Since updating to IOS 9.1 my Iphone 4S frequently displays a popup warning from facetime and imessage
"Your carrier may charge for SMS messages used to activate iMessage"
I never used this feature and have no intension to. both facetime and imessage are deactivated but i keep getting this warnings.
How can I turn them off or disable the warnings its driving me nuts.
iPhone 4S, iOS 9.1, null
sickanpickan wrote:
The conundrum here is that I've never ever enabled Facetime to begin with, never logged in to it and have it totally disabled on my phone. So since I'm already "logged out" (cause I've never been logged in) and cannot use the solution Lawrence Finch suggests, I was wondering if anyone might know what to do here.
When you set up a phone it prompts for your iCloud ID and password. If you enter it the setup automatically logs you in to iCloud, iTunes & App Stores, iMessage, email, Game Center, and Facetime. So unless you never logged in to iCloud (which you need to do to enable Find my iPhone) you are logged in to Facetime. To check go to Settings/Facetime and turn it on. If you are logged in your iCloud ID will appear at the top of the display. If you are logged in tap on your ID and log out. You can be logged in even if it is turned off, and the only way to find out is to turn it on.
Yes, even I am getting this message now. I am using 10.2 .
It's annoying to read any such warning. And I use FaceTime frequently so I can't turn it off. Though I am not being charged yet for I message, I want to get rid of this message alert.
I've had this issue since I got my iPhone SE last June; I now have iOS 10.2 and it hasn't gone away. Since the beginning I have been constantly getting the iMessage and FaceTime messages like pop-ups (around 3+ times a day, depending on how long I'm on my phone throughout the day). It's completely random, and can be when I unlock my phone or when I'm in the middle of using any app. I use iMessage and FaceTime regularly without any problems and am not charged (and don't see any difference) between clicking "OK" or "Cancel" on the notification. What I don't understand is, why is Apple asking me to activate iMessage and FaceTime if I'm already using them normally? I hope Apple fixes this soon.
All your suggestions never worked. Still this annoying notification " your carrier may charge for sms messages used to activate imessage" still appears on my screen every couple of minutes and its irritating. I hope apple could help fix this now. I lost my prepaid load from this crap.
I don't know if you can turn them off but is there a reason you don't want to use iMessage? It is much more secure than SMS.
I see you are right a downgrade is not possible any longer. I will try if the update to 9.2 will improve the situation. thx anyhow.
I will try it and will post my findings after a few days.
That's pity to hear. I suggest to report this bug to https://bugreport.apple.com/logon. The more bugreports will be filed then more chances Apple will fix it. If no bugreports will be filed, Apple won't fix it.
mr_fusion wrote:
The workaround (not solution) you posted is to activate, then de-activate it. But I do not want to activate it. I want Apple to fix this annoying behavior.
Then you've come to the wrong place. The right place is http://apple.com/feedback.
But it's unlikely that Apple will change it, because the problem only occurs if you are using a non-supported carrier.
lemon_JAM wrote:
I am having the same issue too (iPhone 6, iOS 9.2).
I have both iMessage and FaceTime turned off but keep getting the message which says "iMessage - Your carrier may charge for SMS messages used to activate iMessage."
It is not sufficient to turn off iMessage and FaceTime. You must log out of them:
When you log out that turns them off.
I reported this bug too. I tried to reset a phone, I called Apple and they have reset account for me. Nothing helped, I still receive these messages (this week too often, I do not know why). First it was on iPhone 4S with iOS 9, now on iPhone SE with iOS 10. Can some background app trying to activate iMessage? I.e., for hidden telemetry reporting?
Sorry but you are wrong on this. It remains the same. It worth a try anyway. Now I'm thinking this is an issue with the carrier company.
We all here changed to a new carrier campany and my son, who was using iPhone 6 previously , started to receive this annoying messages when he changed the chip.
Thanks anyway.
This bug does not depends on SIM card change. I experience it each time absolutely randomly (no network loss). iOS 10.2 definitely increases bug appearance 10x. I even do not know what to fill in Radar, because Apple engineers definitely will not work on fixing non-reproducible issues. As far as I understand it happens only with some customers, and those who do not use iMessage.
Thanks! This definitely seems to have reduced the randomness with which the message pops up. It still does come up with a SIM card change, but that might be a default. Still, this helps a lot.
Thanks again.
After adding phone number to iCloud (read my advice above) AND enabling iMessage AND disabling iMessage again I do not have this pop-up for a couple of days. Can't be sure that is a permanent fix, but you may try and share results there.
disable message "Your carrier may charge for SMS messages used to activate iMessage"
