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Activating iMessage

iMessage is stuck on Waiting for activation, and no tip or trick can get it to activate. It always says activation unsuccessful

iPhone 13

Posted on May 19, 2022 11:36 AM

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Posted on May 19, 2022 1:01 PM

ashlynn109 wrote:

iMessage is stuck on Waiting for activation, and no tip or trick can get it to activate. It always says activation unsuccessful

follow ALL steps here https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201422

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May 19, 2022 5:51 PM in response to ashlynn109

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 the 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.     *

Activating iMessage

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