Itunes wont detect iphone 4s

just bought iphone 4s, itunes wont detect it preventing sync

problem resolved after letting the other phone sync completely, PC then reconized my phone

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  • ITunes wont detect iPhone 4

    Hey,
    I just got my iPhone in the mail today and unpacked it and plugged it into my computer and it installed a drive as normal and then it showed it was connected to my computer, So I open up iTunes and my iPhone 4 seems to not of been detected by iTunes.
    My computer is calling the device "Apple iPhone, Digital Camera" which I guess shows that my cable is fine and it will connect but its a problem with iTunes?
    I am running Windows 7 Ultimate, is there anything I can try.
    Things I have done:
    Restarted Computer
    Un-installed iPhone driver and re-installed it.
    I am out of options, Hope someone can help.

    I had this problem... you just update the iPhone device driver.
    Go to Device Manager (Start> type "Device Manager" in search field), under Portable Devices (might also be under imaging devices), look for Apple iPhone and right click it. Click to browse online to update the driver software.
    Also make sure Apple Mobile Device and iPod Service are running (Administrative Utilities>Services). If they are, might restart them anyway.

  • Itunes wont detect iphone after factory restore

    hello, i had to restore my iphone to factory settings because all my apps would not open. Has been doing this for awhile now. I did the restore, and now when i turn it on,it has an itunes logo and the connect wire shown. Itunes doesnt even detect that my iphone is there. I want to restore from backup, but it wouldnt let me so i had to do the whole restore. What do i need to do to get itunes to detect my iphone? i have lots of data that i cant lose.
    Thanks

    Ok ... I found the solution. If you view the driver details for the iPhone when plugged in, you will see (at least in my case) that the iPhone is using Microsoft Drivers, not Apple ... this apparently was the issue.
    To fix, I downloaded the latest iTunes, I then -extracted- (not installed) the file ... then within the extracted items, there were more .msi files, I extracted all these also.
    After extracting, view your iPhone in device manager, click properties, then driver ... update the driver, when asked choose to Browse for folder. Choose the parent folder that you extracted all items to ... Windows should now discover the correct iPhone driver and install.
    Don't know if that will work for everyone or not, but it seemed to do it for me.

  • ITunes wont detect iPhone 3g3

    I updated iTunes to 10.5 yesterday and am now trying to sync my iPhone 3Gs 16gb.  For some reason iTunes doesnt detect the iPhone at all. I have tried the following:
    - Restarting the mac (Running 10.5.8)
    - Turning phone off and on again
    - Restarting phone by holding home and lock buttons
    - Restarting iTunes (iTunes does lock up when doing this but does work eventually)
    - Force quitting iTunes
    - Pluging into different USBs
    I think that iTunes is the problem because when I plug the phone in it charges. However I updated my iPad with no problems yesterday.
    Any ideas?
    Thanks

    I had this problem... you just update the iPhone device driver.
    Go to Device Manager (Start> type "Device Manager" in search field), under Portable Devices (might also be under imaging devices), look for Apple iPhone and right click it. Click to browse online to update the driver software.
    Also make sure Apple Mobile Device and iPod Service are running (Administrative Utilities>Services). If they are, might restart them anyway.

  • Itunes wont detect iphone 5 and it just keeps vibrating

    im trying to connect my iphone to itunes, and now it says it cant be detected. I synced some songs into it two nights ago,and now it wont work. i've been googling stuff for 2 hours and nothing helps. i've uninstalled and installed itunes, turned off my computer and back on. I've reset my phone like 2 times, and still nothing. When i plug it in, you see the little lightning bolt next to the battery then it disappears, and it just keeps vibrating or beeping. I'm not using an apple usb cord, but that's not the problem because like i mentioned earlier, i used it two nights ago. please help.

    Hey alevsqz!
    I have an article for you here that outlines some troubleshooting steps that I believe will be relevant for resolving this issue:
    iOS: Troubleshooting USB connection
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1286
    Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
    -Braden

  • ITunes wont detect iPhone - Urgent help!!!!!

    Ok heres the deal. Usualy i use iTunes regulary without any problems. But 2 days ago all of a sudden my iTunes wasn able to detect the Iphone, i tried everything, differrent USB plugin, reinstalling iTunes, reinstalling Bonjour but nothing changed. Now there was one interestting thing, when i tried to open the iTunes that day first what appeard on my screen was: "Bonjour service unavalaible". Could that be the problem? If not or yes, i need help urgently! Pls help! thanks
    oh btw i forgott to mention that my comp recognizes it as a cam like it usually does and starts charging it, but only iTunes is making trouble
    I also tried at my neighbours computer and his iTunes recognizes it perfectly, i tried everything, i have up-to-date drivers, matchable iTunes specially for my Win 7, uninstalled every Apple related software and installed iTunes again several times, tried everything i found on google, still no change. Help plssss!!!!!

    I had this problem... you just update the iPhone device driver.
    Go to Device Manager (Start> type "Device Manager" in search field), under Portable Devices (might also be under imaging devices), look for Apple iPhone and right click it. Click to browse online to update the driver software.
    Also make sure Apple Mobile Device and iPod Service are running (Administrative Utilities>Services). If they are, might restart them anyway.

  • Im having problems with my iPod Touch 2nd gen. It's disabled and tells me to connect to iTunes. But when I do that, iTunes wont detect the iPod.I have put the iPod in USB- mode, and by that I mean I have tried connecting with holding the home button Help?

