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How can I connect to iMessage and Facetime on my MacBook Air? Every time I try to sign in with my Apple ID it says,"An error occurred during activation. Try again." and when I try again, it still doesn't work.

MacBook Air, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3)

Posted on Jul 26, 2018 2:21 PM

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Posted on Jul 26, 2018 3:01 PM

dess_c wrote:


How can I connect to iMessage and Facetime on my MacBook Air? Every time I try to sign in with my Apple ID it says,"An error occurred during activation. Try again." and when I try again, it still doesn't work.

Follow the steps here If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support

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dess_c wrote:


How can I connect to iMessage and Facetime on my MacBook Air? Every time I try to sign in with my Apple ID it says,"An error occurred during activation. Try again." and when I try again, it still doesn't work.

Follow the steps here If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support

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