Why cant I text people that don’t have an iPhone. Bought an iPad for work and can’t text anyone that doesn’t have an iPhone
Why cant I text people that don’t have an iPhone. Bought an iPad for work and can’t text anyone that doesn’t have an iP
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By itself an iPad is solely capable of using internet messaging services like Apple’s iMessage.
To send SMS or MMS you need an iPhone. Those much older messaging protocols are sent over the cellular telephone voice network, which no iPad can access (SMS actually predates the very existence of the internet).
So you must have an iPhone to share its SMS text service with the iPad -> Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support