FaceTime Issue "waiting for activation"

is there any solution for this, it's keep saying waiting for hours .
another question my number should i write it with my country code ?

Your phone number must be written with your country code, and starting it with with "+" (for international calls).
You have to be connected to a WiFi network with Internet Acess to activate FaceTime

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imessage and facetime says: "waiting for activation" why?

I am not completely sure if iMessage is available in Lebanon as of now, but try this it may help you.
Follow these steps: Settings > Messages > iMessage (click it off, then on) > 'Use your Apple ID for iMessage' > Change to new ID
Do the same with Facetime.

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facetime is waiting for activation how can i activate

Hey,
Not sure if this will work, but worth a try.
Under Settings>Phone>"My Number"
Check whether you're correct number is entered.,
Also check whether you're Caller Id is ON or not.
As soon as I entered the correct number, I got a request to send a message to activate FaceTime
All The Best.

TS4268 I HAVE THE IPHONE5, MY IMESSAGE AND FACETIME SAY WAITING FOR ACTIVATION... ANYONE KNOW HOW TO ACTIVATE ?

I got the iphone5, my imessage and facetime both say waiting for activation. it will not work I have logged out of apple id, power cycle phone, reset date and time ..... dont know what to do now...

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268

My facetime is waiting for activation

my facetime is waiting for activation

backup the device with itunes.
Restore the device with itunes and set up as new.
Sign into the facetime and imessage to activate it.
After that is done and activation is good.
Restore from the backup.
Then make sure to sign into facetime and imessage again and you should be good to go

My iMessage and Facetime won't activate, says waiting for activation. All photos and contacts are restored, using email and wifi only, no service. Only issue is date and time will not automatically set.

My iMessage and Facetime won't activate, says waiting for activation. All photos and contacts are restored, using email and wifi only, no service. Only issue is date and time will not automatically set.

Howdy eewebe13,
So you have no cellular service but are on Wi-Fi yet iMessage and Facetime are waiting for activation.
Please step through this article for that scenario.
If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Nubz

IMessage & FaceTime waiting for activation (no phone number, only email is showing)

I had a new SIM card from work so tried it out in my iPhone, and then returend back my orginal persoanl SIM card. Since then, iMessage and Facetime is stuck waiting for activation, and trying to verify my wrong number (the SIM I removed). email (Apple ID) is working on both, but strangly it was stuch for days trying to verfiy the wrong SIM (phone number) I had already removed, not the SIM inserted in my iPhone. I tried everything:
- Eject and insert SIM card.
- Turn iMassage OFF and ON again
- Turn Facetime OFF and ON again (then kept it OFF till i reslove iMessage)
- Updated my Apple ID account and in APP STORE to have my correct phone number.
- REST all settings
- REST all Content & Settings
- REST Netwrok Settings
Now, after a Factory REST through iTunes, my wrong number had been finally removed. However, my correct number is not showing up at all in iMessage or Facetime, stuck waiting for activation (only email works in both)
Any one out there with a fix? please?

Have you tried all of the following:
If you still can't send or receive iMessages
To send and receive iMessages, your device must have a valid cellular or Wi-Fi data connection.
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
iOS: Troubleshooting cellular data
Ensure that iMessage is turned on in Settings > Messages.
iMessage registration validates your Apple ID for use with iMessage. If you are unable to activate iMessage, try the following:
Sign in to iMessage on your device using a valid Apple ID. After you validate the email address for use with iMessage, other iMessage users can connect to you using that email address. If you encounter issues registering or using an Apple ID account:
Ensure you have an active Internet connection.
Verify that you are using a valid Apple ID at myinfo.apple.com. You can also create an Apple ID or reset your password from this webpage.
Ensure that your date, time, and time zone are set correctly. If your country has recently made a daylight saving time (DST) change, it may be necessary to manually set the time zone to one that matches your local time.
Check that your email address is verified in Settings > Messages > Receive At.
If Settings > Messages > Receive At shows your email status as "verifying," follow the instructions in the verification email that was sent to complete the process.
Toggle iMessage off and on in Settings > Messages.
iPhone automatically registers your phone number for use with iMessage during activation. If you encounter issues activating or using iMessage with your phone number:
Verify that you are connected to a cellular network.
Toggle iMessage off and on in Settings > Messages.
If you are unable to activate iMessage on a device after remote wiping it, wait at least 24 hours and try again.

