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iMessage and FaceTime activation error occurred

When I tried to activate iMessage in my iPhone 4s it says "an error occurred during activation. Try again." Even when I tried to activate my FaceTime please help thank you so much

thank you so much


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iPhone 4S

Posted on Sep 11, 2019 10:33 AM

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Posted on Sep 11, 2019 10:40 AM

Messages - If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime


Messages Troubleshooting


Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.


Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


Try a forced restart.


Reset Device


If necessary


Hard reset


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.


Restore to Factory setting


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup



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Question marked as Best reply

Sep 11, 2019 10:40 AM in response to Anghel247

Messages - If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime


Messages Troubleshooting


Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.


Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


Try a forced restart.


Reset Device


If necessary


Hard reset


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.


Restore to Factory setting


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup



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