Want to use iMessage, but not sure where to start? If so, you're in luck! Watch this video to learn how to set up and activate iMessage on your iPhone or iPa. By default, iOS will show a short preview of your iMessage on both the Lock screen and Home screen. If you'd rather have your notification only show the sender's name, however, you can easily adjust the settings of the Messages app to do so. Launch Settings from your Home screen. Oct 12, 2011 To change the defult phone number in iMessage, you need to: Insert the new sim. Go to Settings MessagesTurn off iMessage. Go to General Reset Reset Network Settings. Once the iPhone is open. Go to Settings MessagesTurn ON iMessage. This will recognize the new sim and have it verified. I hope this helps. I just did it like 5 mins.

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When activating iMessage or FaceTime, you might see one of these messages:

• Waiting for activation
• Activation unsuccessful
• An error occurred during activation
• Could not sign in, please check your network connection
• Unable to contact the iMessage server. Try again.

Check your device settings

1. Make sure that you’re connected to a cellular data or Wi-Fi network. If you're using an iPhone, you need SMS messaging to activate your phone number with iMessage and FaceTime. Depending on your carrier, you might be charged for this SMS.
2. Go to Settings > General > Date & Time and make sure that your time zone is set correctly.

Turn off and restart iMessage and FaceTime

1. Go to Settings > Messages and turn off iMessage.
2. Go to Settings > FaceTime and turn off FaceTime.
3. Restart your device:
4. Turn iMessage and FaceTime back on.

Still not activated after a day?

It might take up to 24 hours to activate iMessage and FaceTime. If the issue continues after 24 hours, follow these steps:

1. Make sure that your device has the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
2. If you're using an iPhone, contact your carrier to make sure that you can send and receive SMS messages.
3. If your iPhone is used with a carrier not found in the wireless carrier articles make sure you can send and receive international SMS.
4. Contact Apple Support.

Get more help

You can also use your email address with iMessage and FaceTime. Sign in to your Apple ID account page and review all the email addresses you have on file, including the one that you're trying to verify. If the email address is incorrect, you can update it. Then click Resend next to the email address that you want to verify.

If you can't sign in to iMessage or FaceTime on your Mac, see If you can't sign in to your iMessage account or FaceTime on your Mac.

FaceTime is not available in all countries or regions.

This guide explains how to set up your Metro PCS Cellular Data, Internet, MMS Picture Messages, and Group Texts for the iPhone. The guide shows step-by-step instructions for the iPhone 6 using iOS 8.2. The guide should also work for the iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s. iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, and iPhone 4 using other versions of iOS 8 and iOS 7 as well.

Resetting Your Network Settings
To use cellular data to access the Internet, as well as send and receive MMS picture messages and group text messages, you have to set the data and MMS settings for your phone on the Cellular Data Network page in your iPhone’s Settings. Your iPhone might automatically set up the APN for you. If it’s not working you should try Resetting Your Network Settings.

1. Tap Settings->General->Reset->Reset Network Settings
2. Enter your PIN (Your phone will prompt you if you have one set)
3. Tap Reset Network Settings

For step by step instructions, see Resetting Network Settings on Your iPhone.

Testing Your Internet and Messaging
After resetting your network settings, test Your Cellular Data, MMS Picture Messages, and Group Texts. Remember to turn off your W-Fi connection to test data. Remember to test sending and receiving MMS picture messages and group texts with people that are using phones other than the iPhone. This will ensure that the messages are using MMS and not Apple’s iMessage. The unarchiver 3.11.1 for macos. For more information and details about this, see Understanding the Difference between MMS and iMessage on Your iPhone

Entering Your APN Settings Manually
If Resetting your network settings did not fix the problem, enter your APN settings manually.

Here is are the settings you need to add to your iPhone.

Below are the step-by-step instructions to set up your APN,
Follow these steps. Note, that is your Cellular Data Network settings already have values set, delete them first. Leave MMS Max Message Size set to1048576.

1. From Home, Tap Settings
   
2. Tap Cellular
   
3. Tap Cellular Data Network
   
4. Tap Data APN
   
5. Enter fast.metropcs.com
   
6. Tap MMS APN
   
7. Enter fast.metropcs.com
   
8. Tap MMSC
   
9. Enter http://metropcs.mmsmvo.com/wapenc
   
10. Tap Cellular
    

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Restart the phone
Press and Hold Sleep / Wake
Slide the on screen Power button to the right.

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Testing Your Internet and Messaging
Once again, test Your Cellular Data, MMS Picture Messages, and Group Texts. Remember to turn off your W-Fi connection to test data. Remember to test sending and receiving MMS picture messages and group texts with people that are using phones other than the iPhone. This will ensure that the messages are using MMS and not Apple’s iMessage. For more information and details about this, see Understanding the Difference between MMS and iMessage on Your iPhone

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Finishing Up
Did this work for you? Have a question or problem? Leave a comment below and share. Your comments will help the next reader who comes along. Imagine if the only comments on this guide were from readers who didn’t get their phone working, it wouldn’t give you much confidence to try this.