Could not activate the Iphone after updating

I just update the software and after updating, it shows on the phone slide to set up, I did it and put all the information that is needed but unfortunately I could not activate the phone, did it many times...but it shows, iphone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. I tried even connecting to itunes to activate but still same result...The iphone was perfectly working before I update the software...what must i do now? help me please.

Generally this is a sign that the iPhone has been jailbroken or hacked.
Google may provide some direction if this is the case.

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  • I could not activate the phone after updating software to iOS7.

    Dear Apple Support team.
    Please help to investigate the problem as I could not activate the phone after updating software to iOS7. in the phone the erroe message is "Your iPhone could not be activated because the actiovation server cannot reached. Try connecting your iPhone to iTunes to activate it, or try again in a couple of minutes.
    I have try to activate both of way such by WiFi & Cellular activation and connecting with iTunes but still face the problem and could not completed activation the phone.
    How do i activate the phone or have to wait for hour not couple min as you suggested.
    your feedback quickly would be appreciated.
    Thank You
    Kritpas

    There is nothing you can do. That is the Activation Lock that Apple has implemented tout down on theft of their iPhones.
    Most likely the iPhone is stolen.
    It is totally worthless to you.

  • ITunes could not contact the iPhone software update server because you are not connected to the internet...???

    Ok I’m completely lost here....
    I’m running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (Build 2600), I updated iTunes to 11.0.2.25 and some other updates for windows last night on my laptop. I try connecting to download the iOS 6.1.2 update for my iPhone 4 and my iPhone 5 via iTunes. I am getting this message for both "iTunes could not contact the iPhone software update server because you are not connected to the internet. Make sure your internet connection is active and try again." Everything was fine with connecting prior to running these updates because I downloaded the 6.1 update with no problems when it came out.
    What I have done so far with which has made no difference:
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              Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
              Connection attempt to browsing iTunes Store was successful.
              Connection attempt to purchasing from iTunes Store was successful.
              Connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
              Connection attempt to firmware update server was successful.
              Connection attempt to Gracenote server was successful.
              Last successful iTunes Store access was 2013-02-20 20:40:48.
    Disabled firewall, spy sweeper, virus scanner
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    Start>control panel>internet options>connections tab> lan settings> selected the "automatically detect settings"
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    When I would "ping gs.apple.com" it would come back with "request timed out" no matter what internet connection I was on, so I went into the hosts file  start>my computer>(C:)>WINDOWS>system32>drivers>ect>HOSTS and added  "#     127.0.0.1     gs.apple.com". Now it will ping gs.apple.com just fine but still comes up with the "iTunes could not contact the iPhone software update server because you are not connected to the internet" message in iTunes when i try to download the update.
    If anyone can come up with any ideas that I haven’t tried, please let me know. This is keeping me back from updating both of my phones along with if anything should ever happen to them; restores as well. 

    im computer is connected i can go to the apple store through itunes but when i plug my phone in i keep getting that alert... i plugged my phone in to update it after the apple loaded the itunes icon and a usb showed up.

  • TS1814 iTunes could not contact the iPhone software update server because you are not connected to the Internet.

    I have attempted all of the above suggestions and am still receiving the same error message. I have also turned my internet security off and have received the same message. I am using a dongle for my internet, would this make a difference?

    Okay I haven't been able to update my iPhone ever since I updated my iTunes to the 8.0 version either! I just followed your instructions and changed the setting on my control panel and then asked to update and it started updating and after about 10 seconds it popped up with the same message that iTunes could not contact the iPhone software update because you are not connected to the internet. Check back or try again later or whatever. So I went back to the Internet Connections to make sure that my changes saved and they did but it still will not update my phone...this is soooo frustrating!!!! Please help!

  • Someone changed my icloud login password, and I can not activate the iPhone after   recovery

    someone changed my itslud login password, and I can not activate the iPhone after
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    You could try to reset your password via a webbrowser here: https://appleid.apple.com

  • I tried to update my nephew iphone 4 version 4.3.4 (8k2), I did back-up everything before attempting to update and the result when I click down-load and update, it does not update instead it says,  itunes could not contact the iphone software update etc.

    Hi to all,
    I tried to update my nephew iphone 4 version 4.3.4 (8k2), I did back-up everything before attempting to update and the result when I click down-load and update, it does not update instead it says,  itunes could not contact the iphone software update server because you are not connected to the internet. I did check my wire-less connections and the connection from my PC to wire-less is hundred percent okay. I did search using google.com to confirm and my connections is good. Is there any problem regardings my firewalls or any help will be appreciated. Thanks

    Hi bosefire,
    Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
    You can use the steps in this article to troubleshoot your iTunes connection:
    Can't connect to the iTunes Store
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1368
    Regards,
    Jeremy

  • Error while trying to upgrade my iPhone, message reads "iTunes could not contact the iPhone software update server beecause your are not connected to the internet.

    Hello,
    I am trying to upgrade my iOS to version 5 but receive the message noted below ("iTunes could not contact the iPhone software update server because you are not connected to the internet"). I click update on iTunes.  My internet works fine.  Does anyone know what may be causing this error?

