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Jan 12, 2015 · 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.
- Overview
- Turn on iMessage
- Access your messages on all your Apple devices
- Share your name and photo
In the Messages app , you can send text messages in two different ways:
•Using iMessage with others who also use iMessage on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Your iMessage texts appear in blue bubbles.
•With SMS/MMS messages forwarded from your iPhone. Your SMS/MMS messages appear in green bubbles. See Choose other devices for SMS/MMS messaging in the iPhone User Guide.
For more information, see the Apple Support article What is the difference between iMessage and SMS/MMS?
1.Go to Settings > Messages, then turn on iMessage.
2.To select which of your phone numbers and email addresses you want to use with iMessage, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, then choose from the available options below “You can receive iMessages to and reply from.”
When you turn on Messages in iCloud, every message you send and receive on your iPad is saved in iCloud. And, when you sign in with the same Apple ID on a new device that also has Messages in iCloud turned on, all your conversations show up there automatically.
1.Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then tap Show All.
2.Turn on Messages (if it’s not already turned on).
After you turn on Messages in iCloud, any messages or attachments you delete from iPad are also deleted from your other Apple devices (iOS 11.4, iPadOS 13, macOS 10.13.5, or later) where Messages in iCloud is turned on. See Set up iCloud for Messages on all your devices in the iCloud User Guide.
In Messages, you can share your name and photo with others. You decide whether to share it whenever you send or receive a message from someone new.
1.Open the Messages app on your iPad.
2.In the Messages conversation list, do one of the following:
•Tap Edit in the top-left corner.
•Tap in the top-right corner.
3.Tap Set Up Name & Photo, turn on Name & Photo Sharing, then change any of the following:
May 3, 2014 · @grgarside is correct in that a non-jailbroken iPad cannot send/receive SMS/MMS messages, but it can send iMessages. Of course, this is only of use if the people you're in contact with use Apple devices...
iMessage is a secure messaging service that you can use to send and receive messages in the Messages app on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch. If someone sends a message to your email address or phone number using iMessage, you receive the message on all your Apple devices that are set up to receive messages sent to that email address or ...
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Send and reply to messages on iPad. You can use the Messages app to send text messages, images, and much more. You can reply within a conversation or to specific comments in a thread. You can even use Siri to listen and respond to your messages.
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Jan 1, 2023 · Tap Settings > Messages > Send & Receive and then select an email. Or, try a messaging service like Skype, Messenger, or Viber, or a free texting app like FreeTone. This article explains how to route texts from your iPad through an iPhone using the Continuity feature.
