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Jan 21, 2021 · Unless you have an iPhone signed-in to your AppleID, your iPad can natively only access Apple’s proprietary Messaging - which cannot send/receive messages to non-Apple devices. See if something here will help: If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support. How to send sms text on iPad without iPhone?
- Overview
- Send a text message
- Reply to a message
- Reply inline to a specific message
- Use Siri to send, read, and reply to messages
- Why are some bubbles blue and others green?
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.
You can send a text message to one or more people to start a new conversation.
1.Open the Messages app on your iPad.
2.Tap at the top of the screen.
3.Enter the phone number, contact name, or Apple ID of each recipient.
Or tap , then choose contacts from the list.
4.Do any of the following:
Messages are grouped by conversation in the Messages list. You can reply to any conversation. A dot indicates you haven’t yet read one or more messages in that conversation.
1.Open the Messages app on your iPad.
2.In the Messages list, tap the conversation that you want to participate in.
3.Tap the text field, create your message, then tap to send your message.
You can respond to a specific message inline. An inline reply quotes the message you’re responding to. This keeps a busy conversation organized by clarifying which response relates to which message.
1.Open the Messages app on your iPad.
2.Swipe right on the message bubble that you want to reply to.
3.Enter your message, then tap .
4.To return to the main conversation, tap the blurred background.
Touch and hold a message to react with a Tapback, such as a thumbs-up or a heart.
You can use Siri to send messages for you, read your incoming texts out loud, and reply to messages. Learn how to use Siri.
Siri: Say something like:
•“Send a message to Mayuri saying, how about tomorrow?”
•“Read my last message from Antonio”
•“Reply, that’s great news!”
Siri can send a message right after it has been read back to you. Go to Settings > Siri & Search > Automatically Send Messages, then turn on Automatically Send Messages.
If a message can be sent using iMessage, you see a blue Send arrow , and the message appears in a blue bubble.
If you can’t use iMessage (which happens, for example, when a recipient isn’t using an Apple device), you can use SMS/MMS. Messages sent with SMS/MMS appear in green bubbles.
For more information, see the Apple Support article What is the difference between iMessage and SMS/MMS?
Note: Content may not appear as expected when you send messages to recipients who are using non-Apple devices.
Feb 9, 2021 · It's possible to send and receive SMS text messages through your iPad if you have a working iPhone linked to it through Continuity, which is Apple's way of sharing connections through its devices. You can do this with a feature Apple calls Text Message Forwarding.
Mar 3, 2022 · On your iPhone: 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
Jul 31, 2024 · Want to use iMessage on an iPad or iPhone without a SIM card? Check our tutorial to know how to set up iMessage to work on iPhone and iPad without a SIM or phone number.
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6 days ago · Open the Messages App: Locate the Messages app on your iPad and tap on it to open. Tap the Compose Button : Tap the compose button (+) in the top-right corner of the screen to start a new message.
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