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Can I turn off iMessages on my ipad

How do I turn off texts popping up on my iPad?

iPad Pro, iPadOS 14

Posted on Mar 11, 2021 3:59 PM

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Posted on Mar 11, 2021 4:37 PM

Would the unwanted messages be SMS text - as forwarded from your iPhone? If so, simply disable Text Message Forwarding on your iPhone:

On your iPhone:

Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding - set to OFF - or explicitly disable your iPad from the list of devices.

If you wish to completely disable Messages on your iPad, either sign-out - or disable from Settings...

On your iPad, to sign-out of iMessage:

Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > [AppleID] > Sign Out

To disable:

Settings > Messages > iMessage - set to OFF

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