iPad Pro One iPad receives Android messages and the other doesn’t?

[ozshadow]

I can’t figure out why this works on one and not the other. A newer Mini receives messages from Android users. A 2021 iPad Pro does not. Both run 18.1 and each is connected to 16 Pro Max phones on 18.1 with RCS enabled on the phones.

I don’t think Messages is connected to iCloud but I also do not know if that matters.

Any ideas what to try or where to look?

 

[muzzy996]

On your iPhone go to Settings-Apps-Messages and check the Text Message Forwarding option to ensure that all of the devices that you want SMS messages forwarded to are enabled. Yes they all need to be on your iCloud account.

 

[CharlesShaw]

The Messages app on the iPad needs to be logged into the account that is associated with that phone number.

 

[Misheemee]

On your iPhone go to Settings-Apps-Messages and check the Text Message Forwarding option to ensure that all of the devices that you want SMS messages forwarded to are enabled. Yes they all need to be on your iCloud account.

I don’t know this, thank you! I had the same issue and this solved it!

 

[ozshadow]

Looks like it was the “text message forwarding” toggle setting on the iPhone that makes the messaging work on the iPad. Thanks!

 

[01cowherd]

I don’t think Messages is connected to iCloud but I also do not know if that matters.

It's not required, as you found out. However, if you have Messages in iCloud enabled on your devices, then Text Message Forwarding is also enabled and cannot be disabled.