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when a few people text me it doesn't go to my Samsung Galaxy Note but to my ipad. Why is that? For example, on of my friends has text me for years and I always get his text on my phone but ever since i got my new ipad his text messages only go to the ipad??
iPad, iPadOS 13
Oh, I missed that you don't own an iPhone. Sorry, you can't use Continuity Services with a Galaxy Note. It honestly doesn't make sense that you are getting your friends texts on your iPad unless the friends who are texting you are iPhone users and you are getting iMessage. You should NOT be getting text messages on your iPad from non-iPhone users.
On your iPad in Settings > Messages > Send and Receive
You should only see your Apple ID email address as where you can send and receive messages from. If you had an iPhone, you'd be able to send and receive from your cellular number as well, but since you don't own an iPhone, your cellular number won't communicate for text messages on iPad.
Oh, I missed that you don't own an iPhone. Sorry, you can't use Continuity Services with a Galaxy Note. It honestly doesn't make sense that you are getting your friends texts on your iPad unless the friends who are texting you are iPhone users and you are getting iMessage. You should NOT be getting text messages on your iPad from non-iPhone users.
On your iPad in Settings > Messages > Send and Receive
You should only see your Apple ID email address as where you can send and receive messages from. If you had an iPhone, you'd be able to send and receive from your cellular number as well, but since you don't own an iPhone, your cellular number won't communicate for text messages on iPad.
Make sure you have properly configured your devices using Continuity Services. See this link and click on Text Messages --> Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support
ok and thanks for the reply. I'm trying to get ahold of my friend to see if he has an iphone. so if he does how do I get his text delivered to my phone? I don't always have my ipad with me like i do my phone?
He should text to your cell number, not your iMessage email address. Since as I suspect, he has an iPhone when he selects you to text to, he is likely unaware it is texting via iMessage, not via your cell number. He needs to specifically text your cell number. When it is time for a new phone, you'd make your life simpler and MUCH more cohesive if you move to iPhone, especially since you are an iPad user. iPhone and iPad are designed to work so well together. iPad and Galaxy, not so much.
Lobsterghostq1 thank you for your reply. However I have a Samsung Galaxy Note. Will this fix work for my Samsung?
Ipad text messages
