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jkussick Author

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imessage

I can't activate imessage for my phone number, just my email. It keeps saying activation unsuccessful and to turn on imessage, but imessage is already turned on

iPhone 8, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 28, 2020 6:01 PM

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fyip

Level 6

18,378 points

Posted on Jan 28, 2020 6:49 PM

If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support

Turn off and restart iMessage and FaceTime

Go to Settings > Messages and turn off iMessage.
Go to Settings > FaceTime and turn off FaceTime.
Restart your device:

iPhone

Turn iMessage and FaceTime back on.

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