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I can’t get my FaceTime and IMessage to work

my facetime and iMessage was acting up so I went to settings to turn off and on the button. Then I turned off and on my phone. Since then my iMessages and FaceTime wouldn’t work. It would say for both of them “Waiting for activation..”

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on May 21, 2019 11:42 AM

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Posted on May 21, 2019 12:50 PM

The were both also down for a about 4 hours yesterday morning.


Try going to each and logging out (don't just turn them off). Settings/FaceTime: Tap on your Apple ID, then log out. Settings/iMessage: Tap on Send & Receive, then your Apple ID, then log out. Then log in to both again.

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I can’t get my FaceTime and IMessage to work

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