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New iPad won’t send or receive text messages from android users but old iPad works fine

Just got the new 2020 iPad Pro and it won’t send or receive text messages from non Apple devices.....my 2017 iPad Pro works just fine.....what could be causing this?.....I checked iMessage settings and they are the same on both devices

iPad Pro, iPadOS 14

Posted on Nov 17, 2020 9:59 AM

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Posted on Nov 17, 2020 10:03 AM

On the paired iPhone, check that the new iPad is turned on in Settings->Messages->Text Message Forwarding.


More details here: link->How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support



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New iPad won’t send or receive text messages from android users but old iPad works fine

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