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Jan 21, 2021 · Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - set to ON - and explicitly enable your iPad from the list of devices. Also ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on both your iPhone and iPad: Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > Messages - set to ON
- Set up Messages
In the Messages app , you can send text messages in two...
- Set up Messages
- 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:
Jan 1, 2023 · When you set up text forwarding between your iPad and iPhone, you can text people from your iPad even if they have an Android device or a phone without smart features. The iPad uses a feature called Continuity to route the message through the cloud to your iPhone and then to the recipient.
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Your message will be sent with iMessage when you see a blue send button; a green send button indicates the message will be sent with SMS/MMS or your cellular service. When you’re in a conversation with one other person, you can each see if someone’s writing a message.
Aug 7, 2020 · iMessage is Apple’s instant messaging service for devices like iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Released in 2011 with iOS 5, iMessage lets users send messages, photos, stickers, and more between any Apple devices over the Internet. So what are the differences between iMessage and normal text messages? And how do you set up iMessage to use on your iPhone?
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Jul 18, 2023 · If exchanging messages with Android devices, you’ll need to use SMS/MMS messaging. An iPad, whether a Cellular model or not, is not capable of directly accessing Cellular Voice or SMS/MMS Messaging features. An iPad with either WiFi or Cellular connectivity alone can only access IP-data services.
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. To fully use all the features in the Messages app, make sure you’ve set up Messages.
