The iPhone being used to relay calls and texts can even be in sleep mode, meaning that users can manage all incoming calls and text messages entirely through their Mac and iPad. The ability to answer calls and SMS messages on a Mac is especially useful when an iPhone is across the room charging or otherwise inaccessible. Apple previously referred to this feature as 'SMS Relay' before the debut of iOS 8.1, but officially refers to it as 'Text Message Forwarding' in the Settings app. Users can now also send SMS messages to any kind of device from the Mac and iPad. iMessages are a part of Apple's proprietary messaging service made for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, while SMS messages are usually intended for communications between mobile phones. Before the launch of iOS 8.1 and OS X Yosemite, Macs and iPads could only receive iMessages, as SMS messages were limited to the iPhone via traditional delivery. Similarly, Macs and iPads can now receive SMS messages, even ones sent from non-Apple devices. Place and answer calls with their Macs and iPads that are forwarded through the iPhone.
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