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My iMessage is saying there’s an error with the activation
iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 12
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My iMessage is saying there’s an error with the activation
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 ...
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