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Do you want to be able to send and receive text messages on both your iPhone and iPad? As long as you're logged into the same Apple ID on both devices and have enabled and Messages in iCloud, your iMessages will stay in sync on your iPhone and iPad. You'll also want to make sure iMessage is enabled on both devices, and that both are signed in with the same Apple ID. If you want to sync SMS and MMS messages (including to and from Android users), you'll also need to enable text forwarding on your iPhone. This wikiHow will show you how to sync messages on your iPhone and iPad and how to troubleshoot message syncing problems.