Hello! I'm having a problem activating my phone number for iMessage, every time it says I'll be charged and it lets me choose email but it doesn't load the phone number as an option.Therefore, people cannot find me and write to me through my number, only from the email.
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 16
Hello jenkata24,
We see you need help with activating iMessage on your iPhone. First, check the steps in this helpful article: If you can’t turn on or sign in to iMessage or FaceTime
Still not activated after a day?
It might take up to 24 hours to activate iMessage and FaceTime. If the issue continues after 24 hours, follow these steps:
1. Make sure that your device has the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
2. If you're using an iPhone, contact your carrier to make sure that you can send and receive SMS messages.
3. Make sure you can send and receive SMS. If a prompt appears stating "Your carrier may charge for SMS messages used to activate FaceTime and iMessage", tap "OK" to allow possible SMS charges.
4. Contact Apple Support.
You may also need to contact your carrier to confirm they do support iMessage and that you are able to send SMS texts (green bubble). If you still aren't able to get iMessage activated, reach out to Apple Support.
Best regards.
Hello jenkata24,
We see you need help with activating iMessage on your iPhone. First, check the steps in this helpful article: If you can’t turn on or sign in to iMessage or FaceTime
Still not activated after a day?
It might take up to 24 hours to activate iMessage and FaceTime. If the issue continues after 24 hours, follow these steps:
1. Make sure that your device has the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
2. If you're using an iPhone, contact your carrier to make sure that you can send and receive SMS messages.
3. Make sure you can send and receive SMS. If a prompt appears stating "Your carrier may charge for SMS messages used to activate FaceTime and iMessage", tap "OK" to allow possible SMS charges.
4. Contact Apple Support.
You may also need to contact your carrier to confirm they do support iMessage and that you are able to send SMS texts (green bubble). If you still aren't able to get iMessage activated, reach out to Apple Support.
Best regards.
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