How do I fix iMessage and FaceTime not working without a SIM on iPhone?

haniya285 wrote:

my imessage and facetime isn’t working and i dont have a sim but its just not workinf

In order to activate iMessage and FaceTime on an iPhone, the phone has to be capable of sending and receiving an international SMS. If it can't do that, it won't activate.

You can try putting an active SIM the phone, activating the services and then putting the SIM back in its regular phone. That will work for a while. However, the phone is still going to occasionally need to repeat the authentication process, usuall after having been disconnected from WiFi for a while and you'll have to do the whole swap all over again.

Or get an iPad. They don't have the same restrictions.

To fix iMessage and FaceTime without a SIM card, you must use your Apple ID email address instead of a phone number, as Apple's activation requires a cellular connection to verify a phone number.