Q: Turn off activation (not iCloud's activation lock !) at iPhone startup

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Thom43

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Q: Turn off activation (not iCloud's activation lock !) at iPhone startup

Hi there,

Since I bought my new iPhone 6, I didn't reboot it very often so I did not remark this straight away. When I reboot my iPhone, having turned off the 'Find my iPhone' button in iCloud, every time it starts, I needs to be activated (over wifi or 3G/4G) contacting Apple servers.

But then, as I go quite often to the mountains, I cannot turn it off because I know it will be useless until I have an internet connection.

Do you know why I have this, and how can I turn this annoying thing off ? I don't know how it is possible to design something as annoying as this. It's very often that my iPhone needs to be restarted and then it is useless till I have some wifi or 3G...

I stress again that iCloud is not activated (it doesn't ask me for my iCloud's login/password).

Thanks for any help.

Posted on Jul 25, 2015 6:00 AM

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jeremy_v Jul 27, 2015 6:18 AM in response to Thom43
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Jul 27, 2015 6:18 AM in response to Thom43
Hi Thom43,

Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities.

It seems like when your iPhone 6 restarts, it needs to contact Apple servers to be activated again. Activation shouldn't be required every time your iPhone restarts. I can see how this would be annoying, as well as problematic when a data connection isn't available.

In this case, I'd recommend starting with the following advice from If you can't activate your iPhone:
Contact your carrier to check for network or activation issues, or if necessary, to replace your SIM card.
Use recovery mode to restore your iPhone.
If restoring your iPhone still doesn't work because of an activation error, contact Apple Support.

Be sure to back up your iPhone using iCloud or iTunes before restoring. See How to back up your devices using iCloud or iTunes for more information.

Sincerely.
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Thom43 Jul 27, 2015 6:42 AM in response to jeremy_v
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Jul 27, 2015 6:42 AM in response to jeremy_v

Thanks a lot for your answer.
i'll try what you suggested, especially the part for the sim card (I have a dual sim adaptor, maybe it's interfering with activation).
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