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Share messages across all apple devices

How to share messages across all apple devices

iPad mini 3, iOS 12

Posted on Nov 7, 2022 1:12 PM

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Posted on Nov 7, 2022 5:23 PM

Are you attempting to send/receive SMS/MMS (green bubbles) messages from devices in addition to your iPhone? To do so, assuming that all your devices are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - to send SMS/MMS messages, you must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding for your other devices on your iPhone...


On your iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - set to ON - and explicitly enable each device from the list.


Also, to keep all devices synchronised, ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on both your iPhone and iPad:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > Messages - set to ON

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Nov 7, 2022 5:23 PM in response to 1fisher1

Are you attempting to send/receive SMS/MMS (green bubbles) messages from devices in addition to your iPhone? To do so, assuming that all your devices are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - to send SMS/MMS messages, you must explicitly enable Text Message Forwarding for your other devices on your iPhone...


On your iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - set to ON - and explicitly enable each device from the list.


Also, to keep all devices synchronised, ensure that Messages in iCloud is enabled on both your iPhone and iPad:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > Messages - set to ON

Share messages across all apple devices

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