SMS/MMS relay is part of Apple's feature. It lets you send and receive standard texts — the 'green bubble' kind — through the built-in app on your iPad, just like you've always been able to do on your iPhone.
If not, then do it, and then install the app. Now, since your messages are backed up into your Gmail, you can access them on any device on which you use Gmail. So, when you start using iPhone and set up your Gmail on that, you will be able to get the access of your all messages there on your iPhone. Note: However, you can only view the messages via Email attachment. The messages won't appear on iMessage app. Sep 3, 2018 - Apple's Messages app is one of the most powerful and secure text-messaging platforms available. Find out all about it here.
As long as your iPhone and iPad are online and as soon as your iPhone receives an SMS or MMS message, it will relay it through Apple's messaging servers to your iPad. • • • • Continuity SMS/MMS relay requirements In order for SMS/MMS relay to work, both your iPhone and iPad need to be: • Connected to the internet. • Logged into the same Apple ID (iCloud account). Note: Your iPhone and iPad don't have to be on the same network, they just need to be online and able to connect to Apple's servers. Download powerpoint 2016 for mac.
How to enable or disable SMS/MMS relay on your iPhone • Launch the Settings app on your iPhone. • Tap on Messages. • Tap on Text Message Forwarding. • Turn On the option for forwarding to your iPad. • Wait for your iPad to pop up an authorization code. • Enter the authorization code on your iPhone. How to send SMS/MMS on your iPad Sending SMS/MMS on the Mac is just like sending an iMessage.
• Launch the Messages app on your iPad. • Tap on the Compose Message button. • Enter the phone number or name of the contact you want to text.
• Type your message. How to reply to SMS/MMS on your iPad Receiving SMS/MMS on the iPad is also identical to receiving an iMessage. • Tap on a notification to quick reply or be taken straight to the Messages app. • Launch the Messages app at any time to view or reply to an SMS/MMS. Updated August 2018: All the steps are the same in iOS 12.
Recently I noted that, for whatever reason, Messages on my Mac quit offering the option to send folks messages in any format but its native iMessage format. Since some of my friends, relatives and business associates are still heathens and don't have Macs or iPhones, I had to rejigger things so I could send simple text messages. If you're facing the same problem, here's how you send SMS texts from OS X Messages (You'll need both your Mac and iPhone handy): • Make sure your Mac's running OS X Yosemite (10.10 or higher) and your iPhone is running iOS 8.x. • Click on the Messages app in your Mac to open it.
• Go to your iPhone. Tap Settings > Messages. • Tap Text Message Forwarding. • You'll see a list of all your devices linked to your Apple ID. Choose the one you want to send and receive messages and select On. • You'll see a six-digit code pop up in Messages on your Mac.
An alert window will appear marked Text Message Forwarding will show up on the iPhone. • Enter the six digit code displayed in Messages on the Mac into the alert window on the iPhone and tap Allow. You're ready. When someone sends a text message to your iPhone, it will appear inside Messages in Yosemite.
And you can now reply with a text message from your Mac — or start a new text message. To start a new message: • In the Messages window, click the Compose button to start a new message.
• Enter a name, an email address, or a phone number in the To field. • Enter message text in the field at the bottom of the window. You can also drag files, such as a photo, to the field at the bottom of the window. • Press Return on your keyboard to send the message.