Apple Provides Fix for iMessage Activation Bug in iOS 26

Apple this week provided troubleshooting steps for iPhone owners who are incapable to activate iMessage with a telephone fig successful iOS 26.


According to Apple, immoderate customers mightiness not beryllium capable to activate iMessage with a telephone fig if determination is an inactive SIM oregon eSIM with the aforesaid telephone fig arsenic an progressive SIM connected the ‌iPhone‌.

Customers who are experiencing this occupation volition spot a "Not Delivered" alert for sent iMessages, and iMessages won't beryllium capable to beryllium received. Messages volition beryllium sent and received via RCS oregon SMS, and volition person greenish bubbles alternatively of bluish bubbles. Alternatively, iMessages mightiness beryllium sent utilizing an email code alternatively of a telephone number.

To get iMessage to enactment successful that situation, users should region the inactive SIM and effort to reactivate iMessage. Deleting a SIM that's not successful usage tin beryllium done by going to the Cellular conception of the Settings app, and deleting the inactive SIM if determination are 2 displayed with the aforesaid telephone number.

If the inactive SIM is simply a carnal SIM, it should beryllium removed from the ‌iPhone‌. If the inactive SIM is an eSIM, it tin beryllium deleted from the Cellular interface. After the inactive SIM has been removed, iMessage tin beryllium activated by going to Messages, tapping connected Send and Receive, and tapping connected the displayed telephone number.
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