Cannot text to Samsung phone
I have 2 i-pads, and 2 Samsung phones, I cannot send or receive test messages to my phones, and i want to use both ipad's and Samsung a20 phone. HELP
iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 3rd Gen, Wi-Fi
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I have 2 i-pads, and 2 Samsung phones, I cannot send or receive test messages to my phones, and i want to use both ipad's and Samsung a20 phone. HELP
iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 3rd Gen, Wi-Fi
iPads (Wi-Fi only, i.e. not cellular) can only send and receive iMessage texts, not SMS texts. Android phones cannot receive iMessage texts. You would need an iPhone to allow your iPad to send and receive SMS messages.
iPads (Wi-Fi only, i.e. not cellular) can only send and receive iMessage texts, not SMS texts. Android phones cannot receive iMessage texts. You would need an iPhone to allow your iPad to send and receive SMS messages.
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(s) 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
You are indeed correct: even the cellular iPad cannot by itself send or receive SMS messages. An iPhone is always required.
Cannot text to Samsung phone