Error Message: This iPod can not be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started. How do I start it?
How do I start the Apple Mobile Device service? or maybe I shouldn't get it. I recently downloaded a Netflix app thinking it would work on my older iPod running version 3.1.3 and is only a 8 Gig device. Could this be my problem? The device doesn't even show up in "My Computer" or under devices in iTunes. Any help would be appreciated?
See this article for instructions on restarting the service (or re-installing if necessary).
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1567
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Hello, my iphone for several times shows me this message "this iphone can't be used because the Apple Mobile Device service not started".
I need help, because i'm enable do download the new update.
ThanksType "Apple Mobile Device service" into the search bar at the top of this age by "Support" and read the resulting help articles.
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please help, i connect my phone to computer and gives me error code this i phone cannot be used because the apple mobile device is not started
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
uninstall and reinstall
there is a complicated way to work with just the mobile device support but its simpler just to uninstall itunes and related components and then reinstall itunes
ur music will be fine, u will just lose the playlists. but ur mobile device support will be working again. -
Msg comes up "This i-pod cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device Service is not started"
Having trouble with my i-pod touch. When I plug in the i-pod to the computer a message comes up "This i-pod cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device Service is not started" - Any ideas ?
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when I plug my I pod in to download music a screen pops and says. this i pod cannot be used because the apple mobile device service is not started. please help
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How to restart the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Windows -
I have imported my music from my musical CD's to the itune library but now, the iPod cannot import the music to the iPod due to the
above indicated problem.Type "apple mobile device service" into the search bar at the top of this page by "Support"
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I haven't changed anything on my ipod and nothing has happened to it, but it won't connect to my itunes even to update apps. I updated some apps on itunes and they haven't been updated on my ipod. I also can't put songs or anything else onto it.
See Here for,
AMDS for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567 -
I have a new iPod Touch 5th gen. My computer works on Windows 7. Latest ITunes gives me this message: "this ipod can't be used because the required software is not installed. Run the iTunes installer to remove iTunes then install the 64 bit version of iTunes." I have already removed and reinstalled a couple of times--making sure to remove all the related applications as well--Bonjour, Apple Software update, Apple Application Support. Help!
(apologies for barging in, lllass.)
Let's try a standalone Apple Mobile Device Support install. It still might not install, but fingers crossed any error messages will give us a better idea of the underlying cause of why it's not installing under normal conditions.
Download and save a copy of the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe) installer file to your hard drive:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install the free trial version of WinRAR:
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
Right-click the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe), and select "Extract to iTunesSetup" (or "Extract to iTunes64Setup"). WinRAR will expand the contents of the file into a folder called "iTunesSetup" (or "iTunes64Setup").
Go into the folder and doubleclick the AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi (or AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi) to do a standalone AMDS install.
(If it offers you the choice to remove or repair, choose "Remove", and if the uninstall goes through successfully, see if you can reinstall by doubleclicking the AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi again.)
Does it install (or uninstall and then reinstall) properly for you? If so, does your device connect without that message now? -
What does "This ipod can not be used because the apple mobile device service is not started" mean. After I updated my Itunes I get this message when I plug in my Ipod and it doesn't come up in Itunes.
If you are using Windows 7, go to:
Control Panel>Programs>Programs and Features
Look for a program called 'Apple Mobile Device Support'
Right-click on it
Click 'repair'
Wait until the repair operation is complete, and voila, your problem should be solved, itunes will recognise your iphone/ipod once more. This worked for me. -
Can anyone help me with this? When I plug in my iPad I get the error message from my "This iPad cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service has not started. I saw the suggestion to turn off my iPad, wait a few minutes and turn it back on but that didn't work.
Hope someone can help me. I am using Windows 8 and my iPad is the 3rd generation 64G.
Thank you.I'd start with the following document with that one:
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: How to restart the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Windows -
On my registered iTunes computer, the following message appears every time one plugs in a device and refuses to load said device to be synced: "This iPod cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started". Each device has been registered onto this account and this computer, and all have worked finely in the past. I am so confused as to why now seemingly without reason, none of our apple devices (one iPod, two iPhones) are allowed to have music and other material downloaded onto them. Also, as a side note, they still are charged by plugging them into the computer, however they do not even show up on the left-hand sidebar in iTunes.
It should also be noted that for my iPhone it does not allow for the new update software to be uploaded; it just says that an error has occurred, nothing more.Try Here > AMDS > http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567
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Just downloaded iTunes to new dell laptop, tried syncing my iPhone get an error message: "this iPhone cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started". What is the issue, had this phone over a year??
I had this problem before. I like to disable extra services to speed up my computer and I disabled the Apple Mobile Device service and had to re-enable this.
You can do that by going Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services. Once you have gone to the services window, look for Apple Mobile Device and right-click. Select "Properties". There should be some information about the service as well as the label "Startup Type" with a drop-down menu beside it. If it says "disabled", that is your problem; Change the selection to anything except disabled (Automatic is easier and ensures that you can sync as soon as itunes opens).
If this doesn't work, I would look into your anti-virus' settings. Good Luck! -
When pugging in my ipod touch on itunes, it says this ipod cannot be used because the apple mobile device service is not started. What can be done to remedy this? Up till yesterday I have not had this problem
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iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: How to restart the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Windows -
After I had Best Buy restore my ipod to factory settings, went to itunes from computer to restore my music. Getting the error message " Ipod cannot be used because the apple mobile device service is not started". Ipod is connected to Wi-Fi, connecting to itunes o.k. on ipod
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567
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I'm trying to sync a new iphone into i tunes. I'm getting a message that says that this iphone cannot be used because the apple mobile device service is not started. Any idea what I can do to solve this issue?
See Here...
AMDS for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567
AMDS for Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1747 -
I get an error message with I try to plug into itunes;
This iPhone cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started.http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567
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