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imessage on iphone 5s

I can't get imessage to activate on my iphone 5s, how can I get it to work?


Posted on Nov 27, 2020 3:12 PM

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Posted on Nov 27, 2020 3:15 PM

Do you have International SMS plan enabled on your account?

iMessage uses that to verify you on their server.

Read here => If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support

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imessage on iphone 5s

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