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I have an iPad mini 4 & an iPhone 7 plus.
Whenever I try make a facetime audio calls from my iPad.. it says “iPhone calls not available”. It says that my iPad & iPhone need to be on the same network & they are! My iPad works fine on the wifi & so does my phone. It was working fine all along, please help.
Also, all facetime & iCloud settings are on & signed in.
iPad mini 4, iPadOS 13
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.
However, If paired with an iPhone, the capabilities of iPad significantly broaden to include access to Cellular Voice and Messaging services of the associated iPhone - relayed to the iPad over WiFi using Apple’s continuity features.
More information about Continuity and the relevant Cellular services can be found here:
Continuity
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch – Apple Support
SMS/MMS Messaging
WiFi Calling
Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling – Apple Support
If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, to send SMS/MMS messages from your iPad you must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding for your iPad on your iPhone...
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
For calls and call forwarding from iPhone to iPad:
Settings > Mobile Data > WiFi Calling > WiFi Calling on This iPhone
Settings > Mobile Data > WiFi Calling > Add WiFi Calling for Other Devices
Settings > Mobile Data > Calls on Other Devices > [Allow Calls On] - explicitly set to ON for your iPad
On your iPad:
Settings > FaceTime > Calls from iPhone > Calls from iPhone - set to ON
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.
However, If paired with an iPhone, the capabilities of iPad significantly broaden to include access to Cellular Voice and Messaging services of the associated iPhone - relayed to the iPad over WiFi using Apple’s continuity features.
More information about Continuity and the relevant Cellular services can be found here:
Continuity
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch – Apple Support
SMS/MMS Messaging
WiFi Calling
Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling – Apple Support
If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, to send SMS/MMS messages from your iPad you must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding for your iPad on your iPhone...
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
For calls and call forwarding from iPhone to iPad:
Settings > Mobile Data > WiFi Calling > WiFi Calling on This iPhone
Settings > Mobile Data > WiFi Calling > Add WiFi Calling for Other Devices
Settings > Mobile Data > Calls on Other Devices > [Allow Calls On] - explicitly set to ON for your iPad
On your iPad:
Settings > FaceTime > Calls from iPhone > Calls from iPhone - set to ON
All those settings are on & activated but it still says, that my devices need to be on the same wifi network which they are.
Allowing calls on iPad
