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Dec 19, 2017 · Let's make sure that both your iPad and your iPhone are set up to allow SMS messages to send and receive from your iPad. Follow these steps: If you have an iPhone, the text messages that you send and receive on your iPhone can appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch as well.
Apr 24, 2024 · If you try to send a message and you a red exclamation point with an alert that says Not Delivered, follow these steps: Check your network connection. Tap the red exclamation point, then tap Try Again. If you still can’t send the message, tap the red exclamation point, then tap Send as Text Message. Messaging rates may apply.
- Problems with Notification Crash, Airdrop, iCloud, and More
- Problems with Charging, Bluetooth, Camera, and More
- Problems with Touchscreen, Orientation, Freezing, and More
- Problems with Screen, Keyboard, Safari, and More
Bug: Notification crashes iPad
A strange bug has been afflicting iPads and iPhones recently. If a message is sent to your device using specific Unicode text, the notification that pops up can crash the iPad. Unfortunately, a lot of people are now sending it. Potential solutions: 1. If you’ve already been sent the message, then you can stop the crashing by sending a new message to the same app on your device, or getting someone else to do it for you. You could use Siri to send yourself a message. Now, you’ll be able to dele...
Problem: Won’t turn on
A lot of people encounter this problem at some point, and it’s a scary one — what do you do when your iPad won’t turn on? Potential solutions: 1. Hold down the Home and Sleep/Wakebuttons together for at least ten seconds. You should see the Apple logo, and your iPad should boot up. 2. Plug in your iPad to charge and leave it for a while. You should see the battery icon onscreen. Let it charge for at least half an hour and then try to turn it on again. 3. If you’re still having trouble then ma...
Glitch: AirDrop isn’t working
AirDrop is a handy and quick way of sharing files, but it doesn’t always work perfectly. A number of iPad owners have been complaining that it isn’t working properly for them. Potential solutions: 1. Start by swiping up from the bottom of your screen to open Control Center and make sure that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are both turned on. 2. Open Control Center and tap AirDrop and choose Contacts Only or Everyone. 3. If you don’t see AirDrop then go to Settings > General > Restrictions and Allow AirD...
Problem: Slow charging
A few iPad Air owners have been surprised at how long the tablet takes to recharge. On average it should charge up within three to four hours. If yours is taking longer it might be time to check the following: Workaround: 1. Try switching on Airplane Mode in Settings while the device charges and don’t use it while it’s charging. You could also switch it completely off and it should charge a bit faster. Potential solutions: 1. Make sure you are using the original cable and charger that came wi...
Glitch: Safari tabs refresh
We discussed the Safari crashing problem before, but the glitch that many iPad Air owners are furious about is the Safari tabs refreshing. People with two or more (generally more) tabs open in Safari find that switching to another app, or even switching between tabs, is causing Safari to refresh and reload the pages. This puts you back at the top of the page. There’s a lot of discussion about this and the general consensus seems to be that it’s a problem related to lack of RAM, which unfortun...
Problem: Bluetooth pairing
Sometimes you’ll run into issues pairing your iPad with a Bluetooth accessory like a keyboard, speaker, or headset. You’ll find the Bluetooth option in Settingsand it should be on. A list of available Bluetooth devices should be listed below. Potential solutions: 1. Delete the paired device from the list under Bluetooth. 2. Try turning your iPad Air off by holding down the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button until you see the Apple logo. Now try setting up the connection again. 3. If possib...
Glitch: Touchscreen unresponsive or erratic
A few people have been suffering with unresponsive touchscreens, sometimes the whole screen, sometimes just one area. Some people also have issues with multi-touch, where the iPad Air seems to register touches they didn’t make. Potential solutions: 1. Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and slide to power off. If the touchscreen won’t work you can hold down the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button together for ten seconds instead. 2. When the iPad Air is off, use a damp microfiber cloth to clean...
Problem: Orientation is locked
A few people have run into an issue where the iPad Air gets stuck in landscape or portrait view and even when they rotate the tablet it doesn’t change. Potential solutions: 1. First of all, make sure that the switch on the side of your iPad Air isn’t responsible. Go into Settings > General > Use side switch to and make sure it is not set to Lock Rotation. 2. If that’s not it, try holding down the Sleep/Wake button and Home button together for 10 seconds until the iPad Air restarts. 3. Finally...
Problem: Freezing, crashing, and rebooting
A lot of people have encountered frequent freezing issues and some people have found that their iPad Air is crashing to the home screen or to a black screen. Some people have also been suffering random reboots to the Apple logo. This can happen in an app or when closing app and it doesn’t seem to have a consistent cause. The Home button and the touchscreen are unresponsive when it freezes or crashes. Many people believe this is a memory issue and that the iPad Air lacks the RAM it needs. Work...
Malfunction: The screen has dark lines or yellow tint on one side
A few iPad Air owners have been complaining about issues with the screens on their new tablets. Reports have mentioned dark vertical or horizontal bars, mostly on the left edge of the display when held in portrait view. There have also been complaints about a noticeable difference in color between the two halves of the screen, with the left hand side having a yellowish tint. This is easiest to see when the display has a white background, on a web page, for example. Solution: This seems to be...
Glitch: Keyboard and navigation lag
Some people have encountered lag when typing on the keyboard, or when navigating around in and out of apps. The pinch to close gesture seems to be produce a noticeable stutter for some. This is probably an issue with iOS rather than the iPad Air specifically, but there are things you can try. Be aware that you might encounter lag when the iPad Air is in the process of restoring as it downloads apps and data. Workaround: 1. Problems related to the animations can be alleviated or reduced by swi...
Bug: Safari crashing
A lot of people are having issues with the Safari browser crashing frequently. This seems to be occurring most often when people try to open additional tabs, or have multiple tabs open in Safari. Pressing the tab button is enough to produce a crash in many cases. Potential solutions: 1. Try going to Settings > Safari and tap Clear History and Clear Cookies and Data. 2. Try rebooting the iPad by holding down the Sleep/Wake button and then slide to power off. 3. If that doesn’t work then go to...
Apr 21, 2024 · Possible solutions. If the pixel still lights up but is simply stuck or never goes to the right color, you can try manually fixing it yourself. Wrap your thumb in a clean cloth and apply gentle,...
Nov 4, 2013 · Only an iPhone with cellular can send SMS messages as well, and can automatically associate phone numbers of registered iMessage users with iMessage accounts, so if you try to use the app to send a text to a phone number registered to an iPhone, it will send an iMessage instead. iPads cannot send SMS messages to non-Apple devices nor an iMessage...
Set up Messages on iPad. 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.
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Common Messages Problems and How to Fix Them. Messages Failing to Send or Receive. Check Network Connection: Ensure your device has an active internet connection for iMessage or cellular service for SMS. Restart Your Device: Sometimes, a simple restart can resolve messaging issues.
