Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
I downloaded iOS 7 and now I can't activate iMessage and FaceTime! Every time I try to activate it a sign comes up that says "could not sign in, please check your network connection and try again" thing is there is nothing wrong with my network connection. I even tried changing my Apple ID and it still doesn't work! How do I fix this and get it to work?
iPhone 4S, iOS 7
I FINALLY fixed it!! I tried all of the suggestions and possible fixes for this issue but I still couldn't get iMessage or FaceTime to work.
THEN... I went into my settings > wifi > clicked on my wifi network and changed the DNS to 8.8.8.8 and now my iMessage and FaceTime are working perfectly!!!
The only thing that worked for me was to wipe the device and then re-install from backup. Now its working
I'm having the same problem on my iMac. I upgraded to IOS 7 yesterday. I can send and receive messages on my iPhone 5 and iPad 2. My iMac login attempts are met with "Please check your network connection and try again". My network connection is fine, I have several active SSH windows open and data flowing plus able to browse web sites and what not.
This worked for me!
Thank you!
Charlotte294:
Thanks so much for the detailed instructions. This worked for me. I appreciate your help.
Yes it finally works! so happy
I have an ipad 4 and after upgrading I couldn't use Facetime (or imessage). After trying all sorts of fixes I was resolved to reloading from scratch but a friend from work found the "reset all settings" and wondered if it might work. It did! I was getting several error messages about the connection, the login activation and others but by just resetting I was able to get into settings>facetime and reselect my email needed to make the connection. Somehow it had gotten corrupted and wouldn't work. They also want you to change your password to include a capital letter, etc.
I'm so glad I didn't reload and lose everything.
Good luck.
Strangely enough, I just tried to sign in again today and it worked. After 3 days worth of trying, no updates, no reboots, it just started working.
I had the same problem. Kept getting message of waiting for activation or check network connections. I also tried every solution out there and nothing worked. This did though: I downloaded the newest version of itunes (through Internet Explorer - Google Chrome wouldn't work). It pulled in my entire library thank goodness and then I plugged my iphone 4s into the computer. I let itunes find it, did a complete backup in icloud, then did a restore. Entire process took a couple of hours, but I now have imessage and facetime back. I was about ready to give up on Apple and go get a different phone ~
iOS 7 iMessage and FaceTime
