iMessage activation fails with an error

Hello dear Ma/dear Sir

i’m really frustrated I can’t activate my imessage. It always says “iMessage Activation - An error occurred during activation. Please try again”. I already tried turning imessage on and off, airplane mode, restarting my phone and even resettting my network settings. But nothing happened it still doesn’t work please help

Posted on Dec 6, 2025 2:57 PM

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Posted on Dec 6, 2025 3:03 PM

Please contact your mobile network provider. They need to enable your phone number via their network so that imessage sending works with your phone number. This is usually activated internally when you enable imessage, but at times require operator assistance since it invokes mobile network and account aspects.


Alternatively, you can also send imessage using your apple email id by going to


Settings—>Apps—>Messages->imessage(on)

>Send & Receive


Under “Start New Conversations”

✔️ Phone number

✔️Apple email id


Please note when sending using apple email id, the recipient will get messages sent from showing your apple email instead of phone no:

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Dec 6, 2025 3:03 PM in response to EYANPATAKI

Please contact your mobile network provider. They need to enable your phone number via their network so that imessage sending works with your phone number. This is usually activated internally when you enable imessage, but at times require operator assistance since it invokes mobile network and account aspects.


Alternatively, you can also send imessage using your apple email id by going to


Settings—>Apps—>Messages->imessage(on)

>Send & Receive


Under “Start New Conversations”

✔️ Phone number

✔️Apple email id


Please note when sending using apple email id, the recipient will get messages sent from showing your apple email instead of phone no:

iMessage activation fails with an error

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