Emergency Chargers

I have now tried 4 different emergency chargers (inc. Ted Baker, Kensington and Gomadic) with my Ipod Touch 32Gb 2G. None of them work although the ipod charges fine when synced to my computer or through a mains adaptor. The Kensington one was even purchased through Apple where it states it is compatible with 2nd gen. This is getting hugely frustrating. Sugestions greatly appreciated. I will shortly be going on a trip and I was hoping to find some way of extending the battery life.

I suggest you take the unit back to Apple

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Charging iPod nano

Hi,
I have a strange question: I homemade an AC charger for my nanos (I actually have two, a 4GB mine and a 2GB for my daughter), by solding an USB female connector to the output cable of an AC/DC charger (from a broken Ericsson cell phone). I checked both voltage and current (nano requires 5 - 30 V, 1A max; the charger output is 7,6V , 600mA - both should match), then tried to charge, and here is the strange result:
-My 4GB nano seems to recharge (actually, the battery icon slowly flashes, I'm not sure it's the correct behaviour, up to now I always used the PC's USB to recharge, and there it's still but with the little lighting).
- My daughter's nano (2GB), instead, gives no sign of life when plugged into the charger. I mean, no charging icon appears if it's turned on, or it remains completely turned off if it was already in this condition (the other nano wakes up immediately when plugged).
Does anyone have an explanation for this behaviour?
Anyway, I think I'll purchase the original Apple charger, even it's quite expensive (29,00 EUR in Italy...).
Thanks,
Ivan
Asus Notebook Windows XP

Yup. Only thing about firewire that does not work with the Nano is the data-transfer (music or files) -- sadly. The iPod Nano probably accepts juice from anything that can juice a docked iPod, including those cool emergency chargers.

Beware of fake apple chargers for iPhone

You get what you pay for! I purchased a couple "Apple" chargers the other day for about $5 ea. They were marked exactly like the real deal but only put out about 1 watt. It will take forever to charge the phone..Since the circuity in these is not as it should be, I would nott trust them. If you need a second charger, get one from a reputable manufacture or from Apple.

112 is not the international emergency call system. It is the GSM standard emergency number for calling the local emergency system. In the USA it is the same as calling 911. In Australia it is the same as calling 000, New Zealand 111.
Because you can roam internationally on a GSM based phone this number was defined in the standard so that you can call the local emergency services without having to know the local number.

Emergency charger for n97 mini

Hello
I'm looking for an emergency charger and I have found a Phillips (sce 2110) that could be usefull except I don't know if could be right for the n97 mini . Someone has used it? What about the connector and the power, it's enought to charge the phone battery?
thanks

http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/accessories/all-accessories/power/chargers/nokia-extra-power-d...

Perplexed about chargers

I've just purchased my fourth iPod and at this point I have a substantial collection of chargers. The charger that came with my first iPod uses a firewire connection and delivers 12 volts. The newer USB chargers deliver 5 or 6 volts. I have an 'emergency backup' charger that takes a 9 volt battery, and I have seen battery chargers that take between 1 and 4 AA (or AAA) batteries, so that's 1.5 volts to 6 volts. I am confused. Is there any danger of damaging the iPod with any of these chargers? Or is the iPod designed to be tolerant of these variances?

Over the years I've used a variety of chargers both Apple and other makes.
The output of the charger makes little difference to the iPod battery except (as far as I know) that a higher output charger will charge the battery that much faster, although you may not notice the difference.
I've certainly never noticed a detrimental effect.

HT201272 I lost all my files after dowloading Icloud and updating Itunes on 24 September 13. having reloaded the computer and and files from an Emergency Backup folder I can no longer see My Library in Itunes or in Itunes store, and my ipod and ipad aren

can anyone help with retrieving My Library in Itunes and Itunes store - having updated Itunes and Icloud on 24 September 13, my computer failed and I lost all my files which were eventually backed up to an Emergency Backup. my computer is now working again and I have down loaded Itunes and transferred all the files from my Emergency Backup. Non of the music went back into Itunes, so I had to find these files and manually moved them to Itunes. The music is now in Itunes, but I no longer have the folder named My Library, which I think is the reason my Ipad, ipod no longer sync any additional music I have added to Itunes. Does anyone know how to rectify this please.
Many thanks. Crusey

iTunes expects files and folders to be in very specific locations. When you start iTunes it looks for a file called library.itl which is in the iTunes folder. It then uses all the references in that file which tell it where all your media files are located to build up the view you normally see. Probably you moved the library file so iTunes cannot find it and it will make a default one which is empty. When you plug in your iPod it isn't recognizing the library since it is not the same one to which you synced last.
Simply put, you need to undo all your file moves. Not as eaily done as stated but since I cannot quite see from here exactly what you spent an hour doing last night it will be up to you. Did you make a backup before doing all this?
What are the iTunes library files? - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
More on iTunes library files and what they do - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes#Media_management
What are all those iTunes files? - http://www.macworld.com/article/139974/2009/04/itunes_files.html
Where are my iTunes files located? - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
iTunes 9 [and later]: Understanding iTunes Media Organization - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3847
Image of folder structure and explanation of different iTunes versions (turingtest2 post) - https://discussions.apple.com/message/13025536 and https://discussions.apple.com/message/17457605

