imessage and Facetime sign in activation error iPad ios8.1.2

This happened to me beginning yesterday and have done all the things you have suggested outside of going into the apple store as I am in Brussels on work. Both my iPhones work fine, its just my iPad air. Since i hadn't updated my software in weeks and no other changes were made, it has to be something with Apple servers. Keep us updated! This is how I communicate with my family when I am away so I am very frustrated

Count me in on the same issue. Just noticed this issue when I received a Facetime call on my iPhone but it did not connect with my iPad as it usually does. After reading these threads I found that my iMessage on my iPad Air is also not working. Everything is working fine on both my iPhone 6, iPhone 5, and iPad 2. Am reporting now to Apple Support.

Add me to the ongoing problem, it will be interesting to see what the genius bar says to me at my appt tomorrow. I called support today and had already tried all of the possible suggested fixes. I use to work for Apple and the tier one support guy was clueless. This probably isn't his fault. Apple did not always share information about problems or suggested fixes and then they would flag you for escalating things to a tier 2 analyst This seems to be a system wide problem. I understand that crap happens but at what point would it kill them to post something on the website. Once it was apparent that restoring the device from a backup or setting it up as a new device wasn't going to work. Id have appreciated knowing this before rather than after as I wait from all of my apps to restore

This should've been reported on the System Status page long ago...as of now, it's not mentioned at all.

http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/

Mine too stopped working during the day in Jan 20. Was ready to do a total restore, but may wait. So frustrating. My iPad is not an air, the unit right before, whatever that number is! Ha!

I Tried to contact support but they want $29. And this is their issue I am sure. Please post what you learn!

I have the same problem and escalated it to support. Still waiting for a miracle.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6790362

same problem here I have an Ipad air 64BG couple days ago it just signed out in iMessage and FaceTime hope apple is gonna fix this soon. My other devices (iphone 5 and Mac Desktop) just work fine

I am having this same error activation code since yesterday as well. So frustrating> And if by chance it actually lets me sign in it almost instantly turns itself off.

Okay...so if enough of us keep posting maybe they'll do something. Same thing happened to me about two days ago on my iPad. It is not new, about 2 years old. Stopped recognizing apple ID's when using iMessage. Followed the advise and reset all my settings. When I tried to open iMessage and FaceTime I got the same error message you all are mentioning.... So frustrated!

I am having this same error activation code since yesterday as well. So frustrating> And if by chance it actually lets me sign in i almost instantly turns itself off.

Just got off phone with senior adviser. He said he actually had same issue himself and after the usual resets didn't work he reset his modem and router and that did the trick. And when he came to work he got a lot of calls for same issue. Whatever Apple did yesterday for iCloud to go down, messed up the communication with the network providers it looks like. Try resetting modem first wait a few seconds than plug router back in. Or call network provider and have them do automatic reset. And try another wifi network outside of home to see if it works then. Sadly resetting my router and modem didn't work but will try another network later to see. Fingers crossed it will.

Same thing with mine too. ipad air iOS 8.1.2. it happened this Monday Night

Same here. Very frustrating indeed. Hoping for a fix SOON!

I have tried the modem reset etc.......I did not work for me.