If you are an iPhone user and also have an iPad or a computer with macOS, you may be interested in knowing how to receive sms on ipad.
By now you may already be familiar with Continuity (Continuity). Continuity is a feature that was introduced by Apple in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. The function is compatible with the iPhone 5 or higher and any iPad starting from the 4th generation, as well as with Mac laptops or desktops from 2012 or later (With one exception, the Mac Pro, which is only compatible from of its 2013 version). This function introduced by Apple a few years ago is basically responsible, among other things, that you can receive calls and SMS (those messages that have gone down in history but how much game they gave us with our first mobile phones) on our iPads or Macs.
So, in case it wasn't clear to you, With iOS 8 and thanks to the iMessage application, you can send and receive SMS from any iPad, iPod Touch or Mac that you have on hand and are connected. The only thing you have to have around is an iPhone with an active data plan to send and receive. Nothing more. We tell you how to do it throughout the article in a few simple steps. By the end, We will give you some tips for the iMessage application, in case you haven't used it yet.
How to receive SMS on iPad: settings
If you would like to know how to receive sms on the iPad, let's do it because in a few steps you will be able to receive them, don't worry, it's simple. To configure it, the first thing you have to keep in mind is that all your devices have to have the logged in to iCloud and, above all, that they have it logged in with the same Apple ID, in addition to being all of them connected to the same network by Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
The next thing you will have to do to be able to configure the calls is to take your iPhone mobile phone and go to Settings> Phone> Calls on other devices and turn on Allow calls on other devices. After doing this you will have to take the iPad and do the following: Settings> Facetime and activate Calls from the iPhone.
To be able to have active SMS and MMSOn the iPhone you will have to go to Settings> Messages> Send and receive. From there you will have to make sure that the Apple ID is exactly the same as the one you use in the pre-installed iMessage app on all your Apple devices. After this you will select your phone number or also your email address so that you can receive iMessages on both Apple devices. You have to know that You will have to repeat this same step on your iPad as well.
Finally you will have to pick up the iPhone again (yes, we should have told you to have it constantly handy even though this article is based on receiving sms on the iPad), and you will have to go back to the menu of Settings> Messages> Text message forwarding, to select the devices that you want to allow to send and also that can receive text messages from your iPhone.
As we promised you this is all you need to have configured to receive SMS, MMS and calls on your Apple devices, such as the iPad. From now on do not be scared, because when they call you on your iPhone phone, you can answer the call from your iPad without any problem and above all, without the hassle of having to remove the iPhone from your pocket if you are fiddling with the iPad at the moment. You can also make calls from the same iPâd, you can make it from the same contacts or you can also make it from Face Time by entering the phone number in the typical search field that we have all seen. It can be said that you already know how to receive sms on iPad.
What's more, We are going to show you a few settings for the Messages application (iMessages) that we all have on our Apple devices. For example, setting a conversation, unsetting that same conversation in case it is no longer interesting to have it on top, sharing your name and photo in the application or finally changing from a conversation in the Messages app to a Face Time video call. So, stay in the article for 5 more minutes because there is no waste and you will learn an extra that can be useful in any conversation that you have open.
Pin a conversation in Messages
Even if you don't know it yet in the Messages application you can set all the conversations, leaving them at the top of your list of messages and conversations so that the people you talk to the most are always up there and you never lose sight of them, to always have them at hand and be able to write them down.
To be able to have the conversations pinned in the Messages application you will have to perform the following configurationn:
- Swipe right on one of your conversations, then click on the pin that you will see next.
- You will have to press and hold the conversation and then you can drag it to the top of the list of conversations of the application.
How to unpin a conversation in Messages
If you want, you can unset the conversations that you just set in the previous step, as it may be that now you are not interested in having those conversations at the top of the Messages application constantly.
To be able to unset the conversations that you had set, you will only have to perform the following actions:
- Press and hold the conversation and after that, you will have to drag the message towards the end of the list.
- Press and hold the conversation and after that, you must press the pin that appears next to it.
Share your name and photo in Messages
In the Messages application, you can share your name and your photo when initiating or replying to any message, new or old. Besides that, you have to know that your photo can be a Memoji or a custom image. When you first open the Messages app on the iPad, Follow the instructions that the iPad will show you to select your name and photo.
To change your name or your photo or the options to share all of the above that you have established, you will have to open Messages, press the three-dot line that you will see next to, and after that press the button "Edit name and photo" and then carry out any of the following options that we put below:
- To change your profile picture: you have to press Edit and then you will have to select one of the options.
- To change your name: you have to press the text fields where you will see your name appear.
- To be able to activate or deactivate the options to share content: you have to press the button placed next to “Share name and photo”(Green indicates that it is activated).
- To change who can see your profile: you have to press an option that is located under "Share automatically" ("Share name and photo" must be activated).
You have to know that the name and photo you have in Messages they can also be used for your Apple ID and for "My card" in Contacts.
How to switch from a Messages conversation to FaceTime
If you have a Messages conversation open, you could initiate a FaceTime or audio call with the person you are chatting with, yes, even if it's in the Messages app. In order to do so, you will have to follow the following steps:
- In the conversation that you have open in Messages, tap the profile photo or name at the top of the same conversation.
- Click directly on FaceTime or audio.
We hope that this article has been helpful to you to understand and learn how to receive SMS on iPad through an iPhone, also how to receive calls on your iPad, MMS, send photos, stickers and everything you can do through the application Messages from your Apple device. If you have any questions, you can leave it in the comment box below.