Facetime not installed in Middle East Apple Device
Apple Please give us a Solution.
I bought the Iphone 7+ in Abu Dhabi and before buying it ask in the store if is possible to activate Facetime once it was out of UAE. They confirmed that it is possible. However call the Apple technical support in UAE and they told me it is possible with the following procedure. (Not working).
1. Download the IOS version on my computer
2. Insert a SIM Card from another country (No UAE)
3. Restore the phone with the IOS downloaded through iTunes
To do this you only have to press Shift and then click restore, that you will allow you to select the IOS you downloaded and there will be an installation from scratch.
The whole process was done satisfactorily but it did not work. Facetime does not reappear.
I am a user from the iPhone 1 and the truth is very frustrating that we fill the blogs commenting on this problem for those who going through Middle East bought a phone and then we can not afford the desired support. If you visit the NY Apple Store the staff has no idea of this problem and the genius bar are not at all geniuses when something comes out of their customer service manual.
iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10.3.3