iMessage send and receive not activated to my phone number

After a month of troubleshooting, the resolution was just as bizarre as the issue. I was able to get on a call with a Sr. Advisor and he notified me that my number had been blacklisted due to someone reporting it as spam. If you are still experiencing this issue, I would try this resolution. Worked immediately.

I went through the regular phone support for apple and when the issue went unresolved, they had a Sr. Advisor contact me and told me that my number had been reported and blocked. After that, he confirmed my ID and was able to remove my number from the blacklist.

Thank you. I called and asked if my number was as blocked and it was. They unblocked it but said it was a one time thing. It’s so weird that this happened in the first place. I never would’ve figured it out because I’ve tried everything to fix my iMessage. Thanks again.

Nenaeli wrote:

iMessage Send and receive no address. I need my phone number to be selected to receive messages and it will not activate to my number only my email

If you can’t turn on or sign in to iMessage or FaceTime on your iPhone - Apple Support

This same thing is happening to me and has been happening for a while now. Started on my iPhone 11. Upgraded to a 15. Issue carried over to new phone.

Steps that I have tried:

1. turn imessage/facetime on/off. Nope
2. Restart phone after signing out of apple ID and turning off imessage/facetime. Nope
3. Reset network settings. Nope
4. Factory reset. Nope.
5. iOS update from 16 to 17. Nope.
6. Changed PW for apple ID. Nope.
7. All the available apple troubleshooting for this issue. Nope
8. Went to my service provider. Nope
9. Went to a 3rd party apple-certified support store. Nope.

The only thing I have not tried yet is an iOS rollback, but the issue started before I even upgraded to 17.1.

So let me know if you find a solution because I've had no luck. Tired of repeating the same troubleshooting over and over again to find a solution so good luck!

So what did you do to get your number off the blacklist??

This users comment was what helped me. My number was also blacklisted. This issue should be made known