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Craftycrs Author

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Texting non iPhone user

Unable to send a text from IPad Air 4th generation. Software version 15.1

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14

Posted on Nov 23, 2021 11:41 AM

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markwmsn

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Posted on Nov 23, 2021 10:01 PM

Do you also have an iPhone on your Apple ID? You need to use the iPhone as an intermediary from/to the iMessage texting system used by your iPad (but unavailable on non-Apple devices) to/from the SMS/MMS texting system. See How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support.

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