iMessage & Facetime Activation Issue iPhone 15

Since the day before yesterday, I’ve been unable to activate iMessage and FaceTime. I’m using an iPhone 15 with the latest iOS, and my Wi-Fi, date, and time settings are correct.


When I enable iMessage and FaceTime, I receive a sms verification text, but in Settings, my phone number keeps loading indefinitely. After 24 hours, it now says “Activation Unsuccessful.” I have already restarted my phone twice, performed a force restart, and waited 24 hours to see if my number would verify, but nothing changed. I also turned iMessage off and on again and waited another 24 hours, but now it just shows an error message.


I’m not the only one experiencing this issue right now. Is there a fix for this?

iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Apr 1, 2025 1:53 AM

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Apr 1, 2025 9:21 AM in response to angel_sarah21

angel_sarah21 wrote:

Since the day before yesterday, I’ve been unable to activate iMessage and FaceTime. I’m using an iPhone 15 with the latest iOS, and my Wi-Fi, date, and time settings are correct.

When I enable iMessage and FaceTime, I receive a sms verification text, but in Settings, my phone number keeps loading indefinitely. After 24 hours, it now says “Activation Unsuccessful.” I have already restarted my phone twice, performed a force restart, and waited 24 hours to see if my number would verify, but nothing changed. I also turned iMessage off and on again and waited another 24 hours, but now it just shows an error message.

I’m not the only one experiencing this issue right now. Is there a fix for this?

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