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I can't sign into imessage or facetime with my apple ID

I've tried signing into imessage and facetime on my mac and it doesn't go through. It says "activation error"

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 1:09 PM

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Posted on Jun 23, 2020 1:10 PM

See If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201422

 

Use these support options if you need more help.

 

Get a call from Apple support to help solve your problem using this link https://getsupport.apple.com/?caller=kbase&PGF=PGF63005&category_id=SC0245&symptom_id=23362

 

Apple ID Support https://support.apple.com/apple-id

 

Apple Support Twitter https://twitter.com/AppleSupport

 

Apple ID account security for country-specific and region-specific help

 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204169

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Jun 23, 2020 1:10 PM in response to judson128

See If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201422

 

Use these support options if you need more help.

 

Get a call from Apple support to help solve your problem using this link https://getsupport.apple.com/?caller=kbase&PGF=PGF63005&category_id=SC0245&symptom_id=23362

 

Apple ID Support https://support.apple.com/apple-id

 

Apple Support Twitter https://twitter.com/AppleSupport

 

Apple ID account security for country-specific and region-specific help

 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204169

Jun 23, 2020 1:13 PM in response to judson128

Message activation error.      


Have someone else attempt to sign in using their Apple ID. If they can successfully sign in and use Messages/FaceTime, it may be your Apple ID. Someone I know had this happen and I was able to sign in using my Apple ID. After a call to Apple Support and then being elevated to a tier 2 support person, it turned out it was a problem with their Apple ID. It took the software engineers 3-4 days to fix the problem. When calling Apple, make sure you tell them it is an Apple ID problem so you don't get charged.


You can also try signing in on another device/computer. There have been a couple of posts where people's device/computer was blocked. You will need to contact Apple for that problem also.


There is a contact link.


Apple ID - Official Apple Support.    


Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support.   (The link doesn’t always load)


Get Support     Work through the screens to get a chat option. 


Apple Support schedule phone call


https://twitter.com/AppleSupport

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