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how do I send text messages to people without an iphone

How do I send text messages on my iPad 7th generation to people who don’t have an iPhone?

Posted on Feb 7, 2020 7:48 AM

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Posted on Feb 7, 2020 7:58 AM

SMS/MMS messages are a Cellular Carrier feature - and for you to send them from your iPad you will need an iPhone with Cellular Service plan that includes SMS messaging. Anyone with a phone that can receive text messages can then send or receive messages to/from you - on either your iPhone or iPad.


If you don’t have an iPhone associated with your AppleID, you are limited to sending and receiving messages via Apple’s own iMessage service - and are therefore limited to sending and receiving messages to/from Apple devices.


If you have an iPhone - and that both your iPhone and iPad are logged-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, on your iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - enable for your iPad.

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Feb 7, 2020 7:58 AM in response to Trapper321

SMS/MMS messages are a Cellular Carrier feature - and for you to send them from your iPad you will need an iPhone with Cellular Service plan that includes SMS messaging. Anyone with a phone that can receive text messages can then send or receive messages to/from you - on either your iPhone or iPad.


If you don’t have an iPhone associated with your AppleID, you are limited to sending and receiving messages via Apple’s own iMessage service - and are therefore limited to sending and receiving messages to/from Apple devices.


If you have an iPhone - and that both your iPhone and iPad are logged-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, on your iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - enable for your iPad.

how do I send text messages to people without an iphone

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