My iphone won't charge and won't play music anymore. I have tried reseting it and switching it off. Have tried 3 different chargeres and even a car charger. Does anyone know what could be wrong and how I can fix it?

I have an iPhone 4 not quite 2 years old. 2 nights ago my iPhone was on its charger and it kept vibrating as if it was being disconnected and re-connected from the charger. When I looked at it had an "error" message but now I don't know what that was as it was 3am and I was half asleep. I just diconnected the charger and the battery read fully charged.
The my volume wouldn't go up or down. The box with "ringer" in it came up but no bars at the bottom to show the volume is increasing or decreasing. It would not play music out of the speakers either even though the screen showed it was playing and it would not work in our dock/speaker unless I used bluetooth and even then, if we touched the volume button on the dock it would switch off.
I tried a "hard" reset 3 times and tried switching it off and on 3 times with no success.
I tried 3 different chargers including a car charger, plus the speaker dock with no success.
It is now out of battery and I cannot charge it.
The iPhone also would not back anything up prior to the battery going flat.
I just need to know if it is fixable or do I need to start looking for a new phone?

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See "The drive accepts discs but they do not mount or are automatically ejected" > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2801

My phone wont let me do anything. On the locked screen it says hello in a bunch of different languages and when i unlock it it say to choose a Wi-Fi network and will only let me go to emergency calls. How do i fix this?

How do i fix my phone?
Itis trying to make me hook up to a Wi-Fi network and wont take me anywhere other than that and emergency call. I tried to restore it but I can't because I have find my phone on.

I found this article some time ago when I was trying to help someone else in this same situation. This is a copy and paste from the website. The website is provided below for you to read before you try this.
Plug your phone into iTunes
Click setup as a new device
Immediately unplug your phone from the computer
Give it about 30 seconds and iTunes will give a message (I don’t remember the specific, but regarding you unplugging the device and it not completing)
Plug your phone back in
Viola! no restore occurred and you can access everything again
This computer has previously synced with an iPhone or another iOS device.

I recently got an iPhone 4 out of nowhere it has decided to go to connect to iTunes screen/emergency calls only when I plug into iTunes it states we are unable to continue with your activation at this time please try again later, or contact customer care

I have recently got an iPhone 4 out of no where it has decided to think that my headphones are in and they are not but does work with headphones in.
Then later on within the same day it after turning my phone on and putting it on charge it comes to the screen stating to connect to iTunes/emergency calls only/no service so I connect it iTunes and it says we are unavailable to continue with your activation at this time. Please try again later, or contact customer care.
HELP!

the same problem but i used it already for 3 years my iphone 4, when i update to ios 6.1.3 version, now is failure like said.
we are unable to continue with your activation at this time please try again later, or contact customer care
any help please. i am here in saudi arabia city of jeddah.
thank you very much in advance
pabs

Issues with using aftermarket 2G chargers with the iphone

I was using my iphone 3GS last night and battery was over 90% I had just gotten done shooting some video and I was on my PC trying to figure what I needed to do to upload the video to YouTube. I pulled iPhone out of my pocket it was completely dead. I tried soft reset and hard reset with no luck. I thought maybe I had misread how charged the battery was and it had just died. When I got home I plugged it and let it charge overnight on an aftermarket charger. When I woke up this morning same thing. No power, no response( I tried plugging it into the wall and into the USB port of my laptop) I also tried soft reset and hard reset again this morning still no luck. I had been using an after market home charger that I had purchased with my original iPhone 2g. It seemed to work with no problems on the new phone and I had used it everynight for the last week or so.
As a last resort I put my iPhone in a new case-mate charger/holster I had just purchased and finally it gives me the battery charging icon. My conclusion is that the after market charge I have will work OK for charging a low battery to full again but if the phone is completely dead then maybe only an original charger will work. The problem is I have USB cables and home charges and car chargers from my iPhone 2g and my iPod touch and I assumed they would all work and were interchangeable but now I am not so sure. I am also stumpped as to how my battery could say 90% and 2 hours latter the phone is compelty dead. The only things I had done was turn on location services ( I was messing around with an app I downloaded (Zillow) and used the camera for less than 5 minutes and made 2-3 calls. Maybe the case-mate holster charger I had used ealier in the day had given a false full charge, I am not really sure at this point I am still trying to sort out the issue.

