What to do if you can’t activate iMessage with your phone number in iOS 26

MacDailyNews
Oct 3, 2025, 4:30 pm407 pts
Apple’s Messages icon When you update to iOS 26, you might not be able to activate iMessage with your phone number if you have an inactive SIM with the same phone number as your active SIM. If you can’t activate iMessage with your phone number after you update to iOS 26, you might encounter these issues:…

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