    It's disabled and tells me to connect to iTunes. But when I do that, iTunes wont detect the iPod.I have put the iPod in USB- mode, and by that I mean I have tried connecting with holding the home button when connecting the USB. Help?

    Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
    iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen                         
    If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.                        
    How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings        
    For how to restore:
    iTunes: Restoring iOS software
    To restore from backup see:
    iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes       
    If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
    You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store        
    If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

  • [win 8] itunes not detecting iphone in DFU mode for restore/recovery

    Here is the story:
    Had my iphone 6 plus for about a month now. Today I hooked it up to my windows 8 machine and itunes (both fully updated to latest versions).
    Phone was detected fine, so I ran a full sync and backup to my local machine with itunes. No problem its all good.
    Then went to the updates section and it said I had a new one (8.1.2 or whatever I cant remember)
    I ran it, in itunes while the device was connected.
    It downloaded and was going through the install process... then the screen on my phone went to the "connecting to itunes" graphic (with the cord and the itunes app icon). Thats where it sat.
    So now it no longer appeared as a device in itunes either.
    OK... went to the forums.
    1) Tried all the reboots and uninstalls/reinstalls
    2) Tried booting and connecting in "Recovery mode" (default now as all I see is that connecting screen)
    3) Tried booting and connecting in DFU mode
    Neither mode was detecting the device with itunes but I am getting the chimes of connection for windows itself.
    I do see the device in my windows system hardware under "unspecified" as "Apple Mobile Device USB Driver" (and when i view details its model shows either Recovery or DFU mode depending on how I booted the device)
    So here I am... stuck with a phone in either DFU mode OR recovery mode on a botched ios update and itunes wont detect it on windows 8.x
    What can I do ?
    Looking for some creative or outside the box ideas here. I just want a reset and restore of the backup I made on local itunes today.
    If I can get the device back to even a factory reset, I am hoping itunes will detect it properly and can run a restore from it local storage.
    Really stuck and been on this for hours now.

    Hello joeldevil,
    I know you have tried uninstalling and a reinstall of iTunes, but have you checked out the additional troubleshooting steps to check the drivers to make sure that they are installed. There is also a section for what to do when your iPhone is in recovery mode and not seen in iTunes. One more thing you can try is to try your restore in another user. 
    iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch not recognized in iTunes for Windows
    http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS1538
    Regards,
    -Norm G. 

  • Upgrading to Windows vista means itunes wont detect my ipod?? Help please.

    Recently upgraded to windows Vista. Big whopdeedo.
    But anyway, when I plug my ipod in, windows tries to update drivers for it, but of course failas horribly.
    However, this is having a knock on effect that means itunes wont detect my ipod. So, while my ipod recharges, I cannot sync it. Thus I can't add new songs and what-not.
    Please help.

    Yes my ipod is jailbroken, but this has never proved an issue before.
    Its not just itunes that now wont recognise my ipod, my other software wont either, and they used to work with the jailbroken ipod.
    This all started after i synced a nano, then connected my ipod and a screen came up saying ipod camera connected.
    I click on the camera icon in mycomputer and properties tab then selected take no action in the events tab.
    This hasnt resolved my issue, and the ipod still comes up as a camera in mycomputer, the only difference being im now not prompted to choose a program to view my photos with.
    This is really getting up my nose, as for the second poster, sorry that article was no help at all.
    Please someone help me

  • TS1538 my itunes cannot detect iphone because of itunes library.itl

    my itunes cannot detect iphone because of itunes library.itl

    hiroishi wrote:
    my itunes cannot detect iphone because of itunes library.itl
    Bull manure.
    Want to try again?  Or maybe read and use the troubleshooting in the article which your ridiculous statement was posted from?

  • ITunes wont sync iPhone (unknown error)

    iTunes wont sync iPhone... gives unkown error -50

    Have you figured out a solution yet? Mines doing the same thing (but its showing a different error message.) My pc wont recognize it either! it says the device has malfunctioned =(

  • TS1368 itunes cannot detect iphone due to the error 0xE8000012

    itunes cannot detect iphone due to the error 0xE8000012

    For windows read http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
    For mac read http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1591

  • I get itunes "error 0x800000A" (itunes wont connect Iphone 4)

    I get itunes "error 0x800000A" (itunes wont connect Iphone 4)

    In the course of your troubleshooting to date, have you worked through the following document?
    iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Unknown error containing '0xE' when connecting to a Windows PC

  • My itunes doesnt detect Iphone 5

    My itunes doesnt detect Iphone 5, why... please advise....

    You can not activate it without a SIM. If it is carrier locked, the SIM must be from the carrier it is locked to.
    The SIM does not have to be tied to an active line of service, but it MUST be present.

  • I have an iPad3 which crashes often...like 5 times in 2days..nd now it doesnot reboot in anyway. I tried connecting it to my PC...bt the iTunes wont detect the device!!Wht shud i do nw?

    I have an iPad3 which crashes often...like 5 times in 2days..nd now it doesnot reboot in anyway. I tried connecting it to my PC...bt the iTunes wont detect the device!!Wht shud i do nw?

    Try this First...
    Press and Hold the Sleep/Wake Button and the Home Button at the Same Time...
    Wait for the Apple logo to Appear...
    Usually takes about 15 - 20 Seconds... ( But can take Longer...)
    Release the Buttons...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
    If no joy...
    Connect to iTunes on the computer you usually Sync with and “ Restore “...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
    If necessary Place the Device into Recovery mode...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097
    Note on Recovery Mode.
    You may need to try this More than Once...
    Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...

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