Apple changed the pin configuration with the 3G on phones ,ipod and itouch back in 2008
They removed the firewire charge option new kit is now not compatible with older
options that charge
ie 3G or 3Gs for that matter will not charge on original Bose Sound dock or Apple
docks for starters

I am locked out of my iphone and it says to log into my itunes, when I log into my i tunes it says to put my password in my iphone but my iphone just goes to tghe emergency call. What do I do?

I am locked out of my Iphone. It says to log into my itunes to unlock. I log into my itunes and it says to put my password into my phone but I can't it just goes to the emergency call, How do I unlock my phone?

Place the iPhone into Recovery mode. If successful, this will require restoring the iPhone with iTunes which is required anyway in this situation.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

HELP:iPhone 3Gs OS 4.0 beta: Phone locked, can't go beyond Emergency Screen

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Prelude
I have recently installed the beta OS4 on my iPhone 3Gs 32 Gb and I have had some troubles for instance with the iTunes store: if downloading a song on the phone it would just crash, the Calendar is repeating reminders over and over (sometimes it would just not stop), had to do a few complete resets, the mediaplayer would just crash, twitter apps are crashing. It really is beta software but given the latest problems I now sincerely regret ever installing it.
Locked
My phone this morning was locked in the "emergency calls only"-screen. I have tried everything from switching on and off, resetting through iTunes, hard reset (pushed the home button+on/of button simultanuously): nothing works, it will just return to the emergency call screen. iTunes tells me that the softwareversion perspired and i need to upgrade (?), after I try to do that it says I have the latest version and if I try to reset through iPhone or even synchronise iTunes says it can not access the iPhone. I am locked out of my own phone and can do nothing about it.
I need some professional help from Apple (or just someone very smart) as the only way out I see now is smashing the thing against the wall.
Please help!
Kind regards and thank you beforehand!
Papoise

Since your phone is no longer tied to a dev account, it looks like you won't be able to upgrade until te final release...
You can still downgrade, you'll have to put your iPhone in DFU mode. It goes something like this:
plug the iPhone into a computer
press and hold the home an sleep buttons until the "connect to iTunes" screen shows up
iTunes will detect the iPhone is in recovery mode
you can now restore it
The down side os you'll lose you all your stuff that's one the iPhone, but I don't think that's avoidable now.
(If te above sequence doesn't work for you, google DFU mode.)
Hope it works for you!

My iphone 3gs will not connect to itunes and it says that I need to do a system restore. It also says that I need to enter my password on the iphone to connect to itunes but I can not do this because the phone is in emergency phone call mode only.

My iphone 3gs will not connect to itunes and it says that I need to do a system restore. It also says that I need to enter my password on the iphone to connect to itunes but I can not do this because the phone is in emergency phone call mode only.

Turn your phone off and connect your cable to the computer, but not the device just yet. Start up iTunes. Now, hold down the home button on your phone and plug it in to the cable - don't let go of the button until iTunes tells you it's detected a phone in recovery mode. Now you can restore to factory settings.
Unfortunately, the data on your phone is already gone if you're seeing the connect to iTunes logo.

I have an iPhone 4S and an iPad2, can i use both chargers in the iPhone and iPad, they have different amperage...

I have an iPhone 4S and an iPad2, can i use both chargers in the iPhone and iPad, they have different amperage...

You can use your iPad charger to charge your iPhone 4S. Not recommended to use your iPhone charger to charge your iPad. So, use your iPad charger to charge both.

Alternative to Find My Friends for Emergency Location Service?