IMessage and Facetime "waiting for activation" on iPhone4s (Brazil)

I've had an iPhone 3GS for 3 years, had iMessage working perfectly.
On march 16th, i bought an iPhone 4S from my supported carrier, TIM. Since then, I cannot activate my phone number neither in iMessage nor in Facetime.
If I log in my Apple ID, both work fine, but under my email address.
I've been searching for answers since then, tried everything - Date/Time adjustments, reset network config, set up as new phone, restore from iTunes backup, restore from iCloud backup, activate/deactivate iCloud account, setting up my phone number under my Apple ID, even DFU mode, but nothing seems to work.
I reached my carrier, who said there are no issues on my phone line, and thus it must be something that should be solved by Apple.
Sometimes, just trying to turn on iMessage or Facetime will give me an instant popup message on the iPhone saying "iMessage Activation - An error occurred during activation. Try again". If I click "OK" and try to activate it, I get "Waiting for activation" under the iMessage on/off button for about 4 to 5 hours before it says again that my iPhone has not been verifyed and I must try again.
This has been going on for a week now, and I sure hope someone can help me solve this thing.
By the way, I'm running iOS 5.1 on 4S, as I was running iOS 5.1 on the 3GS before.

TIM
Como muitas pessoas, assim como eu, também não conseguem ativar o Imessage, resolvi compartilhar a solução a seguir, a qual ainda não tentei.
É da época dos problemas com o Facetime, mas dado que o sistema de ativação é semelhante ao iMessage, vale a pena tentar, visto que é a solução mais coerente que vi até hoje.
O texto a seguir foi Publicado em 22 Dezembro 2010 por Fábio Kohn,
no link a seguir:
http://pt-br.paperblog.com/solucao-definitiva-como-ativar-o-facetime-na-tim-1650 48/
ABRE ASPAS:
Em menos de 3 meses de cliente da TIM, foram 8 protocolos de atendimento direto com eles devido a problemas distintos e 3 chamados junto a ANATEL
incluindo um deles o da ativação do FaceTime, nada adiantou, sempre alegavam que o problema estava na Apple e não na operadora,
Não vou nem descrever o fato de os atendentes da TIM no *144 não saberem nem do que se trata “FaceTime”.
pra terem uma ideia, ao falar que o aparelho era um iPhone, a primeira pergunta: – De qual marca Senhor?
Foi quando fui até uma loja física da TIM, relatei rapidamente meu problema no pré-atendimento e foi quando veio o gerente da loja,
começou a falar comigo e sacou o iPhone 4 dele do bolso dizendo que ele teve exatamente o mesmo problema.
Foi quando ele em poucos minutos me explicou o que eu deveria fazer, vamos então a solução:
Primeiramente como funciona a ativação do FaceTime? Quando você ativa ela, o aparelho envia um SMS internacional para o servidor,
onde contem armazena seu número, e então o servidor lhe envia de volta uma autorização para utilização do serviço,
é ai onde esta o problema da TIM, alguns números da TIM o servidor reconhece como número fixo (caso de números que começam com o número 6),
e em outros ele simplesmente desconfigura a formatação que deveria ser +55 (11) XXXX-XXXX para alguma outra que não consegue identificar o código de área
fazendo com que a autorização NUNCA chegue no seu aparelho.
Existem duas soluções para isso, uma extremamente rápida solicitando a troca de seu número, e outra para quem não quer abrir mão do número
que leva até 05 dias para resolver, ambas garantidas pelo gerente da loja que funcionam e aqui estou eu como prova viva .
Solução 1 – Rápida, solicitação de troca do número.
- Ligue no atendimento da TIM no *144 direto do seu celular.
- No menu, escolha a opção 1 (confirmação de atendimento direto do aparelho) e logo em seguida a opção 3 (atendimento personalizado).
- Ao escolher a opção 3, será transferido para um dos atendentes.
- Confirme seus dados com ele, e de maneira muito simples e direta sem muita explicação faça a seguinte solicitação:
1.Solicite a troca de seu número.
2.Provavelmente ela irá perguntar o motivo: Relate que você precisa utilizar um serviço do qual não aceita números de celular começando com o número X (fale o número do seu).
3.Ela irá confirmar, e te passará algumas opções de número, diga que você tem preferência por números que começam com 7 ou 8.
4.Escolha seu número, ela efetuando a troca e finalizando o atendimento, espere alguns minutos que pode levar até 2 horas, desligue o aparelho, ligue ele de novo, e realize a ativação do FaceTime.
5.Pronto, em até 2 horas terá seu FaceTime ativado.
OBS: Não necessariamente seu número tenha que começar com 6 para ter esse problema, como disse, existem números que dão problema na hora do recebimento da autorização. Como saber se você vai pegar um número que funcione? Não da para saber, a única certeza que você tem, é que o que você esta não funciona! Por isso, faça essa opção por sua conta e risco!
Solução 2 – Um pouco mais demorada, mantendo seu número.
- Ligue no atendimento da TIM no *144 direto do seu celular.
- No menu, escolha a opção 1 (confirmação de atendimento direto do aparelho) e logo em seguida a opção 3 (atendimento personalizado).
- Ao escolher a opção 3, será transferido para um dos atendentes.
- Confirme seus dados com ele, e de maneira muito simples solicite falar no atendimento especial de iPhone. Ele irá te transferir:
1.No atendimento de iPhone, relate rapidamente seu problema de ativação do FaceTime.
2.Solicite a abertura de um protocolo para ativação do FaceTime em sua linha, pois devido a sua linha pertencer as que estão com problema de ativação, você não consegue ativar.
3.Diga para ele colocar na abertura do chamado exatamente isso: “Solicitação de ativação de FaceTime para o número “tal” que apresenta falha na ativação do serviço devido a ser reconhecido como número FIXO impossibilitando o recebimento de SMS internacional requisitado para a ativação. Solicitamos a liberação e confirmação desde terminal como número móvel”.
4.Finalizando o chamado, aguarde até 05 dias úteis, sempre que for tentar realizar a ativação dentro dos 05 dias desligue o aparelho, ligue novamente e tente ativar. Nesse intervalo de 05 dias pode acontecer de ativar nos primeiros 15 minutos ou até completar o prazo.
OBS: Essa opção foi a realizada pelo gerente da loja TIM relatada na história acima, dica dele inclusive de o que colocar no chamado para a solução
relatada no passo 3.
Sempre anote o número dos respectivos protocolos, eles são a prova de que você fez a solicitação, caso em até 05 dia ainda assim não conseguir realizar a ativação recomendo a solução 01.
Essa dica é valida e testada com a operadora TIM com 100% de solução em ambas as dicas, porém caso alguém consiga com o mesmo método em outra operadora deixe a confirmação ai também!

