My iMessage has been deactivated and keep showing activation error anytime I try to activate it with either my phone number or my iCloud email
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Original Title: My iMessage
iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26
Did you already try all the troubleshooting steps mentioned in this article?
If you can’t turn on or sign in to iMessage or FaceTime on your iPhone - Apple Support
Any VPN or Firewall active, which might block the contact to Apple servers?
If this does not help to activate iMessage, please contact the official Apple Support and ask them to look into your personal data and settings from their side.
How to fix iMessage activation error on iPhone?
