Can I send a text message from my iPad to an Android phone?

Can I send a text message from my iPad to an Android phone?

An iPad cannot send SMS text messages since it is not a phone. It can send iMessages to other Apple devices. On your iPhone make sure in Settings -> Messages -> Text Message Forwarding -> Text Message Forwarding is turned On.

Can you add an Android to an iMessage group chat?

However, all of the users, including the Android, user needs to be included when you create the group. “You can’t add or remove people from a group conversation if one of the users in the group text is using a non-Apple device. To add or remove someone, you need to start a new group conversation.”

Can you send a group text to iPhone and Android?

As long as you set the MMS settings correctly, you can send group messages to any of your friends even if they are using an iPhone or a non-Android device.

Can Android users be in iPhone group chats?

Apple’s group messaging could use a serious upgrade. Group messaging on iMessage basically works only if everyone in the conversation has an iPhone. So if there’s even one Android user in the group, all of your messages will be sent as a standard text (otherwise known as MMS).

Can you group message with non iPhone users?

You cannot add non-iphones to iMessage group chats. On iMessage, should the other person be online for iMessage to be activated? Sometimes it is the regular “text message” and sometimes it is “iMessage”.

Why are my text messages in green instead of blue?

A green background means that the message you sent or received was delivered by SMS through your cellular provider. It also typically went to a non-iOS device such as an Android or Windows phone.

How do you leave a conversation on iPhone if it wont let you?

In the “Details” section, you can quit the thread by choosing “Leave this Conversation” in red. If that option is grayed-out (as seen above), it means someone in the group text does not have iMessage on or is running an older version of iOS. If that’s the case, you won’t be able to leave the conversation.

Why can I not leave an iMessage group chat?

For Android users, Chat does not allow users to leave a conversation entirely. Instead, you’ll need to mute the conversation (Google calls this “hiding” the conversation). You must hide the entire group conversation. However, you can block that person from messaging you directly.

How do I stop group messaging?

Tap and hold the conversation you want to mute. 3. Tap the “Notifications” button in the bottom-left of the screen. A small mute icon will appear next to the conversation, and you’ll no longer receive notifications about it.