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uandme72

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Mar 2, 2015
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iPhone Settings app does not show toggle button for SMS forwarding (iOS Settings app > Apps > Messages > SMS Forwarding) against new iPadOS and macOS devices logged in to iCloud with same Apple ID. Messages in iCloud are switched On for all devices, and all devices are on latest iOS, iPadOS, macOS.
Instead of the toggle button, a grayed out text "On" shows up against the device which has logged in to iCloud/ Messages in iCloud after the iPhone has logged in. This grayed out text "On" in place of toggle button shows up even if the messages in iCloud is switched off or on.
The device showing grayed out text "On" also displays the following text below that:

"These devices can automatically forward SMSes when Messages in iCloud is turned on."

Screenshot attached.
However, the toggle button appears for SMS forwarding in iPhone against any device in the following conditions:
1.) the iPhone is formatted and restored as new, after that device was logged in to iCloud with same ID. In other words, the iPhone logs in to iCloud and Messages in iCloud in the last out of all devices; or
2.) the messages in iCloud is toggled "Off" in the respective device.

While the above condition (2) is somewhat logical, the condition at (1) does not seem to have any basis.
Anyone else?



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