My iMessage still says "Waiting for activation..."

There's obviously different fixes working for whatever reasons, etc etc.

To get straight to the point I had the same ' waiting on activation' problem preventing text messaging.

I rang the support section for my carrier, they said that the internet side of things(for that ph number) hadn't gone through yet,( it had been 4 days)...and that they'd get on to it. ...for me to give it about 2 hrs and try signing in again (Apple id) and messaging.

I tried and voila it worked.

p.s Note, I started a new sim card several weeks earlier in a different iphone 4s and everything worked instantly.

...and also on a slightly different tack, my wife's iphone 4s doesn't receive the same amount of signal strength as my iphone 4s when we compare them.

where is the 0? lol

I donno if this is good or not. Just removed the SIM while the Phone is ON & put it back. then the issue is solved for me.

Hi,

If you didn't receive any activation code for iMessage, then use your apple id. bingo it will get activated as soon as you enter you apple id.

If you didn't receive any activation code for iMessage, then use your apple id. bingo it will get activated as soon as you enter you apple id.

That's not a solution, because signing it with an Apple ID does not allow you to receive iMessage on your mobile number. Any messages sent to your mobile number will go as SMS until you activate iMessage for your mobile number.

Hi,

Please folow below steps :

a. turn off iMessage.

b. turn on iMessage again,

c .pop-up will come which says 'Your carrier may charge for SMS used activate iMessage'

d. now tap to 'Cancel'

e. Now attached SS will pop-up which asks you your apple id password. enter your password.

f.now your iMessage will be on.

No, as I've just said, that's not a solution, because signing it with an Apple ID does not allow you to receive iMessage on your mobile number. Any messages sent to your mobile number will go as SMS until you activate iMessage for your mobile number.

Well i activated since then, Good luck to you !!

isharad wrote:

Well i activated since then, Good luck to you !!

What you did will not have activated iMessage for your mobile number.

i do. same procedure

isharad wrote:

i do. same procedure

iMessage for your mobile number was activated by some other means then; activating iMessage for your Apple ID was not what achieved this.

I have an issue of "waiting for activation' on my imessage screen... here is how it goes.

I can send an imessage to one particular iphone number ( Her apple id is not stored on my iphone)

I can recieve an imessage from an apple id (send thru ipad) which is an email id

I can send an imessage to my own apple id

My iphone is 4s

I have restored, used 3 g connection wifi etc etc..

Please help.

Hi ,

I am a specialist in Computer and Information Systems e. I am 40 years old from Egypt

I have Iphone 3g 8g and my SN 868391XZY7H

Tunes update killing my Iphone software , 3 days my Iphone not working Although I am go to download 100% update and my iphone installed all a software update but I don’t know what happened why my Iphone not working ?

now some one help me and he installed software for my iphone and it is working but Wi-Fi and Bluetooth not working

I need help me because Tunes update from killing my Iphone ??.

i want my old Iphone software please

thank you somuch

Hello nile,

If I understand correctly, you want downgrade your iPhone Software.

Please follow below link, I have tried. It has all the info which you need to know. Restore as new iPhone.

http://www.redmondpie.com/downgrade-ios-5-to-4.3.3-4.3.5-on-iphone-4-3gs-ipad-2- ipad-1-ipod-touch-how-to-tutorial/

Well i had the same problem but i figured that out in mints

If anyone facing this problem you have to go to settings and the restrictions and desable them all

Your iMessage will work perfectly fine. I havent yet know what is it have to disabled in order to allow iMessage work.

*you might really need the restrictions to be activated.

For me i dont need it so I turned it off

Cheers