Able to use iMessage to text with a Google Pixel

By Betsy, 23 December, 2020

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iOS and iPadOS

I usually text with a WiFi only iPad but have to use my iPhone sometimes when the other person isn't using an
Apple device. So I am surprised to find that after my daughter switched from an iPhone to a Google Pixel we are still able to text back and forth, me on my iPad using iMessage. Just thought it was an interesting discovery.

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By Brandt on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 08:03

hi,

This is not at all new, and not quite as clear cut as just being able to text from your iPad to a Google Pixel device.

There is one hell of a gotcha involved, namely that you must have an iPhone with a plan including texting, which I know most do, but I had to add it.

You can do the same from a Mac as well as your Apple watch, if you have one. This has been around since macOS Sierra in 2016 at least.