How do I connect / associate my new iPhone 6 with my iPad 2

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How do I connect / associate my new iPhone 6 with my iPad 2

I've just upgraded to the iPhone6 and I can no longer send txt messages via my iPad, so I thought I would need to re-connect / associate the two devices. My iPhone is now asking "enter the code shown on your iPad to allow iPhone text messages to also be sent and received on 'my pad'" - my iPad is not showing any code?? & I can send iMssgs, I want to go back to being able to send non-iMssgs also - what am I missing? Thank you.

iPad 2, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Dec 30, 2014 12:15 PM

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brenden dv

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Dec 31, 2014 1:23 PM in response to trudi7979

Hi trudi7979,

I'm sorry to hear you are having message issues on your devices. From your description, it sounds like it may be a setup issue with the SMS function of Continuity under iOS 8. If so, you may want to verify the following settings:

To use Continuity for SMS and MMS with your iPhone and your Mac, iPad or iPod touch

Your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch need to use iOS 8.1, and your Mac needs to use OS X Yosemite.

Sign in to iMessage on your iPhone, your other iOS devices, and your Mac using the same Apple ID.

On your iPhone:

Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > You Can Be Reached By, and add a check to both your phone number and email address.

Go to Messages > Text Message Forwarding, and enable the device(s) you would like to forward messages to.

Your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch will display a code. Enter this code on your iPhone to verify the SMS feature.

Connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac using Continuity - Apple Support

If you continue to have issues, you may also find the troubleshooting steps in this article helpful:

Get help using Continuity with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite - Apple Support

Sincerely,

- Brenden

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