Hi
I just got a new ipad and set up messaging. I enetered my apple ID and it pulled in my email, but not my phone #. I would like my texting to go through the phone #, not my email. I can't manualy add the # either.
I know this should work since the guy next to me has the same device and he texts via his phone #.
I checked my itunes account and my phone number is there.
Any ideas why it won't bring in the phone #, or let me add it?
Best
John
What you need to do it go to your settings on your iPhone, go to messages, click on send & receive then once you are there you should be able to "use apple ID for messages." Let it load for a bit then go to your ipad, sign out, sign back in, then it should be there. If not, just keep trying to sign in and out.
I saw these posts because I was trying to figure it out myself and I did. Hope this helps!
Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, then select the "Start new conversations from" option to your phone number.
Go to settings and select messages. There should be an to allow people to text you through you iphone phone number. There is an option in facetime in the settings to call peolpe by your phone number. Messages on the ipad and ipod only can text to other apple devices(istuff and some macs). Same with facetime. If your phone is not an iphone, this may be the problem. You don't have to buy one. I am sorry if this is the problem.
If it gives you an option to enter your phone number, like facetime, enter it, or try setting up icloud to get stuff on your iphone onto your ipad, then try. If that that doesn't work, download an app for texting.
'On to something' as in setting up my iCloud properly to get stuff from my iPhone to my iPad.
I initially said No (don't synch everything from my iPhone to my iPad)
Maybe I should have said Yes.
How can I say Yes ( get stuff from my iPhone to my ipad) at this point?
What you need to do it go to your settings on your iPhone, go to messages, click on send & receive then once you are there you should be able to "use apple ID for messages." Let it load for a bit then go to your ipad, sign out, sign back in, then it should be there. If not, just keep trying to sign in and out.
I saw these posts because I was trying to figure it out myself and I did. Hope this helps!
I can't help you with the iPhone # situation because I don't have an iPhone but I do have an iPad 3 and I downloaded Pinger app which allows me to text to my sister's iPhone. Since I don't have a smart phone and am not much of a texter, I pay $.20 per text but by using Pinger, I don't pay to send or receive a text. Maybe that may be an easier way if you don't get it figured out regarding the above posts.
I figured it out!! All it seemed to be was a FaceTime setting issue. On your ipad go to settings, FaceTime, and select it to use your phone number when dialling out. Once that's all done go back to iMessage, sign out then back in. Your number will then appear =)
My phone # isn't one of the options to select under "Start new conversations from"
That's the problem...how do i get my phone # in there?
I forgot, click send and recieve and click add phone number or send/recieve.
Phone # is not there. There is a way to make this work. Like i said above, the guy next to me has the same device (I even checked the model #) and he texts via his phone #.
I have a mission 😉
I think you may be on to something. When I set up the ipad it asked if I wanted to import everything from my iphone. I answered 'No'.
How do I reverse that decision?
What do you mean i am on to something? Could you please clarify "reserve my decision" .
Select the stuff from your iphone to go on your ipad
Unfortunately getting the apps doesn't get me the phone number. So I'm still texting via email. Any more ideas?
Messaging via phone # on iPad?
