6 Solutions: How to Fix “Messages in iCloud is Currently Disabled”

As we all know, iCloud usually is used to back up iPhone messages, photos, videos, music, contacts, and sync data among different Apple devices. All information in iCloud can be used by enabling in your iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer. However, there are times when messages in iCloud are not available.

When you notice the prompt appearing on your phone screen, you will wonder what is causing this. Now, there are 3 reasons for this issue.

Part 1: Why messages in iCloud is currently disabled?

1. log in with a different account or reset the password too frequently: the system detects that the current iCloud login is insecure if you log in too many times recently with a wrong ID. So, you will find iCloud messages disabled.

2. Network settings not configured correctly: there is no doubt that a stable internet is an essential prerequisite for messages in iCloud to work.
3. Downtime on iCloud server end or iCloud application not updated: in this case, messages in iCloud will also be disabled.

>Next,  seven ways will be introduced to help you fix the problem.

Part 2: How to fix “messages in iCloud is currently disabled, repair account”

☛Solution 1. Log off iCloud and log in back again

☛Solution 2. Toggle iMessage off and on again

☛Solution 3. Force restart your iPhone

☛Solution 4. Turn on two-factor authentication

☛Solution 5. Reset network settings

☛Solution 6. Update iPhone to the latest iOS version

☛Bonus Tip: Selectively transfer messages from iPhone to your computer for backup

Solution 1. Log off iCloud and log in back again

You can try to log out iCloud account on your iPhone and then log into it back again.

Step 1. Open the "Settings", tap "Apple ID".

Step 2. Scroll down to the bottom, choose "Sign Out" to confirm "Apple ID Password" and click "Turn Off".

Solution 2. Toggle iMessage off and on again

Next, you can refresh iMessages. Just do this by simply toggling iMessages off and on again.

Go to the “Settings” app on your iPhone, click “Messages” and turn iMessages off and on back again.

Solution 3. Force restart your iPhone

You cannot deny that force restarting iPhone really works when you get a software problem, and you might fix messages in iCloud is currently disabled or similar iOS software glitches. Be aware that different iPhone devices require different procedures. Here is how to do it.

For iPhone 6 and earlier: Press both the Sleep/Wake button and Home button until the Apple logo appears.

For iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus: Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button and Volume Down button until the Apple logo appears.

For iPhone 8 and later: Press Volume Up and Down buttons together, hold the iPhone’s side button until the Apple logo appears.

Solution 4. Turn on two-factor authentication

Activating the two-factor Authentication is also a great way to fix the messages in iCloud is currently disabled error. Follow these very simple steps to do it:

Step 1. Run the "Settings" app, tap "Apple ID".

Step 2. Choose "Password & Security".

Step 3. Turn on "Two-Factor Authentication".

Solution 5. Reset network settings

When messages in iCloud is currently disabled displayed on your screen, check your Internet connection.

Step 1. In the "Settings" app, tap "General", and swipe down, click "Reset".

Step 2. Choose "Reset Network Settings" and enter passwords to reset Wi-Fi connections, cellular, VPN, and APN settings.

Solution 6. Update iPhone to the latest iOS version

If all the above tricks don’t work, it’s very likely that there is no effective solution to this problem until Apple fixes it in the latest iOS upgrade.

Go to the "Setting", click “General”, tap “Software Update”.

Bonus Tip: Selectively transfer messages from iPhone to your computer for backup

Chances are that you may lose some important messages due to the iCloud error, even probably this error can’t be solved until the next iOS update. It is therefore necessary extremely to make a copy of important iCloud messages to a safe place, such as your PC.

For this, FoneTool, one of the best and most professional backup tools, is strongly recommended to back up your iPhone messages in a selective way. You can back up all messages from iPhone to the computer. It takes less time to move data from one device to another reversely in seconds.

Besides, if you are restoring iCloud messages to the new iPhone, FoneTool supports transferring messages from iPhone to iPhone and transferring all data from the old iPhone to the new iPhone. Download FoneTool on PC and follow the steps below. 

Step 1. Launch AOMEI FoneTool, plug in your iPhone, click "Phone Backup". Go to "Selective Backup" and click "Get Started".

Note: You can also click “iPhone to PC” or “PC to iPhone” of "Phone Transfer" to transfer contacts, photos, videos, and songs from iPhone to PC, from PC to iPhone, or from iPhone to iPhone.

Step 2. Choose "Messages" to select the iMessages or text messages you want to transfer, click "OK".

Step 3. Select the storage path, click "Start Backup".

Step 4. When the backup is completed, unplug the old iPhone and connect the new iPhone to the computer, go to the "Backup History" interface, click the three-dots icon and then choose the "Restore" option, your messages would be transferred to the target phone.

By the way, after you finished the steps to fix the iCloud data isn't appeared issue, you can also use FoneTool to manage your iCloud backups on the PC.

The steps are simple: Open FoneTool > Tap My iCloud > Sign in to your Apple ID > Select Manage iCloud. You can upload, download, and delete the backups your iCloud data.

Conclusion

That’s all for this error. Hope this article can help you solve the “messages in iCloud is currently disabled” issue when you restore or update iPhone to iOS 15/14. In addition, we also recommend you create a local backup on your PC with FoneTool in case of your iCloud backup failed again.