I cannot activate card. It says card services are unavailable

I am unable to activate my apple card. It says card services are unavailable

Posted on Jul 19, 2021 5:51 PM

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Posted on Jul 19, 2021 6:25 PM

Hi, wow! I can certainly relate to how frustrating this can be. This can be something as simple as restarting your iPhone. There’s no particular order and it may help to restart your iPhone repeatedly.



  1. all iPhones must be iOS 14.6 or higher
  2. turn off VPN if you use
  3. log out and in to your Apple ID/iCloud account
  4. make sure you and participants are currently in US.
  5. make sure have Apple Cash setup in Wallet App on your iPhone
  6. Two factor authentication must be turned on — iPhone must have password enabled
  7. Restart iPhone after performing any of the above
  8. It may be necessary to do a hard restart >> https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/force-restart-iphone-iph8903c3ee6/ios


There had also been a recent release/update to iOS 14.7 for your iPhone. Please let us know how this works fir you so that we can suggest more advanced possible solutions.

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Jul 19, 2021 6:25 PM in response to SMazzy1981

Hi, wow! I can certainly relate to how frustrating this can be. This can be something as simple as restarting your iPhone. There’s no particular order and it may help to restart your iPhone repeatedly.



  1. all iPhones must be iOS 14.6 or higher
  2. turn off VPN if you use
  3. log out and in to your Apple ID/iCloud account
  4. make sure you and participants are currently in US.
  5. make sure have Apple Cash setup in Wallet App on your iPhone
  6. Two factor authentication must be turned on — iPhone must have password enabled
  7. Restart iPhone after performing any of the above
  8. It may be necessary to do a hard restart >> https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/force-restart-iphone-iph8903c3ee6/ios


There had also been a recent release/update to iOS 14.7 for your iPhone. Please let us know how this works fir you so that we can suggest more advanced possible solutions.

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