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I can’t activate my number for my iMessage. It’s always popping up activation error

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 14

Posted on May 16, 2022 3:48 PM

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May 17, 2022 4:34 PM in response to warith49

I have this issue too. None of the support article steps solve it. I’ve restarted. I’ve updated to the latest iOS.


I spent two hours on the phone with apple support and my call was elevated. I was finally told that there was a bug introduced in iOS 15.4.1 that affected iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max users who are on an e-sim. I was told there “is no solution” presently, short of going to your provider and asking for a physical SIM card (which doesn’t help those of us who use an e-SIM so that they can slot in an alternate SIM card for work/travel).


I updated to iOS 15.5 and the problem persists. Not sure if anyone has heard any news about fixes for this specific bug/issue?

I can’t activate my number for my iMessage. It’s always popping up activation error

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