Apple this week provided troubleshooting steps for iPhone owners who are unable to activate iMessage with a phone number in iOS 26. According ...

Though we don't know the scope of the users affected, we do know who might be affected. According to Apple, the issue might occur when updating to iOS 26 if you have an inactive SIM with the same ...

Here's how to fix iOS 26 iMessage activation bug on phone number, with the fix coming straight from Apple in official capacity.

If you're having trouble getting iMessage to work after upgrading to iOS 26, Apple is aware of the issue and has shared a fix on its support site.

Since iOS 26 was released last month, some iPhone users have had problems using iMessage with their phone numbers.

Apple’s iOS 26 update brought a range of improvements to iPhone, but it has also introduced a frustrating problem for some users: iMessage activation failures linked to SIM conflicts. Instead of ...