iMessage unsuccessful activation
Good day, I recently relocated to South Africa, but when I changed my SIM card my iMessage and FaceTime won’t activate. It says “error”, is there anyway you could help me resolve this?
iPhone 11, iOS 15
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Good day, I recently relocated to South Africa, but when I changed my SIM card my iMessage and FaceTime won’t activate. It says “error”, is there anyway you could help me resolve this?
iPhone 11, iOS 15
Firstly ensure that the region of the phone has been updated along with payment bank for the region.
Change region
Start here  Change your Apple ID country or region – Apple Support (UK)
Then
Set up imessage and facetime after change of number.Â
Settings, Messages, Turn off iMessage
Settings, Face Time, Turn off Face Time
Restart the phone.
Settings, Messages, Turn on iMessage, SMS, MMS
Settings, Messages, send & Receive, select your number which should now be there.
Settings, Face Time, Turn on Face Time
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Problem activating iMessage
See If you can't turn on or sign in to iMessage or FaceTime – Apple Support (UK)
Firstly ensure that the region of the phone has been updated along with payment bank for the region.
Change region
Start here  Change your Apple ID country or region – Apple Support (UK)
Then
Set up imessage and facetime after change of number.Â
Settings, Messages, Turn off iMessage
Settings, Face Time, Turn off Face Time
Restart the phone.
Settings, Messages, Turn on iMessage, SMS, MMS
Settings, Messages, send & Receive, select your number which should now be there.
Settings, Face Time, Turn on Face Time
Â
Problem activating iMessage
See If you can't turn on or sign in to iMessage or FaceTime – Apple Support (UK)
iMessage unsuccessful activation