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iMessage activation


On my iPhone 7 i got a activation error when sending a message on imessages and when I tried to sign in on imessages in settings it said Activation error please try again. I had no idea what to do after that and none of the youtube videos helped me at all.

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Jun 8, 2020 9:51 AM

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Posted on Jun 8, 2020 9:57 AM

If you don't have a carrier that is why it is failing. Activation sends a text message for confirmation with the iPhone.

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iMessage activation

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