I can’t access iMessage on my phone

I am unable to access iMessage on my iPhone 6 Plus. Have tried all options given online and an error of waiting for activation keeps appearing. I also try sign into my account but to no avai. Please help. Thank you in advance

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 11.4

Posted on Jul 23, 2018 1:11 PM

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Posted on Jul 25, 2018 11:03 PM

Hi Chris,


Very many thanks for your assistance. I tried out all options on the link you sent but it was not successful.


However, I managed to watch some video on you tube and it more or less has the same suggestions as the ones in the link you sent. One of the options was to switch off the iMessage, put the phone on flight mode for a couple of seconds, remove the flight mode and it did the trick. Thanking you again for your assistance. Good day.

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Jul 25, 2018 11:03 PM in response to chris_g1

Hi Chris,


Very many thanks for your assistance. I tried out all options on the link you sent but it was not successful.


However, I managed to watch some video on you tube and it more or less has the same suggestions as the ones in the link you sent. One of the options was to switch off the iMessage, put the phone on flight mode for a couple of seconds, remove the flight mode and it did the trick. Thanking you again for your assistance. Good day.

Jul 24, 2018 7:56 AM in response to Chihenyo

Hi Chihenyo,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. It's my understanding that you're receiving an activation error when trying to use iMessage on your iPhone. I'm happy to help with this issue. The following link may include additional steps you haven't tried:

If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime

If the issue persists or you've already tried these steps, contact Apple Support for further assistance.

Contact Apple Support

Have a great day!

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