Comments on: How do I Fix FaceTime or iMessage Waiting for Activation?

By: Ameeta Alagh

Ameeta Alagh — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:11:11 +0000

I am on Google not Toggle pl My FaceTime inbuilt Apple App has got deactivated pl

By: Ayomide Akano

Ayomide Akano — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:53:39 +0000

I have tired every singles steps you listed out but none worked to activate my iMessage and FaceTime with my phone number. I don’t want to be using my email address to send and receive messages through iMessage. What else can I do?

By: Julius Timuat

Julius Timuat — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 18:13:06 +0000

It’s hard for activation of my Apple ID what will I do

By: Alex Mufumbiro

Alex Mufumbiro — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:54:43 +0000

This is method is for those who want to get back chatting on iMessages real quick.
-Open a new Apple ID
– On the IMessage activation menu, select login with other Apple ID
– Boom, you are now on though using a different account, remember you can do this as you try out the other methods hence communication continues.
Please inform if this was helpful

By: Rose

Rose — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 07:38:24 +0000

I would like to extend my gratitude to this article, which helped me to solve FaceTime waiting for activation happened on my iPhone several days ago. Besides, I think contacting the Apple store for reparation is also a good way. Finally, I was told that using ios system repair tools such as TunesKit iOS System Repair can also do the trick. In conclusion, this post is much helpful.

By: alex

alex — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 09:44:48 +0000

In reply to Mike Burns.

Went thru this whole process several times with apple an our carrier over the last several months.
Turns out the issue was someone turned the number in as spam.
Phone was used this summer to text several hundred people of a function.
One of those numbers turned the phone in as spam.
Which went thru the channels an Apple noticed a lock.
This last phone call with Apple actually took 1 hour an 52 minutes.
Stayed online with on another phone while updating the troubled phone first
then going thru a lengthy process of diagnosis.
Good luck out there!

By: Shama

Shama — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 18:21:42 +0000

Tried everything not helpful

By: Mike Burns

Mike Burns — Wed, 08 May 2019 02:52:03 +0000

Thanks for this. Worked for me when I migrated my mobile Apple iPhone Xs from a physical SIM to an eSIM and iMessage stopped working.

What worked for me was a combination of steps: 1) toggle off both iMessage and FaceTime. 2) Turn on Airplane Mode. 3) Turn on WiFi (with Airplane Mode on.) 4) Toggle on iMessage and then FaceTime, in that order. 4) Turn Airplane mode off. 5) Tap Okay for allowing carrier charges. That did the job

By: SK

SK — Mon, 21 May 2018 22:03:08 +0000

In reply to dirtymouse.

Hi Dirty Mouse,

Thank you for pointing this out–and for doing all the research and testing to discover it! We really appreciate you sharing it with us and will add it to our reader tips. It’s sure to help a lot of other folks out!

Awesome,

By: dirtymouse

dirtymouse — Mon, 21 May 2018 21:01:12 +0000

I spent 3 weeks trying to resolve this exact problem. I ignored Apple support prompting me to upgrade your iOS. Reset all settings and Restore etc. I could not bare to go down that path knowing it’s something stupid. Especially since my iMessage had worked previously with my phone number (without SMS credit) for over 2 years.

Turns out, one of the first steps you should do when encountering this issue, is to:

*Double check you actually have credit on your SIM card (that allows you to send a real SMS)*.

Prepaid Data only SIM plans are a gotcha here!

iMessage (or Facetime) will NOT activate without ‘SMS credit’ on your mobile account!

I’ve not seen this advice ever offered by any website in all my research (and i did look hard), and Apple doesn’t mention or re-iterate this fact either.

By: SK

SK — Mon, 14 May 2018 16:44:52 +0000

In reply to Naeem Malik. Hi Naeem, If you remember your restrictions passcode, go to Settings > General > Restrictions and disable it. Enter your restrictions passcode. If you do not remember your restrictions passcode, please see this article and navigate to the section "Forget Your Restrictions Password?" SK

By: Naeem Malik

Naeem Malik — Sun, 13 May 2018 15:57:20 +0000

My FaceTime is restricted how to can i fix it please help me Sir.

By: SK

SK — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:02:29 +0000

In reply to Cindy. Hi Cindy, Absolutely! You do not need an iPhone to use FaceTime or iMessage. Macs FaceTime (and iMessage) very well. You need an Apple ID and password if you don't have one already (you can always create a new Apple ID on your Mac using Safari) After you have your Apple ID and password, open FaceTime or iMessage and sign in using that Apple ID. If you have two-step or two-factor authentication turned on for your Apple ID, enter your verification code. If it's already connected to an account and you want to change it, go to FaceTime (or Messages) > Preferences > Accounts in the upper menu bar and update your Apple ID credentials. The only caveat is that FaceTime and iMessage works only with folks using other Apple devices--iPhones, iPads, Macs, and iPods. You cannot FT or iMessage with Windows, Android, and other non-Apple operating systems. Enjoy it! SK

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:44:43 +0000

Can you not use FaceTime or iMessage on a MacBook without an iPhone, iPad or iPod? We just have a MacBook and want to FaceTime from there only, via wifi.

By: Takkiria Williams

Takkiria Williams — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 09:09:56 +0000

Hey my iMessages and FaceTime won’t activate or let me sign in my iCloud and yes I have a good WiFi connection because I have to used WiFi so I can iMessage ppl because my phone turned off

By: Samozean

Samozean — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 23:52:16 +0000

I have iPad mini 3 wifi and imessage is working fine with me, the problem i can’t activate facetime using same apple id used for iMessage! It’s always showing “unable to contact FaceTime server”
Any suggestions?

By: Ravi

Ravi — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:51:28 +0000

The easiest way and always work is to turn off MMS Messaging before you activate the iMessgaes, try it, its easy don’t have to try step above, I hope this tip helps you all.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:15:27 +0000

Didn’t work is anyone doing class action lawsuit I’d like to sign up as I purchased this apple iPad to FaceTime and iMessage family and nothing is working despite so called apple care and support it’s been three months now and they have done nothing

By: Isabel

Isabel — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 17:26:13 +0000

DO NOT GIVE UP! KEEP TRYING. TRY THE STEPS, KEEP TURNING OFF AND ON YOUR IPAD DISABLE WIFI CONNECTION AND CONNECT TO WIFI AGAIN.

By: Mike Fillman

Mike Fillman — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 05:41:42 +0000

I had the same problem activating iMessage on my iPad after I did a restore on my iPhone. I tried ALL the solutions outlined here and various other boards. What finally worked for me was making sure I was signed in using the SAME email address on all devices (iMac, iPhone and iPad). I have an @icloud.com, @mac.com and @me.com email address and thought these were all interchangeable, but they are not. Make sure that whatever of these is listed as your PRIMARY email address that you are signed in for iCloud is the one you use for iMessage.