I can wifi text message using my iphone11 any time while connected to my home wifi but not all the time using my new M4 ipad? Sometime my ipad shows AT&T in the control center but not all the time so I’m forced to use the iphone to text, why is that?? How can I fix it so my new ipad has AT&T support all the time? Also, can you describe how I can use my new ipad to make phone calls over the iphone11 ? Thanks… Joel
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There is nothing to fix. iPads can't text over cellular on their own. The cellular service on an iPad is just for Internet access, it can't do voice & text.
iPad's use the paired iPhone to send the texts, whether they are connected to Wi-Fi or AT&Ts cellular network.
If the iPhone is not nearby, the iPad can only send iMessages to other Apple devices when connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data.
click here ➜ Forward text messages from your iPhone to other devices - Apple Support
There is nothing to fix. iPads can't text over cellular on their own. The cellular service on an iPad is just for Internet access, it can't do voice & text.
iPad's use the paired iPhone to send the texts, whether they are connected to Wi-Fi or AT&Ts cellular network.
If the iPhone is not nearby, the iPad can only send iMessages to other Apple devices when connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data.
click here ➜ Forward text messages from your iPhone to other devices - Apple Support
An iPad, whether a Cellular model or not, is not capable of directly accessing Cellular Voice or Messaging features. An iPad with Cellular connectivity alone can only access IP-data services. An iPad is not, and can never be, a standalone substitute for an iPhone.
However, when coupled 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. For the most part, an iPad using Continuity is able to access Cellular calling features, of the iPhone, when both the iPad an iPhone are in close physical proximity and are connected to the same WiFi network - but this is not the end of the story.
Now, if your both your Cellular Carrier and your calling plan support WiFi Calling, your iPad can make and receive calls independently of the iPhone - even when the iPhone is switched off, elsewhere, or using a different WiFi network. Not all carriers support full WiFi calling.
Where applicable, the settings that you need to change/verify on your iPhone and iPad are:
On your iPhone
Settings > Mobile Data >WiFi Calling >
Settings > Mobile Data > Calls on Other Devices >
On your iPad
Settings > FaceTime > Calls from iPhone > Calls from iPhone - set to ON
Additional information about Continuity and the relevant Cellular services can be found here:
Continuity
Work across all of your devices seamlessly – Apple Support
SMS/MMS Messaging
Forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your Mac or iPad - Apple Support
WiFi Calling
Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling – Apple Support
Making and receiving calls on iPad
Make and receive phone calls on iPad - Apple Support
AT&T WI-FI support not on my M4 Ipad
