FaceTime & iMessage unsuccessful activation error! Recently did a reset on my iPhone 8 Plus iOS 13.6.1 & tried to activate FaceTime & iMessage & it said unsuccessful activation error! I'm successfully connected to my wifi & I don't know what else to do. Should I wait? Because I don't want to interrupt the downloading on everything from the iCloud & my backup.
iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 13
Some other things you can try. 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.
If necessary
Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.
Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup
This is what solved it for me:
I ordered a new SIM card & took it to my mobile carrier they activated it & I was inspired by the following post:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3374660?answerId=16430011022#16430011022
I’ve done everything already 😭
only thing is wait for the 24 hours. It’ll be that soon.
See If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201422.
If necessary, contact Apple Support.
Work through the screens to get an email or chat option.
I will try this after it’s done with downloading everything from iCloud & my backup.
I will try this after it’s done with downloading everything from iCloud & my backup.
Tried all of it including a factory reset. Still says this on both FaceTime & iMessage:
See my above post. It has to do with receiving this message about an activation error.
I see. Good luck, and be safe.
Just did that. Said to wait another 24 hours. I'll wait & see.
FaceTime & iMessage activation error
