Wait for activation imessage

Hello I have problem with imessage its talk me just wait for activation but I can can sent imessage from my mail but not from my phone number.
What can I do ?
Thx for your answer.

Hello,
You may find the article below helpful.
iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4268
Hope that helps,
Griff W.

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TS4268 hi my imessage isnt working so I turned off imessage and now its been saying "waiting for activation" and has been for a long while now? can you please help me!!! Also saying that my apple ID password is inccorrect when its not!

Hi,
My imessage isnt working so I turned off imessage and now its been saying "waiting for activation" and has been for a long while now? Also saying that my apple ID password is inccorrect when its not! Can anyone help me?
Thanks

While we all have MacBooks in this forum most of us don’t have Lion. There's a Lion Support Community where everybody has Lion.You should also post this question there. https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/mac_os_x_v10.7_lion

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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

Hi, why can't I use the iMessage on my iPhone? I've already had my apple id email on it but it keeps saying "waiting for activation" always like that. No progress. Could anybody help me on this? Cheers

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I have an old iPod Touch with old software that can no longer be updated:
iOS version 6.1.6
I've been searching for a solution to my iMessage login problem for months and tried everything from those frustrating links and all the tips from other users.
Here is what finally worked:
1) Settings > Privacy > Location Services > On
2) Settings > General > Date & Time > Set Automatically > On
3) Reboot device until Apple logo appears
4) Settings > Messages > Sign In

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

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Troubleshooting iMessage activation:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268

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Hey Andrew,
That is interesting issue. If you are still not activated with iMessage, then you will probably need to turn your cellular data on so it can be linked with your phone number. Go over the article below to walk you through some general troubleshooting to get it going.
If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201422
Take care,
-Norm G.

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Have you tried to reboot your phone(hold home and lock button simutainiously)?

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hi.. i have iphone 4, my sim card is working in my country, recieving at my Apple ID email and my phone number.. working finee
then i traveled to another country and now there is no service.. and no carrier is allowed.. donno why..
so im using my imessage which is working while roaming to my phone number and my email...
but my mistake i turned it off.. and now its waiting for activation..
im afraid that it needs my sims signal to work and recieve at my phone number..
coz until now its verifying BUT NO SERVICE.. and i reeeeeeally need my imessage..
what to doooooooo??
it has been for hours.. WAITING FOR ACTIVATION and VERIFYING my phone number.. NOTE:- no service, signal and CANT FIX IT...

Ifit has hours trying to activate the iMessage, restart your iPhone, see... Use the Home button with the Sleep button, press both at the same time and keep doing it, the screen will turn off, but you have to keep doing it until the "Apple" appears again in the screen, if that doesn't work then just turn it off and turn it on again as you should usually do it.
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I'm going to try to be as descriptive as possible, as I'm not too sure what else I can possibly do to resolve this issue.
3 or 4 days ago I requested a number change through my provider. Not knowing that I had to turn off iMessage whilst waiting for the change to occur, I left it on.
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I can choose to select my old phone number in iMessage, and can then send messages to others using iMessage from the old number, and if I switch it off, I'm then using SMS to send messages, and it's from my new number again! It's very frustrating not having all features on my phone working correctly.
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Just thought I'd let everybody know how it finally got resolved 1 week later!
After trying absolutely everything, and I mean EVERYTHING that Apple support, apple forums etc told me to do, the only thing that worked was turning iMessage off, waiting for at least 24 hours at then turning iMessage back on.
It activated itself within a few minutes, no dramas at all!
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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!

Imessage working fine, tried to add email as well as number then it stopped! Now just says waiting for activation!

I tried to add an email address to imessage as well as my number so my friend could email me from their ipad.
Firstly it said there was a problem with my apple ID password so i reset that (new password works fine, i have been able to download apps etc since!)
Now under iMessage it just says waiting for activation.. and it is only here i get the message saying my password is incorrect?!
I have tried rebooted and restarted phone many times.
I can no longer send imessages to other iphones, just texts! Its driving me mad!
why will it not recognise my password?! i even tried adding an extra email account and verified that with the password - worked fine!
HELPPPPPPP

Apple problem:
iCloud: iMessage - Users Affected: Some
11/18/2012 13:34 PSTUsers are unable to use iMessage. Normal service will be restored ASAP.
iCloud: FaceTime - Users Affected: Some
11/18/2012 13:33 PSTUsers may be unable to place FaceTime calls. Normal service will be restored ASAP.
http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/systemstatus/

IMessage not working - stuck on "waiting for activation"

Hello all,
I have had my iPhone 4 since June 2011 and have had no issues with it until the past few days. I noticed that I was having troubles sending iMessages to fellow iPhone users - something I never had issues with before. Now and again a message here or there would send as text rather than iMessage, but it always went back to iMessage after a short time. This morning however, iMessage was completely not working, with anyone - I even sent a test text to myself, and even that would not send as an iMessage (normally it would). Reading through various Apple Forums it told me to try to turn off, then turn back on my iMessage feature....however, as soon as I turned it off and tried to turn it back on, it stalls at "waiting for activation" and now does not work at all. I have been waiting for roughly an hour, and still nothing.
I have tried a hard reset. I have tried various "fixes" found on Apple forums, but it still is not working. Has anyone else had this problem and do you know a fix? I'm not sure whether this is an iPhone issue or an issue with Verizon's carrier service. Any help is very much appreciated.

