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Apple issues day one fix for iPhone 14 iMessage and FaceTime activation bug
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Today isiPhone 14release day, but some of those eager day one adopters have struggled to activate the phone due to a bug iniOS 16.
The bug, which has been quickly plugged, prevents the activation of the iMessage and FaceTime apps, if the newiPhoneowner is setting up their device on an open WiFi network.
While it won’t affect that many users, it will prevent full activation of the handset, out of the box, on day one and also prevented users sending or receiving iMessage and FaceTime calls. It might even result in the dreaded green bubble messages appearing instead of the blue.
Oh, the horror! It’s almost like having an Android phone! Not what you want when you’ve just parted with upwards of a grand for your new iPhone!
Aposton the Apple support website says:
So, Apple has released iOS 16.0.1 to fix the issue as a day one upgrade, but it’s only being pushed out to iPhone 14 andiPhone 14 Proowners, naturally. In a memo spied byMacRumors, Apple acknowledged that “there is a known issue for iOS 16 that may impact device activations on open Wi-Fi networks.”
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Chris Smith is a freelance technology journalist for a host of UK tech publications, including Trusted Reviews. He’s based in South Florida, USA. …
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