When i try to activate iMessage i could see the comment "waiting for activation" for more than 24hrs.Is this because of mobile device problem or someother issue ? My mobile is just 20 days old

When i try to activate iMessage i could see the comment "waiting for activation" for more than 24hrs.
Is this because of mobile device problem or someother issue ?
My mobile is just 20 days old

The following discusses that error message and may help: iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation

IMessage Facetime Waiting for Activation...

I am currently out of the country trying to use my iphone 4S, and I am not able to use iMessage or FaceTime with WiFi. After I turn them on in the settings tab, it just says "waiting for activation..." How do I fix this? I currently have a non-ATT sim card installed and I am able to make calls and regular text messages. I have tried to restore my phone and it still did not fix this. Any ideas on how to fix my imessage?

Have you tried all of the following:
If you still can't send or receive iMessages
To send and receive iMessages, your device must have a valid cellular or Wi-Fi data connection.
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
iOS: Troubleshooting cellular data
Ensure that iMessage is turned on in Settings > Messages.
iMessage registration validates your Apple ID for use with iMessage. If you are unable to activate iMessage, try the following:
Sign in to iMessage on your device using a valid Apple ID. After you validate the email address for use with iMessage, other iMessage users can connect to you using that email address. If you encounter issues registering or using an Apple ID account:
Ensure you have an active Internet connection.
Verify that you are using a valid Apple ID at myinfo.apple.com. You can also create an Apple ID or reset your password from this webpage.
Ensure that your date, time, and time zone are set correctly. If your country has recently made a daylight saving time (DST) change, it may be necessary to manually set the time zone to one that matches your local time.
Check that your email address is verified in Settings > Messages > Receive At.
If Settings > Messages > Receive At shows your email status as "verifying," follow the instructions in the verification email that was sent to complete the process.
Toggle iMessage off and on in Settings > Messages.
iPhone automatically registers your phone number for use with iMessage during activation. If you encounter issues activating or using iMessage with your phone number:
Verify that you are connected to a cellular network.
Toggle iMessage off and on in Settings > Messages.
If you are unable to activate iMessage on a device after remote wiping it, wait at least 24 hours and try again.

