Apple Provides Fix for iMessage Activation Bug in iOS 26

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

iMessage Won't Activate In iOS 26? Here's How To Fix It, According To Apple

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 ...
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How To Fix iOS 26 iMessage Activation Bug On Phone Number

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

How to fix iMessage activation issue on iOS 26

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

If You Can't Activate iMessage After Updating to iOS 26, Try This

Though we don't know the scope of the users affected, we do know who might be affected. According to Apple, the issue might occur when updating to iOS 26 if you have an inactive SIM with the same ...

iOS 26: Fix iMessage Not Working With Your Phone Number

After updating to iOS 26, some people may find that iMessage no longer activates with their phone number. Apple has released ...

Apple addresses iOS 26 bug affecting iMessage

Since iOS 26 was released last month, some iPhone users have had problems using iMessage with their phone numbers.
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iMessage activation issues in iOS 26: how to fix them

OS 26 users are reporting iMessage activation issues caused by inactive SIM conflicts. Learn why this happens and how to fix ...
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iMessage for Android App 'Beeper Mini' is Back, Apple ID Sign In Now Required and Phone Numbers Don't Work

After Apple shut down the mechanism that Android app Beeper Mini was using to bring iMessage to Android users, Beeper Mini's developers today said that they have found a way to bring the app back, ...