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iPad no longer sends or receives messages from/to Android phones

i have an iPad 12 Pro and an iPhone 13 Pro Max. I had no issues texting from either device but suddenly the iPad no longer sends to or receives texts from non-Apple phones. Both devices are current on updates. My messages are forwarded to my iPad in my phone settings and the ‘Send as SMS when I messaging isn’t available’ setting is turned on. I did not change any settings before the issue started. Any help would be appreciated. 😊

Posted on Feb 6, 2023 7:18 PM

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Posted on Feb 7, 2023 9:01 AM

If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - to send SMS/MMS messages (green bubbles) 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


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Feb 7, 2023 9:01 AM in response to Nyxistyx

If you have an iPhone - and both iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - to send SMS/MMS messages (green bubbles) 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


iPad no longer sends or receives messages from/to Android phones

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