Something might be really wrong.
Do u have good signal. It might wait for activation if not a really good data connection because our house is not having trouble with that part.
I have have had an iphone since april 2011 and ive had a problem recently as it sends as text although I have iMessage on and send as text off. I know imesage is only iphone to apple product. It one way doesent recognize the recipent is an iphone or apple product. But sending back it worked. Also it shows as an iMessage but then turns into a text.
Verizon tech support and customer service blamed it on apple also said have a text block on verizon end of the phone to solve it but I have a text block on the phone that it comes with saying it wont send as text if imessage wont work. They didn't believe there's such thing but whatever. I think a text block on Verizon thats just a work around but i think there should be a real resolution and not blame apple for everything. I have had less issues with this then others. I like to text and understand costs for it but I shouldn't be charged for a messege to another iPhone when I have done all procautions. I like to pay for things that i desirve and not things that technically if things work right. both phones have ios5 or above both have I messege on and send as text off. This has happened off and on for awhile but it has been months since it happened last and I got charged for 7 texts sent and 7 recieved.
Sorry for the rant but I see I'm not the only one.
When I send a messege with 2 people it sent as a picture message. Is that normal?

IMessage is waiting for activation. Please help!

Please help me!
I keep getting "waiting for activation" on my iMessage. I can only send/receive iMessage from my email address, NOT my phone number.
Under Receive at, my phone number isn't listed at all and I have no way of adding it.
I've checked under setting > phone > my number. And the phone # is listed correctly. (I live in Indonesia so it's +62xxxxx).
And I'm not sure if this is connected or not, but under setting > phone > show my caller ID, the ON button is greyed out.
A little history & weird problems I encountered:
My iPhone 4S was stolen about a month ago (I'm still ****** about it).I did a remote wipe on it and I figured the person who stole is has thrown away the SIM card because the number isn't active anymore.
So I just bought a brand new iPhone 4S and a new number again. I synced it to iTunes and upgraded it to iOS 5.1 then I did a restore from my old back up. Everything was fine except for the iMessage. It shows "waiting for actvation". When I tap under Receive At, the email address is listed as well as my OLD phone number (the one that was stolen). It was greyed out and the status was "verying" which later turned to "error". I have no way of editing or removing that old number. When I connect my iPhone to iTunes, the phone # was shown as n/a on iTunes, but after 30 mins or so, it will appear.
So I did a restore again and this time set is as a new iPhone. The old phone number is now gone, but only my email address is listed. I can't input my phone number there.
I have done all kind of fixing suggestions that I can find online, but nothing works so far.
- Date & time set as automatic (I don't know why this matter, but mine was already set as automatic from the begining)
- Reset network setting
- Changing the DNS to 8.8.8.8.
- Restore to factory setting (from back up & as new iPhone)
- Turning on/off iMessage & facetime
- Sign out/in of apple ID
- Change location from apple ID
- Hard reset/reboot
And many others.
Is this an error on my iPhone or maybe the iOS or is it the carrier?
Any input is greatly appreciated!

Hi guys,
I keep getting "waiting for activation" on my iMessage. I can only send/receive iMessage from my email address, NOT my phone number.
I have done all kind of fixing suggestions that I can find online, but nothing works so far.
- Date & time set as automatic (I don't know why this matter, but mine was already set as automatic from the begining)
- Reset network setting
- Changing the DNS to 8.8.8.8.
- Restore to factory setting (from back up & as new iPhone)
- Turning on/off iMessage & facetime
- Sign out/in of apple ID
- Change location from apple ID
- Hard reset/reboot
And many others.
...me too. I'm in Portugal having the same issue!! Hopefuly Apple will give us a solution, shortly...

IMessage not working is 'waiting for activation'- help!

Hi,
Last night I changed my apple ID password on my phone. It says 'waiting for activation' on both imessage and facetime. Meanwhile I did some tests and I sent an imessage to a fellow imessage user but it sent from my email rather than my phonenumber - i dont want this!
When I go into 'settings' - 'messages' - 'receive at' (which has my current and correct email address) and click on 'my apple ID' and go to 'view account'
I see my current email with my OLD password (I can tell by the amount of dots) when I enter the one I changed it to last night it says 'you must choose a password that you have not used within the last year'.
So I have 2 different passwords being used on my apple ID/iphone.... The OLD one which is stuck on my message and the one I just used to log into my apleID to ask this question (the new one)
And I cant cant change this current one back to the old one to sync it up again because it gives me the message 'you must choose a password that you have not used within the last year'
I dont mind changing the password to a whole new one - but how do I do that so it syncs with all systems (imessage, facetime, App store etc) HELLLPPPP
Thanks

The following gives instructions for that error message, including to contact Apple support if you've tried all of the steps shown and waited 24 hours: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268

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