iPad Messages no longer works - won’t login to iMessages

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iPad Messages no longer works - won’t login to iMessages

Messages in my iPad is no longer working. When I tap the app, a dialog box appears to log into iMessages. I had this feature turned off, since I have a family member with an Android phone and group chats with them won’t appear if it is enabled. Anyway, out of the blue, this dialog appears and when I put my password in, it gives me an error message. I do not have this issue on my iPhone - Messages works just fine. I have tried all suggestions I could find, but perhaps I missed something? I have tried the following, with no luck…

1) shut iPad down and restarted

2) checked for OS update (up to date 18.5)

3) changed my password and tried again - still gives same error message

4) reset network settings

5) all apps are up to date

6) can’t turn iMessage off, as I have no option to do so anymore

7) signed out of apple account and back in

screen shots below. Hope someone can tell me what else to try! TIA

iPad, iPadOS 18

Posted on May 23, 2025 11:17 PM

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May 25, 2025 8:38 AM in response to 4LeafCloverFarm

I have solved my own issue. After reading additional posts online regarding this issue, turns out someone reported my cell phone number as spam - so Apple had blocked my number. 🤬

Which is really ridiculous and infuriating. My cell signal is so weak at our farm, I never use it for phone calls (because the signal drops and hangs up on them) and I rarely text anyone either. We actually still have a landline because of the cell signal issue. Apple tells me if my number is reported again, they won’t be able to remove the block - so I guess I have to get a new number then?!? Who would do such a thing - report a cell # as spam, just for fun?

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