iMessage and FaceTime activation

If you can’t turn on or sign in to iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support

- Note the sections at the bottom about "Still not activated...?" and "Get more help."

Device or computer?

IOS

See the Apple Support article(s) below.

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

If you can’t turn on or sign in to iMessage or FaceTime.  *

Some 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.

Reset Device. -

If necessary

Hard reset.     -

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

Restore to Factory setting.      *

Restore - If you see an error when you update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.   *

Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.     *

OS

Messages – Can’t log in.   -

Messages – Can’t log in 2.  -

Messages - If you can‘t sign in to your iMessage account or FaceTime on your Mac.   *

Message activation error.   -

Error Occurred During Activation for iMessage or FaceTime on Mac.  -

I cannot activate my face time