Having updated my iphone 4 to ios7, imessage is taking ages to activate, what can i do?, Having updated my iphone 4 to ios7, imessage is taking ages to activate, what can i do?

Having updated my iphone4 to ios7, imessage is not activating. All I get in setting is waiting for activation. Is there anything I can do?

What I done and it worked for me so simple. I was having the problem 'Waiting for activation'
> Plug your iPhone in
> Go to iTunes.
> Go to the summary page
> Tick this computer then go to back up now.
> Once done, to make sure your phone has backed up properly go to the top left thing and a drop down menu appears click preferences, then devices and it should come up with your iphone device and a time stamp.
> Go back to the summary page click restore back up (it will most likely ask for you to turn off find my iphone, do that) then click restore back up again.
> Wait for it to do its thing, your phone is fully back to how it works but with imessage enabled through your phone number and not through your apple ID

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I finally called Apple and they had me do a complete restore which of course took hours because I have so many apps and photographs on my iPad. This is the only way to get the keyboard lag to stop. The best way was to connect to iTunes store and backup your data there. You must do a complete restore in order to get a clean version of the hardware. It worked on both my iPhone 6 and my iPad Air 2. If you can't get it to work, call Apple. Trust me...it does work.
Here is the link.
Back up and restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iCloud or iTunes - Apple Support
It takes time but it did fix it as it reinstalls the hardware from scratch so no bugs are left.

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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Try assigning Queen as the Album Artist on the compilations in iTunes on your computer.

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Try the following:
Go to Settings > Messages > iMessages > disable
Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings
let it do it's thing and reset.
Then go to Settings > Messages > iMessages > enable
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Just recently updated an iPhone 4 to iOS 7. Having trouble activating iMessage. It will not connect to network. Any help ?? All connections are fine other apple devices are working

Just recently updated an iPhone 4 to iOS 7. Having trouble activating iMessage. It will not connect to network. Any help ?? All connections are fine other apple devices are working

Hey X300X,
Thanks for the question. I understand you are experiencing issues with iMessages. The following article may help to resolve your issue:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755
You may also want to reset your network settings:
Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
Note: this will delete any network related settings (saved Wi-Fi passwords, etc), it will not erase any content from your device.
Thanks,
Matt M.

HT5538 i cant get facetime and imessage to work on my iphone 5 after ios7 update

after my ios7 update on my iphone 5, i cannot facetime or imessage. it just says waiting for activation. help...it has been like this for a week now

Try a Restart.
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red "slide to power off" slider appears, and then slide the slider. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
Resetting your settings
You can also try resetting all settings. Settings>General>Reset>Reset All Settings. You will have to enter all of your device settings again.... All of the settings in the settings app will have to be re-entered. You won't lose any data, but it takes time to enter all of the settings again.
Resetting your device
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button together for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Apple recommends this only if you are unable to restart it.
Or if this doesn't work and nobody else on the blog doesn't have a better idea you can contact Apple.
Here is a link to their contacts with most of the information below.
http://www.apple.com/contact/

HT1688 Why am I having trouble updating the new ios7.0.4 to my iphone 4s?

Why am I having trouble updating the new ios7.0.4 to my iPhone 4s?

There is no update for iOS 7.0.4.

After updating to ios7, my iPhone can't sign in to iTunes when trying to set up iMessage. Notifications for apps also cannot be turned on

I updated my iPhone 5 to ios7 and are now experiencing problems. I cannot set up iMessage because when trying to connect to my account it says that it cannot connect to the network. Also, for apps like mail, whatsapp, facebook etc, i can't set up notifications because it always says that I have to connect to iTunes, which I already am.

RESET 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).

TS2755 Since updating my iPhone 5 to ios7 my phone has trouble sending iMessages. Sometimes it won't send the message and will not automatically send it as an SMS despite this option being selected in settings. It's happening with 3 other people I know to

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Firstly, is there a way this can be reported to Apple so they can fix the bug? And secondly, does anyone have any suggestions in relation to fixing this problem?
I usually love my phone but I am finding it unreliable at the moment and am wishing I didn't update it.

Restart your phone.
Apple Feedback http://www.apple.com/feedback/
Send a bug report via its Bug Reporter system.
To do this, join the Mac Developer Program—it's free and available for all Mac users and gets you a look at some development software. Since you already have an Apple username/ID, use that.
Once a member, go to Apple BugReporter and file your bug report. You get a response and a follow-up number thus starting a dialog with engineering.

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As long as your music is in iTunes, you can delete it from your iPhone no problem. iTunes will not change. You cannot update if you do not have enough space, so if you can remove that music and some photos, it should work then.

Please help. After a recent iOS7 update my iMessages are gone and I can't get it back, nor can I log into my Apple ID. MY PASSWORD is not expired. iPhone 4.

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Having updated my iphone 4 to ios7, imessage is taking ages to activate, what can i do?, Having updated my iphone 4 to ios7, imessage is taking ages to activate, what can i do?

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