My imessage stopped working and won’t deliver messages. I tried turning iMessage off and restarting, then turning back on. I checked all of the settings.
How can I fix imessages on my iPad. It works on my iPhone.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 15
An iPad does not have the ability by itself to send SMS messages, which is what you need to do if you're sending to non-Apple devices.
If you have an iPhone, you can connect your iPad to that and you'll be able to do what you want.
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