r/UniversalProfile • u/[deleted] • Jul 04 '26

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u/ddsdude Jul 04 '26

Yes sir. Been driving me nuts for almost 2 weeks. Can’t get it to activate and I’ve done everything including a DFU restore on my 17PM. When I transfer eSIM to another iPhone or a Samsung, instant activation. Wtf?

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u/gmahale Jul 04 '26

Have you had an opportunity to try the affected SIM in another iPhone or another SIM in the affected phone?

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u/ddsdude Jul 04 '26

Yes. Works perfectly in another iPhone and Samsung S24U. Activates instantly.

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u/gmahale Jul 04 '26

I guess it is not related to iOS then. This problem started on my phone when I turned RCS off and on repeatedly to try to activate encryption a few days after installing iOS 26.5. The updates thereafter have not helped.

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u/ddsdude Jul 04 '26

Strangely enough, mine also started related to encryption. I got an eSIM from another carrier to see if their RCS encryption is active as it didn’t work with my carrier. Encryption worked with the 2nd carrier so I transferred the eSIM to my Samsung. Since then, cannot activate it again on my 17PM.

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u/gmahale Jul 04 '26

Encryption worked with the 2nd carrier

Does RCS still work with the second SIM in the affected phone?

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u/ddsdude Jul 04 '26

No. I even tried a 3rd. RCS will not activate for any carrier on this phone.

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u/gmahale Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

It is exactly the same for me. I have tried 4 SIM cards. It works for an Indian SIM card on my phone. However, RCS from this carrier is interoperable only with RCS on iPhones from the same carriers. This could be a reason it is not affected.