Send & receive text messages (SMS & MMS)

To send and receive some photo, video, and group messages, when you activate your service, update your iPhone settings. Make sure your settings are configured correctly for messaging:

Configure MMS settings

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Cellular and then Cellular Data Network.
  3. In the "personal hotspot APN" field, enter: h2g2-t
  4. In the "cellular data," "LTE setup," and "MMS" field, enter: h2g2
  5. In the "MMSC" field, enter: http://m.fi.goog/mms/wapenc
  6. In the "MMS Max Message size" field, enter: 23456789
  7. Restart your iPhone.

Learn how to configure MMS settings.

Tip: You can't use SMS delivery reports with Google Fi.

Turn cellular data on

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Cellular.
  3. Turn on Cellular Data.

Turn on data roaming

If you have one SIM or carrier for Google Fi:
  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Cellular and then Cellular Data Options.
  3. Turn on Data Roaming.

If you have multiple SIMs or carriers:

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Cellular.
  3. Select your Google Fi SIM.
  4. To reach the bottom of the page, swipe up.
  5. Turn on Data Roaming.

Set up Messages on iPhone

Learn how to set up Messages on iPhone.

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