I was trying to give my old iphone 4 to my friend and I can't restore it.

I was attempting to give my friend my old at&t iphone 4 but after trying to remember my old password I disabled the phone. I was told to just restore it but I can't get itunes to pick up the phone to restore it. I tried to force it into recovery mode but this is when itunes doesn't recognise it. When its turned on it says I have to use my password which I don't remember. I use to have a mac but now have a new pc so is there anyway to restore the phone for my friend now? Like I said its my old phone and I was trying to help a friend but its disabled and itunes won't restore it.

I have tried this as well. It is currently in dfu ( black screen ). Itunes still won't pick it up. It only recognizes the phone when it is turned on normally. Dfu and recovery don't seem to be picked up by itunes at all.

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I want to give my old iphone 4 to my daughter and need to get all her info from her old iphone 3 onto a new computer. The PC she synced with is dead and she does not want to loose all her contacts and music. How can I do this?

To effectively transfer ownership of the iPhone requires that it be "restored" as a new device.
... The PC she synced with is dead
The iPhone is not a backup device. Your computer backs up the iPhone, not the other way around. What you use to back up your computer is up to you - Macs use Time Machine. I assume PCs use something similar.
If her PC backup is dead you will have difficulty extracting content from the iPhone since it is not designed to work that way.
All her Apple purchases can easily be transferred to another iPhone. However, her contacts will be gone, as will any music or other contact obtained from sources other than Apple.
There are a number of third party utilities that claim to be able to extract content from an iPhone. See wjosten's procedure here:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

HT1657 I rented movies on my iPad, they all downloaded, but when I click 'play' it says 'The requested URL was not found on this server'. What does it mean and how can I restore my rented movies?

I rented movies on my iPad, they all downloaded, but when I click 'play' it says 'The requested URL was not found on this server'. What does it mean and how can I restore my rented movies?

See this previous discussion:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16962474#16962474

Can i give my old iphone 4 to a friend in the Uk to use, my provider is AT&T

Can I give my old iphone 4 to my father-in-law to use in the UK? my provider is AT&T

If he plans on activating the iPhone with a carrier in the UK, you will need to request an unlock for the iPhone with AT&T.

I'm Trying to back up my iphone 4s to my icloud and i can because of my wifi on my phone don' work! what do i do? i keep getting notifications that my iphone hasn't been backed up since 3/15/12

I'm trying to back up my iphone 4s to my icloud. But I can because of my wifi on my phone don't work! what do i do? i keep getting notifications that my iphone hasn't been backed up since 3/15/12. But i just backed i up to my Mac Book. My Phone has like no storage since i cant back it up. its horrible.

My 4S stopped automatically backing up at night when I updated to the new OS. I cannot manually force it to either. Possibly an issue with the new OS??

Im trying to backup my old iphone to my new one and it keeps asking for a password? and i dont know what the password is!! :(

ive tried every password i can think off i need help

Well, it simply is not possible to backup one iPhone to another, therefore you cannot possibly be having a problem doing something that is simply not possible.

I was trying to sync my old ipone 4 to new ipone 6 - got an error

I was trying to sync my old iPhone 4 to new iPhone 6 = got an error & now my iPhone 4 screen is frozen

Greetings Nancy,
If your iPhone 4 is not responding, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch doesn't respond or doesn't turn on - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Be well,
Brett L

I would like to give my old iPhone to a friend who would be on a different carrier, is this possible?

I have recently upgraded to the iPhone 6 and would like to give my old iPhone 4S to a friend in Argentina. Can i do this, if so how? Would his carrier just put their SD card in the side?

It's very unlikely. Here are at least some of the conditions you would have to satisfy.
Ask the original iPhone 4S' cellular carrier if they will unlock the iPhone. If their answer is "no", you are finished and cannot proceed.
If the original carrier would unlock the iPhone, you would have to do this before passing it to your friend.
Check Settings > Genreal > About > Model and record the model number you see.
Ask your friend to contact their cellular carrier to find out if they support that particular model.

