I am no longer able to get messages synced on my iPad. This stopped some months ago. I also used to get calls ringing in on the iPad even though it was only WiFi. How do I get them on both?
iPad Pro Wi-Fi, iOS 11.2
Hi Kathryn.
Verify that you have text message forwarding turned on your iPhone.
On your iPhone, select Settings / Messages.
Select "text message forwarding." If your iPad is already selected, deselect it then turn it back on. You may receive a code on your iPad that you will need to enter on your iPhone to reactivate it.
If this doesn't resolve the issue, turn iMessage off on your iPhone (in Messages settings) then turn it back on again.
N.B. You need to be on wifi or have cellular data active in order to sign back in using your Apple ID (email account) and password.
When your messages start going to your iPad again, unfortunately, you will only receive new ones. Old messages won't be received on it.
Howard
Hi Kathryn.
Verify that you have text message forwarding turned on your iPhone.
On your iPhone, select Settings / Messages.
Select "text message forwarding." If your iPad is already selected, deselect it then turn it back on. You may receive a code on your iPad that you will need to enter on your iPhone to reactivate it.
If this doesn't resolve the issue, turn iMessage off on your iPhone (in Messages settings) then turn it back on again.
N.B. You need to be on wifi or have cellular data active in order to sign back in using your Apple ID (email account) and password.
When your messages start going to your iPad again, unfortunately, you will only receive new ones. Old messages won't be received on it.
Howard
For Messages to sync, you need to be logged in to iCloud using the same Apple ID on both devices. When you tap,on your name at the top of Settings, your iCloud Apple ID appears under your name at the top of the page on the right.
You must also be logged in to Messages with the same Apple ID on both devices.
Have you tried this?
TJ, you need to do the following.
iPad
Sign out of iCloud on your iPad then sign back in using the same email account that you use on your iPhone.
iPhone
Once you are signed into both devices using the same email address, check Messages settings on your iPhone.
Under Send & Receive, ensure that only your phone number is selected.
You should now have the option to enable text message forwarding. Add your iPad. You should receive a code that you must enter (on your iPad, I think) to activate it.
Howard
I’m having the same problem: a new iPad Pro on which my Messages are not syncing from iPhone or MacBook Pro. I am definitely signed in with the same Apple ID on all devices, and Handoff is turned on everywhere it can be. I’ve done everything in that Continuity link you posted, and still no luck. How do I force Messages to refresh with all my saved conversations and contacts?
Howard, when I select Settings / Messages on my phone I don't have an option for Select "text message forwarding." Any other ideas? I don't get why the phone and the iPad present things so differently when they are both mobile devices! It just complicates things.
Hi. You need to update your Continuity settings. See this link: Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support.
Thank you Diana but when I tried to go through this and realized I had handoffs turned off on my phone. I turned it on and I got the "notes" to sync but still couldn't get messages or contacts to work. I realized that when I go to settings on both the iPad and phone, and select the Apple ID, what is showing at the top with the image is reflecting a different email. The phone shows my gmail.com and the iPad is my icloud.com.
I then select the "name, phone, email on both and both are showing the Apple ID designation under the gmail address. The fact they are different on the previous screen makes me think that is why things are "sharing". Any suggestions?
When I go into settings the email showing under my name is gmail on the phone and icloud on the iPad but when I select "name, phone numbers, emails; Both are showing me "Reachable At" gmail and showing as the Apple ID. How do I get the log in on the iPad to not go to icloud.com email?
Since I've tried all these changes, now I'm getting texts on my iPad that doesn't show up on my phone.
Thank you Howard
My Messages are not syncing with my IPAD. I used to get them months ago but now new messages come to my phone only. How do I get them on both?
