This article explains how to route text messages from your iPad to an iPhone using the Continuity feature. If you don't have an iPhone, there are a few workarounds for sending text messages from your iPad.

When you set up text forwarding between your iPad and iPhone, you can message people from your iPad, even if they have an Android device or a phone without smart features.

The iPad uses a feature called Continuity to send the message via the cloud to your iPhone and then on to the recipient.

Here's how to set up text message forwarding on an iPhone.