HI!
im having problems texting from my iPad Air 2 when using my 3 network sim card. Im running iOS 9.0.2. I looked online for help but the settings to be changed don't appear in my settings. I get error not delivered with the red exclamation mark. I'm not sure what the issue can be any tips?
THanks
iPad Air, iOS 9.0.2, iPad Air 2 with sim slot
You need to make sure both the iPad and the iPhone are setup as explained in the link above and using the same Apple ID to be able to send SMS text messages to non Apple devices from the iPad.
The iPad can send iMessages to Apple devices directly.
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support
Are you trying to send SMS texts to cell Phones?
The iPad on its own is not capable of sending text messages.
It can only send iMessages to other Apple devices.
If you need to send SMS messages from the iPad, you need an iPhone associated with the same Apple ID as the iPad.
Use Continuity to connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac - Apple Support
HI,
yes that's pretty much it, I've a SIM card slot as I'm using an iPad Air 2 with sim slot. I put my SIM card in but it won't send text messages to people's phones. I have an iPhone but I'm not sure how to link them. I feel like that shouldn't matter if I've a SIM card, surely a benefit of being able to use a sim in my iPad is to communicate without 3/4G or wifi?
The sim card lets is what lets the iPad connect to 3G/4G. You do understand that without 3G/4G or Wifi there is no connection to anything, and no message sending.
With that said, however, the iPad only uses the sim card for internet access, it cannot send SMS on its own. It is not a phone. To send SMSs, the iPad needs to by linked to an iPhone, the instructions for how to do this, are in the link I provided above.
Here it is again:
Use Continuity to connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac - Apple Support
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.
This is an unhelpful feature of the Air2 (and maybe all Apple tablets). Why?? Because when using a SIM purchased abroad it is impossible to activate or topup (recharge) the SIM card when in the Air2. Either the SIM card has to be removed and inserted in a phone OR a (spare) phone has to be used as a hotspot or message forwarder.
I suspect there is no technical reason for the Air2 not to support service texts to the service provider. Other tablets provide this feature.
I can't send test messages from my new IPad air2. No problem connecting to internet. FI connection to Verizon. Do I need a SIM card for Verizon. My IPhone is in Sprint, but I have Berizon FIOS.
Can't send text messages with iPad Air 2
