FaceTime activation
I don’t know how to activate my FaceTime and I’ve updated everything and made sure everything was ok but it won’t activate.
iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 12
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I don’t know how to activate my FaceTime and I’ve updated everything and made sure everything was ok but it won’t activate.
iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 12
If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime
To use iMessage or FaceTime, you need to activate them on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. If you see an error message during activation, follow these steps.
When activating iMessage or FaceTime, you might see one of these messages:
Check your device settings
Turn off and restart iMessage and FaceTime
Still not activated after a day?
It might take up to 24 hours to activate iMessage and FaceTime. If the issue continues after 24 hours, follow these steps:
If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime ...
If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime
To use iMessage or FaceTime, you need to activate them on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. If you see an error message during activation, follow these steps.
When activating iMessage or FaceTime, you might see one of these messages:
Check your device settings
Turn off and restart iMessage and FaceTime
Still not activated after a day?
It might take up to 24 hours to activate iMessage and FaceTime. If the issue continues after 24 hours, follow these steps:
If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime ...
There have been a number of users reporting issues with iMessage and Facetime activation for several days now. Apple claims the problems have been fixed, but it still see a number of people with issues.
The last suggestion that I saw from someone who should know, was to restart the device. Have you tried restarting? If a conventional restart does not fix it, try a forced restart.
On an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus: Press and hold both the Side and Volume Down buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo.
FaceTime activation