iMessage gets stuck on logging in indefinitely / Apple ID acting very strangely

iMessage gets stuck on logging in indefinitely / Apple ID acting very strangely

Hi all,

I've been trying to get macOS working on my Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen5, and while the system itself is working very well now, Apple IDs and iMessage is acting strangely.

Whenever I log into Apple ID, it logs in just fine, but clicking on the device in settings gives me a "This device cannot be used to receive Apple ID verification codes." text. Apple's site says it's trusted and CAN receive codes; it doesn't actually get codes though. iCloud works fine both uploading and downloading.

The Apple ID devices panel with the error(?)

On the other hand, iMessage just keeps loading indefinitely, never logging in properly. FaceTime gives an "Authentication error has occured." error when logging in, or just doesn't do anything at all.

I've tried different SMBIOSes, reinstalling macOS, even upgrading to Sonoma (I started out on Ventura initially). Does anyone know what could be causing this strange behavior, possibly point me in the right direction?

iMessage works fine on my other hack, and Beeper could even extract the iMessage whatevers needed for it to work properly from my laptop's installation, so I technically do have iMessage working, just not in the Messages app.

Thank you.

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