Whenever I try to set up iMessage on my Mac it asks me to enter my Apple ID and then says ‘An error occurred during activation. Try again.’ I’ve tried multiple times now but still get the same message.
Also I’ve googled what to do and it says go to ‘preferences’ but for some reason it won’t let me click it, so that solution won’t work. Any advice on what I should do?
MacBook Air 13", 10.13
For Preferences, try using command - , (comma) to see if that will open Preferences.
Messages - If you can‘t sign in to your iMessage account or FaceTime on your Mac
Have someone else attempt to sign in using their Apple ID. If they can successfully sign in and use Messages/FaceTime, it may be your Apple ID. Someone I know had this happen and I was able to sign in using my Apple ID. After a call to Apple Support and then being elevated to a tier 2 support person, it turned out it was a problem with their Apple ID. It took the software engineers 3-4 days to fix the problem. When calling Apple, make sure you tell them it is an Apple ID problem so you don't get charged.
You can also try signing in on another device/computer. There have been a couple of posts where people's device/computer was blocked. You will need to contact Apple for that problem also.
There is a contact link.
Apple Support by e-mail or chat
Or fill out and submit this form.
For Preferences, try using command - , (comma) to see if that will open Preferences.
Messages - If you can‘t sign in to your iMessage account or FaceTime on your Mac
Have someone else attempt to sign in using their Apple ID. If they can successfully sign in and use Messages/FaceTime, it may be your Apple ID. Someone I know had this happen and I was able to sign in using my Apple ID. After a call to Apple Support and then being elevated to a tier 2 support person, it turned out it was a problem with their Apple ID. It took the software engineers 3-4 days to fix the problem. When calling Apple, make sure you tell them it is an Apple ID problem so you don't get charged.
You can also try signing in on another device/computer. There have been a couple of posts where people's device/computer was blocked. You will need to contact Apple for that problem also.
There is a contact link.
Apple Support by e-mail or chat
Or fill out and submit this form.
I can’t set up iMessage on my Mac
