I have Message+ installed on my iPad 5 with Verizon service. I use Message+ to share access with my Android phone. It’s worked reasonably well for years. Although a little flaky and slow at times , it’s worked well.
I just installed the latest iOS update. It may have been iOS 17.2 or 17.3. The reason for not being sure is I received another iOS update a few days later in hopes of solving the Message+ issue., but didn't check the previous version. The newest version is definitely 17.3, After installing the first update, maybe 17.2, Message+ stopped working well enough to use. It freezes for long periods of time at startup of the app and while using it. For instance, it’ll take about a minute to bring up the list of previous message threads. Then once displayed, scrolling up and down freezes every other second for a half second to sometimes upwards of about 20 seconds.
I have uninstalled Message+ and reinstalled it. I also updated to the next iOS release, 17.3, which came a few days after I installed the previous one, but to no avail. It still freezes. It’s currently unusable.
We recommend switching to a different messaging service as Message+ is set to be retired this year. Google Messages can give you the same functionality you're looking for so you can view your messages on your tablet. Here's a link with more info: https://support.google.com/messages/answer/7611075?hl=en
~Jesse
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