Text message forwarding I don’t see that option in settings message

When I open settings messages on my device I only see send and receive on my iPhone device I also see my phone number but on the other device I don’t see any number just the emails associated with both devices

Posted on May 8, 2018 9:35 AM

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sberman

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May 8, 2018 1:00 PM in response to nichole259

You should see Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding if you have turned on Settings > Messages > iMessages.

nichole259 wrote:

but on the other device I don’t see any number just the emails associated with both devices

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