Vodafone India customer....on my iPhone5, imessage and facetime are giving error "waiting for activation"

Hi
I have iPhone 5 with Vodafone India connection. The major challenge is Facetimche & iMessage giving error "waiting for activation"
I have tried all the available solutions in Google search but still no change.....
Please help in getting this sorted out!!!
Thanks
Atin

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chakkochi
Re: My iMessage still says "Waiting for activation..." Jun 17, 2012 10:04 PM (in response to bradfromwinnipeg)
Hi All,
This problem is solved for me, with some help from the carriers. At last
Let me describe my situation once again.
I am from India, where the official iPhone carriers are Airtel and Aircel.
I have two prepaid connections - One from Airtel and one from Reliance GSM
Whenever I try to activate iMessage from my Reliace SIM, it shows activation unsuccessful, the the receive at shows my email ID only.
But whenever I try activate it using Airtel SIM, it activates just fine. But since my primary connection is the Reliance one, I wanted it to get activated for Reliance.
I have tried every tweaks/restore etc mentioned in this discussion, but nothing worked.
The solution:
This does not require any jailbreak/restore. Just a little help from the carrier.
For all reliance GSM customers in India, you can just try to activate in again. I think they have solved it for all customers.
I was almost lost hope of activating imeesage on Reliance. But then one of my friends bought a new iphone (4S). He had a docomo connection, and he also had this same issue. But using his contacts in docomo, he enabled some trace in his connection, and found out that the phone was trying to send SMS to a UK number (short code), which is blocked by their RA team.
This is that magic number : 00445773142076
So from him, I got the number. I raised a complaint with Reliance.
The complaint had nothing about imessage, but it said: "I am unable to send international SMS to the number 00445773142076, even after having sufficient balance and an active SMS plan"
So they have done some 'unblocking' and called me this morning and asked to try again 'sending sms to the same number' . I went to settings and activated imessage and facetime/ Thats it !!!!.
A big thanks to Reliance GSM support for the quick solution.
For anyone on Reliance GSM in India, just try activating it now.
For others, log a complaint with the carrier that "you want to send SMS to the number 00445773142076.
Thanks all

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So I have no cell service on my iphone 4s right now and I'm trying to set up Facetime. I Registered an e-mail that works fine to log in with but my old phone number is stuck there, greyed out and says "verifying" beside it constantly. At the top it says "Waiting for activation" Can I unregister my number and just use my Apple ID or what? I've tried turning Off/On Facetime and IMessage, logging in to my apple account online and deleting the phone number they had in my "daytime number" line, powering down my phone, setting up a new Apple ID e-mail to use but my old phone number always appears there, greyed out and verifying right below the e-mail (That has a green check mark).
Any help would be appreciated.

Unfortunately I have tried everything listed there. I think I've been through the entire support section a coule times now to no avail. It says you can still activate it when you see this message but the steps they have there do nothing. Under: You can be reached by Facetime at: It has my email which has been activated but it also has my old phone number greyed out which I cannot unselect.
Their steps confuse me as well because in the link you shared, step two says make sure you have cellular service... ?

I have signed in using my Apple ID to use iMessage and FaceTime, but it's still waiting for activation?

If anyone could please help me, that would be much appreciated :)
I have a full wifi connection and my Apple ID signs into the App Store so I know everything's working, but I don't know why it isn't activating my FaceTime and iMessage

ACTIVATING FACETIME AND IMESSAGES
Activating Facetime and Imessages on your phone requires the ability to send SMS messages and depending upon where you are that might be an international SMS. Check with your carrier to see if your plan supports sending of international SMS messages. If you are having trouble activating Facetime or Imessages turn them both off on your device and reset the device (Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and the home button together until the apple logo appears (ignore the ON/OFF slider) then let both buttons go and wait for device to restart (no data will be lost)). Wait for the device to restart and wait a minute and turn Facetime and imessage back on and wait for activation. If that does not fix things read the following articles:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3367

I have an iPhone 5 and updated it to iOS7 but now I can't use iMessage or FaceTime as it says "waiting for activation" and won't let me use my phone number to do iMessage or FaceTime either

I have an iPhone 5 and updated it to iOS7 last night but now I can't use iMessage or FaceTime as it says "waiting for activation" As well as that, it won't let me use my phone number to do iMessage or FaceTime it will only let me use my apple ID which I don't want to do.

Thank you for replying. Yes I deleted the old email address..

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