's possible then that iMessage hasn't registered the cell number (a Glitch?), nevertheless an e-mail should be received from Apple when it's registered.

Back on the iPhone, iMessage will then be the priority over SMS and the send button is blue. If the send button is green then it is a SMS message and SMS will be used if the number is not registered with iMessage.

I only have an ipad2 but have the same problem:

Tried to send a message through iMessages as a test on my iPad 2.

However, after I finished typing the text and wanted to send the message, I noticed that the 'send' button the right is greyed out.

I was sending it to a persons cellphone in my addressbook.

I did check 'Settings-Messages' to see if 'Show subject field' was 'off'. It was by default. I don't think it would have anything to do with the text of the message itself. iMessage I set to 'on'.

pretty sure you can only send to an email address from iPad.. see if that works

Had the same problem also. Check in the message settings (on the iphone) under receive at and make sure the email address here is the exact same as the email address on the ipad message setting.

I thought you can choose. When going to the 'To:' field, imessage will show you all of your addressbook contacts (email and cellular telephone number) that begin with the name you choose.
I tried to select an email contact and got the pink highlight with the exclamtion point.

I have ipad2 and i tried sending the message to both email and a number. the message sending bar gets stuk right at the end and then I get a message that the message is not delivered. i have no idea how to fix this. any help would be appreciated.

I'm having no joy with iMessenger on iPad too. Using both email addresses or mobile phone numbers I'm getting the red highlight and exclamation mark in the address box. It works fine on my iPhone tho. Anyone got any advice please?

Try to reboot our Ipad. Worked for me. Choose email- adress to imessage Ipads, and phone number to imessage iphones.

I too am going crazyiMessage problem - I cannot get iMessage to sync. I have a iPhone 4 and iPad 2 both on iOS 5. everything else works fine. I cannot get the iMessage to sync. Both have the same @me id. if I try to add another email I get "iMessage Activation Unable to veryify email because it is already in use." Going crazy for 2 days any ideas?

I was having the same problem. Reboot your iPad. Then send a message - and it should sync with your other device. Thanks for help folks!

I have the exact same problem ?

I re-synced the ipad. Switched it off for about 20 mins. then switched it on again (it didn't work on reboot) and then re-synced it with itunes. It eventually worked. There are also other apps that are not working for me. the only thing to really do is sync and reboot. quite frustrating.

I am having the same problem.....iMessages on my iPhone 4 on iOS 5.0 works properly but it iMessages on my iPad doesnt send or receive messages. Have re-synced, rebooted and switched off iMessages....and even logged on and off with my Apple id but no joy. Any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance