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iMessage activation won’t work

iPhone 7 Plus facetime and iMessage not working, when going into settings and turning iMessage on, Imess activation says “ error occurred “

Posted on May 26, 2018 4:37 PM

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May 26, 2018 4:43 PM in response to Alissafromlexington

To activate iMessage an FaceTime an SMS is sent to a server in the UK (country code +44). You need to have international SMS enabled on your account for this to work. Also, If you go to Settings/Phone verify that the displayed phone number is your actual phone number. See this for more information.

iMessage activation won’t work

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