If you're having trouble getting iMessage to work after upgrading to iOS 26, Apple is aware of the issue and has shared a fix ...

Apple says the issue may stem from having an inactive SIM with the same number as your active SIM. To fix it, remove the ...

Apple this week provided troubleshooting steps for iPhone owners who are unable to activate iMessage with a phone number in ...

iPhone users on iOS 26, iMessage activation may be blocked by an inactive SIM — here's how to fix it. Some users are finding ...

Since iOS 26 was released last month, some iPhone users have had problems using iMessage with their phone numbers.

When iMessage or FaceTime are stuck on the "Waiting for activation" screen on iPhone, iPad, or iPod, you can get them working again with a few fixes.

Apple's communication service can be jerky on current iPhones. If there are problems, you should follow these tips from the ...

Here's how to fix iOS 26 iMessage activation bug on phone number, with the fix coming straight from Apple in official ...

OS 26 users are reporting iMessage activation issues caused by inactive SIM conflicts. Learn why this happens and how to fix ...

After updating to iOS 26, some iPhone users report Camera, FaceTime, and iMessage not working or crashing. Here’s how to fix ...

It's easy to enable iMessage on an iPhone to send messages over cellular data or Wi-Fi with other iPhones, or over Wi-Fi with iPads or Mac computers.