Just picked up an iPad 2 and was looking around to see if it's possible to sync texts with my iPhone so the I can receive them via iPad? I'd assume this should be no problem with iMessage messages (my iPad is the wifi version). Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks
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iPhone texts sync to iPad?
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i have an iPad (first generation) and an iPhone 4S and all the messages sent and received from my iPhone on imessage sync between the two products.
i have an iPad (first generation) and an iPhone 4S and all the messages sent and received from my iPhone on imessage sync between the two products.
In settings, under messages, you'll need to add your email address to the Recieve At field on your phone (leave your phone number too). Make sure thr email addresss on both devices match.
You could also take a look at the app iFiles. You can transfer; basically, any file type between iDevices with it, as long as they are on the same WiFi network. It's a universal app, and one purchase will allow you to put it on both the iPhone and the iPad. This is a good thing, as the app has to be open on both devices for the transfer to work. But, it works well.
I am a little confused by iMessage sometimes. I can send and receive from my iPhone and iPad just fine, but sometimes the iMessages sync to both devices at once, and sometimes they only go to one. It seems like if I start the conversation out on my iPad, it will always sync to the phone too, but if I start it on my phone, it does not always sync to the iPad automatically. But then sometimes it does. It's weird. I don't really care--I still love that I can use iMessage on both devices. I just don't understand the rules on how it syncs across devices.
Actually you are not confused at all.
iMessage is hit or miss and often doesn't sync correctly across devices. It seems to be getting better but Apple has always and continues to struggle with Cloud based concepts.----------
Just for clarification you can't sync text (green) but only iMessages (blue). Text are sent to/from your phone number and through the cell system and iMessage is through Apple and your iCloud account. While the App is integrated with both there is a distinction between the 2.
Actually you are not confused at all.
Actually I believe what's happening in this case is that different people are sending them to different receiving addresses that you have set up. Your iPhone is set up automatically to receive iMessages at your phone number and also at the email address that you use for your apple ID, whereas your iPad is only set up to receive from your apple ID email address. Hence why when you send them via your iPad to start, the person you're talking to receives that message as it was sent from your email and then their phone responds by sending everything in that conversation to your email and not to your phone number. So it's not apples fault here, per se, unless you count them at fault for not letting you add a phone number to your iPad for receiving iMessages.
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