You can relay phone calls and text messages through your iPhone to your iPad or Mac, so it’s easy to stay in touch no matter which device you’re on. Cellular charges may apply, though, and Wi-Fi Calling isn’t available from all carriers.
Note: Cellular charges may apply. Wi-Fi Calling isn’t available from all carriers.
Before you begin
Here’s what needs to be true for this to work:
- Both devices have Wi-Fi turned on and are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
- You’re signed in to the same Apple Account on both devices.
- You’re signed in to FaceTime with the same Apple Account and have your phone number turned on in FaceTime settings on both devices.
When you’re using a VPN, its configuration shouldn’t prevent local networking, as that may interfere with some Continuity features.
Set up your iPhone to allow phone calls on your other devices
- On your iPhone, open the Settings app.
- Tap Apps, then tap Phone.
- Tap Calls on Other Devices, turn on Allow Calls on Other Devices, and choose the devices you want to allow to make and receive calls.
As long as they’re near your iPhone, signed in to the same Apple Account, and on the same Wi-Fi network, the devices you choose can make and receive calls.
Make or receive phone calls on your iPad or Mac
Your iPad and Mac can make and receive phone calls once you’ve set up your iPhone to allow calls on your other devices.
- Make a call: On your iPad or Mac, tap or click a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, FaceTime, Messages, Spotlight, or Safari. Or open the Phone app, tap or click the Keypad button and type a number, or search for a contact. If you make a call from another device by relaying it through your iPhone with Dual SIM, the call is made using your default voice line.
- Receive a call: On your iPad or Mac, swipe, tap, or click the notification to answer or ignore the call.
Note: No Phone app on your iPad? Just Download it from the App Store.
Send and receive messages on your iPad or Mac
You can send and receive messages on your iPad or Mac, too, whether they’re iMessage or SMS/RCS/MMS messages.
If phone calls and text messages on your iPad and Mac aren’t working
- Make sure that you’re signed in to the same Apple Account on both devices.
- Make sure that your iPhone and Mac have Wi-Fi turned on.
- Your devices must be within 30 feet (10 meters) of one another.
You can also use Handoff to transfer a FaceTime call from one device to another, on top of making and receiving phone calls on your iPad or Mac.
