Q: Adding a phone number to my Ipad

I have an ipad mini 3, but an android phone. Is it possible to add my phone number to the contact information in my Apple ID so I can receive Imessages on my Ipad when someone texts me? Or do I need a Iphone to do that?

Also, when a friend set up a group chat on her Iphone and added my email (which is what my apple ID is), the messages came to my imessages on my ipad. But when another friend did it, the texts didn't show up on my Ipad imessages. Why is this??

Thanks! Sorry if this is confusing (I'm mostly an android user)

iPad Mini, iOS 9.2

Posted on Jan 5, 2016 4:34 PM

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AJ397 Jan 5, 2016 4:41 PM in response to cmain1612
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Jan 5, 2016 4:41 PM in response to cmain1612

Your iPad mini can get iMessages as you saw, but if you want text messages you need an iPhone. Use Continuity to connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac - Apple Support

Maybe the second person put them through as text messages vs iMessage. I don't know for sure though.
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modular747 Jan 5, 2016 4:48 PM in response to cmain1612
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Jan 5, 2016 4:48 PM in response to cmain1612

You can't use your Android phone number to receive or send iMessages on your iPad. You can send and receive iMessages directly using email address(es), only when the other end is an iOS device. Likewise, you can't forward SMS/MMS text messages from your android phone to an iPad, as you could with an iPhone.
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cmain1612 Jan 5, 2016 7:40 PM in response to modular747
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Jan 5, 2016 7:40 PM in response to modular747

Thanks, this helps! For the group chat part, does everyone included in the thread have to be an apple user in order for it to appear on my ipad imessages?
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modular747 Jan 5, 2016 8:24 PM in response to cmain1612
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Jan 5, 2016 8:24 PM in response to cmain1612

Yes. If any is a non-iPhone, the conversation will be via group MMS.
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