iMessage activation unsuccessful

My iMessage isn’t working and I don’t know why

Posted on Sep 12, 2022 11:12 PM

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Posted on Sep 13, 2022 8:55 AM

Did you turn on the iMessages slider so it shows green?


See the Apple Support article(s) below.


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


If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch    *


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   *


Restart your iPad.   *


Try a forced restart. See the section towards the end of the article.


Reset Device. -


If necessary


Hard reset.     -


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from the 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.     *

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Sep 13, 2022 8:55 AM in response to temi230

Did you turn on the iMessages slider so it shows green?


See the Apple Support article(s) below.


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


If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch    *


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   *


Restart your iPad.   *


Try a forced restart. See the section towards the end of the article.


Reset Device. -


If necessary


Hard reset.     -


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from the 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.     *

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