Can I receive text messages on my iPad?

[Geffen]

Is there a way i can receive the text messages I get on my iphone 4 on my new iPad?

 

[r.j.s]

Actual SMS messages sent to your phone number from someone else's phone? No.

 

[thatoneguy82]

Yep, you can't. Even though the carrier gives you a "number" SMS messages are usually blocked. The only "text" message you can get are iMessages that are sent to you via your iCloud ID.

 

[iHeartsteve]

I wish we could get text messages on iPad. Annoying. Maybe there's app that forwards them?

 

[kaielement]

Not SMS messages but you can use imessenger which is like using yahoo or msn messenger except up I can only send messages to iPhones iPod touches and other iPads for now. Hopping that they build a client for Mac OSX soon

 

[LadyX]

Not SMS messages but you can use imessenger which is like using yahoo or msn messenger except up I can only send messages to iPhones iPod touches and other iPads for now. Hopping that they build a client for Mac OSX soon

OS X Mountain Lion will have many new features. Messages is one of them, which will support the iMessage service.

 

[kaielement]

OS X Mountain Lion will have many new features. Messages is one of them, which will support the iMessage service.

Thank you for that update I had read that sometime back but forgot so thank you

 

[Caliber26]

OS X Mountain Lion will have many new features. Messages is one of them, which will support the iMessage service.

JSYK, iMessages is currently available for download as a beta. I will say, though, that it has been less-than-great on Lion. Even on my iPad, sometimes iMessages won't all come in, and they only show up on my iPhone. It's a great concept, so I hope they work out all of their bugs soon.

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Thank you for that update I had read that sometime back but forgot so thank you

You can test it out now. No need to wait on Mountain Lion. 🙂

 

[LadyX]

@Caliber26 Yes, I'm aware of that. I downloaded it as soon I knew that it was available for download 🙂