Why your iMessage says 'Waiting for activation'.Here comes this guide, providing top 10 fixes to help you out. However, it is reported that iMessage keeps saying waiting for activation. Generally speaking, when you got a new iPhone, you can enjoy the iMessage service after activating it. Released in 2011, the iMessage service enables Apple users to send and receive text, content, photos, videos, etc. How to resolve “waiting for activation” when activating iMessage and FaceTime using a phone number? I still repeat this process, and up till now iMessage or FaceTime are still not activated.
