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The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026. Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state.
You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.
Why isn’t my iMessage or FaceTime activating?
iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 12
Based on the number of similar posts, there appears to be an issue at Apple’s end. Apparently, Apple is aware of the issue, although, the Apple status page is not showing a problem. We will need to wait for Apple to fix the issue.
Thank you I appreciate it. I just don’t get why this is yapping it’s very inconvenient.
iMessage & FaceTime not working
