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Why can’t I activate iMessage with my number?

why i can’t activate my imessage with my number. it keep on loading

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iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Apr 10, 2022 9:33 AM

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Eric Root

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Posted on Apr 10, 2022 12:00 PM

See the Apple Support article(s) below.

Messages - If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime. *

Some things you can try. Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.

Try a restart.

Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch *

Try a forced restart. See the section towards the end of the article.

Reset Device. -

If necessary

Hard reset. -

Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.

Restore to Factory setting. *

Restore - If you see an error when you update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. *

Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup. *

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