    Try disabling firewall and virus scanning software

  • I cant update my iphone and i tried going on my pc on itunes and clicking check for update button but it says that "itunes could not contact the iphone software update server because you are not connected to the internet".plz help

    i cant update my iphone and i tried going on my pc on itunes and clicking check for update button but it says that "itunes could not contact the iphone software update server because you are not connected to the internet". But i checked my internet on both my pc and iphone and tried again but it still says the same thing. plzz plzz help

    Were you definitely connected to the internet at the time? If you don't have iOS 5 on your iPhone then the only way to update it would be via iTunes, once updated to the latest version of iOS you'll be able to update your iPhone without connecting to iTunes "over-the-air".
    Before updating however it goes without saying to Backup your iPhone, this should happen by default upon connecting your iPhone to iTunes.
    Regards,
    Steve

  • HT201263 when i follow the steps it does it but when it gets to itunes it says 'iTunes could not contact the iPhone software update server because you are not connected to the internet' but i am connected to the internet ..?

    when i follow the steps it does it but when it gets to itunes it says 'iTunes could not contact the iPhone software update server because you are not connected to the internet' but i am connected to the internet ..?

    Were you definitely connected to the internet at the time? If you don't have iOS 5 on your iPhone then the only way to update it would be via iTunes, once updated to the latest version of iOS you'll be able to update your iPhone without connecting to iTunes "over-the-air".
    Before updating however it goes without saying to Backup your iPhone, this should happen by default upon connecting your iPhone to iTunes.
    Regards,
    Steve

  • Itunes could not contact the iphone software update server 10/2013

    I get this error everytime I plug my 5s or 4s into itunes. I have connectivity, no firewall, av etc to gs.apple.com. When iOS 7 launched, it crashed while veryifng the ipsw with the apple servers. I eventually had to plug my 4s into my desktop in order to get iOS 7 to properly install. Both are on the same network, so I think something is screwy with my itunes install. I've tried to remove completely, but still no go with either phone.
    Pinging gs.apple.com.akadns.net [17.151.36.30] with 32 bytes of data:
    Reply from 17.151.36.30: bytes=32 time=88ms TTL=234
    Reply from 17.151.36.30: bytes=32 time=87ms TTL=234
    Reply from 17.151.36.30: bytes=32 time=90ms TTL=234
    Reply from 17.151.36.30: bytes=32 time=88ms TTL=234
    Ping statistics for 17.151.36.30:
        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
        Minimum = 87ms, Maximum = 90ms, Average = 88ms
    Any ideas? Remember, this is an iTunes error, not an iphone. I am able to access the iTunes store with no problem. Thanks!

    "itunes could not contact the iphone software update server because you are not connected to the internet"
    With that one, try the following document:
    iTunes 7 for Windows: iTunes could not contact the iPod software update server
    (If that box is already checked, try unchecking and rechecking it, and then clicking okay.)

  • HT201210 what if it says itunes could not contact the iphone software update server , what to do ?

    what if it says itunes could not contact the iphone software update server , what to do ?

    99.9% of the time, the cause of this issue is the fact the phone was jailbroken/hacked to unlock it for use on networks other than the network the phone was originally locked to. Apple maintains a database of officially unlocked iPhones, and when Apple's servers detect phones such as yours, activation stops & you get the message you got.
    So, either get a sim card from the carrier your phone was originally locked to, or get it officially unlocked, because it appears that it was not officially unlocked.

  • HT201365 I can not activate the iPhone after restore ios 7

    I restore iphone 5 on ios 7 and I get these messages:
    "We could not complete your iTunes Store request. The network connection was reset" and this one "error 0x80090304".
    My network connection is good.
    I have tried restore again (even on 6.1.4), restarting, resetting my device and nothing.
    Is it possible that this is because I did not turned off Find my iPhone?
    Thanks

    xAphex
    HT4623 Re: upgrading to ios 7, cannot connect to apple store to activate iphone 
    Sep 18, 2013 1:12 PM (in response to scolley)
    Apple is working on the software updating servers so you need to wait!

  • HT4623 Could not activate 3GS iphone after upgrading to ios 6

    i'm having the same problem. after upgraded to ios 6.1.3 from ios 5.1.3. i cant activate my iphone.
    neither using wifi nor itunes. it cant be activated after the language selection and region selection. it appear to have text "your iphone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. try reconnecting your iphone to itunes to activate it, or try again in a few minutes." "if problem persists, contact apple support at apple.com/support." what else i can do?whats wrong with the activation server?? please, urgent. need to turn on my phone line immediately !

    Apple stopped signing iOS 6. Though speaking now, I don't know if they stopped signing every iPhone..

  • HT4972 I can not activate my iphone after updating it!!!

    I updated my iphone 3gs from version 4.1, which took about 8 hours, now it needs to be reactivated but I keep getting an error msg that the server is not available. Please help!!!!

    It doesn't matter why you had to do it. The fact is, you made an unauthorized modification to the phone.
    You hacked it.
    Hacked and jailbroken phones can not be discussed here per the terms of service.
    You're on your own.

  • Finished upgrade ios 7.02 at 4s and connecting to itunes, a command box appear says :" itunes could not contact the iphone software update server because you are not connected to the internet." but i still have access to itunes store

    i just finished upgrading ios 7.0.2 at my iphone 4s. and then when i connect it to itunes, a command box appers says :

    FYI, while this command box appear. i still able to browse my itunes store and download some apps and music
    thx.

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