Apple says the issue may stem from having an inactive SIM with the same number as your active SIM. To fix it, remove the inactive SIM and activate iMessage again.

Once you activate the iOS call screener, Apple’s Siri will become your phone’s bouncer and in its robotic voice, it will ask ...

Apple confirms that iMessage may not activate automatically on iPhones running iOS 26 if the eSIM setup is skipped. Here’s ...