HT4623 trying to active my old iPhone 3gs. it showing that activation server is temporary unavailable and on the iTunes showing that there is no sim card installed in the iPhone you are attempting to activate. I unlocked my phone then i upgrade it, after

trying to active my old iPhone 3gs. it showing that activation server is temporary unavailable and on the iTunes showing that there is no sim card installed in the iPhone you are attempting to activate. I unlocked my phone then i upgrade it, after that this happen. i tried with other sim same message come again and again.if any body know solution let me know. thanks

Was the SIM card activated on another phone? I assume this is an ATT style trying to use on T-Mobile? Was the SIM installed correctly? Is the carrier (like T-Mobile) operating IOS 6 devices yet?
If the SIM is a valid SIM from say T-Mobile, you may want to contact them for assistance activating the SIM card.
Activation and SIM issues typically point to the carrier. And if this was a CDMA phone say working with verizon, it will NOT work for ATT or T-Mobile as they use different electronics on the 3GS. The SIM slot is for international use only.

I was given an iPhone 4 from a friend and I was trying to reset it to factory settings but it won't let me. It's keeps popping up with a box to put in my friends iCloud account password in but I don't know it. How can i delete their iCloud account?

I was given an iPhone 4 from a friend and I was trying to reset it to factory settings but it won't let me. It's keeps popping up with a box to put in my friends iCloud account password in but I don't know it. How can i delete their iCloud account without knowing their password?

You cannot delete the iCloud account that is signed on to Find My iPhone unless you know the password. This is called the Activation Lock:
ACTIVATION LOCK
It is an anti-theft security measure that is a part of iOS 7. You can only get around this by following the steps in this support article:
Find My iPhone Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account
Contact your friend. This is the only way around the lock.
Best of luck,
GB

HT4972 I tried to update my old iPhone 3GS and is giving me a message that it can be activated. This is my old phone and it shouldn't have a line but I Still like to use it as an iPod. What can I do.

I tried to update my old iPhone 3GS and is giving me a message that it can be activated. This is my old phone and it shouldn't have a line but I Still like to use it as an iPod. What can I do.

Activation issues are almost always the result of a device that has been hacked or jailbroken. If that is the case, no support can be provided here.

I want to give my old iPhone 4 to my grandson to use like an iPod Touch. Wifi only. How do I deactivate my info..so he can buy his own apps. and not have the cloud pushing all of my data to the old phone?

I want to give my old iPhone 4 to my grandson to use like an iPod Touch. Wifi only. How do I deactivate my info..so he can buy his own apps. and not have the cloud pushing all of my data to my old phone?
Just turning off Cloud will not prevent him from turning it back on.
Rignt now, if he uses the App store, iTunes thinks it's talking to me.

First, turn off iMessage, FaceTime & delete the iCloud account, while your sim is still in the phone. Then: Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings. Give it to your grandson & he gat then set it up as he wants.
Important your turn iMessage & FaceTime off to disassociate the phone from your Apple ID. Apple "claims" to have fixed this with iOS 6.0, but until I can absolutely confirm such, I still recommend you turn all of that stuff off first.

I was transferring my information from my old iphone to the new one, and i forgot that i had some pictures in the new one. i did the restoring information and the pictures in new one are gone. how can i get them back????

i was transferring my information from my old iphone to the new one, and i forgot that i had some pictures in the new one. i did the restoring information and the pictures in new one are gone. how can i get them back???? please

Only way to get it back is to restore your phone from a backup, if those pics were included in that backup.
But most likely those pics are gone.
What you should've done was import http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 the pics to your computer and after you restored from your old backup, you could sync those new pics to your phone via itunes.

HT201269 I was transferring information from my old iPhone to my new iPhone 5S via iTunes and I have completed the process but my phone will not restart, it is stuck in the "Connect to iTunes" screen. Any ideas?

I was transferring information from my old iPhone to my new iPhone 5S via iTunes and I have completed the process but my phone will not restart, it is stuck in the "Connect to iTunes" screen. Any ideas?

See this article to assist you with your restoring your device once the device is left in recovery mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
good luck

Concerning the express replacement service, i was wondering if i had to personally drop off my old iphone at a nearby apple store or can a freind do it for me?

since the nearest apple store is a couple hours drive, i was wondering if i had to personally drop off my iphone for the express replacement service or if a friend could do it for me in my place if they were in the area?
thank you

Express replacement is generally handled through the mail. They ship you a phone and a box and you send the old one back. However, you can also take the old phone to the Apple store and they can replace it in the store. That would be much easier and less expensive than the express service unless it is that much trouble for you to drive to the Apple store.

I was trying to give my old iphone 4 to my friend and I can't restore it.

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