when trying to send a text to a new contact it says they aren
When trying to send a text on my iPad, to a new contact, it says they aren’t on I message.
I can text from my iPhone though
iPad, iOS 10
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To send and receive SMS messages from your iPad, you must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding for your iPad on your iPhone. If not enabled - or if you don’t have an iPhone signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - then you can only send Messages to other users of Apple devices.
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
More information:
Fault finding if needed:
If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
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