I'd like to find a way for family members to be able to view my GPS location in case of an emergency. There are two Apple iOS apps that immediately come to mind -- Find My iPhone and Find My Friends -- but they both have limitations.
Find My iPhone
This is a great app, and I've used it several times. I love the way that it integrates with icloud.com. However, in order to use this app to share my location with family members, I would have to give them my iCloud username and password. They would not only be able to track my location 24/7, but would also have access to other iCloud assets such as email, calendar, and photos. I'm an adult with nothing to hide, but I still have reservations about giving my parents and siblings full access to my iCloud account.
Find My Friends
This app comes very close to what I'm looking for. I could add family members as "friends" in the app and then share my location with them. I like that the app allows you to hide your location. You can choose when you want to make your location available and when you'd rather it remain private.
So, for example, let's say that I'm going on a long trip by myself. I could unhide my location so that my family would know that I made it to my destination safely. Another example would be if I were going hiking by myself in a remote area. In that case I might want to unhide my location so that family could locate me if I fell and got hurt or became incapacitated.
The problem with the hide/unhide setting is that it's completely manual. You have to remember to open the app and toggle the setting. This introduces human error into the equation. What if I forget to unhide my location before going on that hiking trip? Or what if I foget to hide my location after the trip is over? I'd rather there be a better, automated approach to location sharing.
Ideally, I'd like for there to be a way that I could keep my location hidden until requested by family. Family members could use the app to request my location at any time. When a request was made, I would receive a push notification asking me to accept or decline that request. If I didn't respond within a certain amount of time (preferabbly a customizeable amount of time), my location would be automatically unhidden and shared with family.
Here's an example scenario:
Let's say I'm by myself and I'm involved in an accident which leaves me unable to call for help or use my phone. My sister wonders why I didn't show up for our scheduled lunch together. She can't reach me by phone or text message, so she sends a request for my location. The app notifies me that she has requested my location and that I have 10 minutes to respond or my location will be made available to her. I'm hurt and can't use the phone, so after 10 minutes, she sees my location and can try to find me or call for help.
I'd love to see this feature added to Find My Friends. I've looked for other apps that might have this functionality, but can't seem to find any. Most location-sharing apps either make location data available 24/7 or require the user to periodically check in. If anyone has any suggestions for an app that might do what I'm looking for, please let me know. Likewise, if anyone can think of a way that I could use Find My Friends or Find My iPhone to achieve these results, please share that as well.

I discovered an app a couple days ago that works pretty well. It's called Road ID, and it's made by the company that sells the bracelets by the same name. The app is free and has 2 main features: eCrumb and Stationary Alert.
Before going on a run, hike, or ride, you specify how long you think the activity will take. You also specify up to 5 contacts to notify. When you begin your activity, the app sends a text message or email to your chosen contacts with a brief message and a URL. By clicking on the URL, friends can track your current and past GPS location on a map. This is the "eCrumb" feature. Your friends don't have to have the app installed, and they don't need anything other than the provided URL to access your location on the map. When your activity is finished (either because the allotted time expires or you manually end the activity), visitors to the URL can still see your past GPS activity (your movements or "bread crumbs" during your activity) but not your current location. They instead receive a message telling them that you have ended your activity (or something similar).
The "Stationary Alert" feature is pretty neat. Basically it works like this: if you're out for a run, hike, or ride and you remain stationary for longer than 5 minutes, the app's Stationary Alert is triggered. You then have 60 seconds to disable the alert, otherwise the app sends a pre-defined text message or email to your chosen contacts with a link to view your location.
You can enable eCrumbs or Stationary Alert or both. From my testing, if you only enable Stationary Alert, your chosen contacts are not notified of your activity unless the Stationary Alert is triggered. With eCrumbs enabled, they get an alert as soon as you start the activity. I like that I can choose whether my friends/family get to view my real time GPS data or whether they are just alerted if there's an emergency.
I think this app will work well for me when I go running. I'm still testing it out, but it looks promising so far.
Like many third-party app that use location services, this app needs to be running in the background (and most likely needs access to your phone's background app refresh capabilities). That means the app is constantly using your phone's GPS and probably draining your battery more quickly. For that reason, I wouldn't use it for anything other than going out for a run or a hike. I already use GPS apps when I go running, so I'm accustomed to charging my phone before and after a run.
When it comes to something longer, say a solo road trip, I think I'll stick with Jay-Ray's suggestion and just use Find My Friends. I can always set a reminder to hide my location once I get to my destination, or, as Jay-Ray suggested, just leave it on until I need to be sneaky. Find My Friends only uses location data when one of your friends opens the app to request your location. It's similar to Find My iPhone in that it's not constantly using GPS. This definitely saves on battery life.
So, for now, I'm using Road ID for short activities and Find My Friends for longer activities. I don't like having to use 2 different apps, but it's a reasonably easy solution at this time.
P.S. - Don't know if I need one of these, but just in case.......DISCLAIMER: I'm not affiliated with Road ID, Inc., or Apple, Inc., in any way. All app names and feature names are the property of their respective copyright holders/owners and may also be registered trademarks. My recommendations and observations are purely based on my own experiences. Your results may vary. I also don't really go hiking anymore; I'm not a very good runner; and, although I'm often driving by myself, it's certainly not because I'm going on vacation or traveling to fun and exotic locations.

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