Error iMessage and FaceTime
What to do if your imessage and FaceTime is not activating and is unsuccessful
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What to do if your imessage and FaceTime is not activating and is unsuccessful
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 - 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
Error Occurred During Activation for iMessage or FaceTime on Mac. -
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 - 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
Error Occurred During Activation for iMessage or FaceTime on Mac. -
Device
See the first part in my above post.
Error iMessage and FaceTime