Iphone problem with itunes error 1603 on restore
I allowed my iphone battery to fully discharge and upon recharging got the error message with a large exclamation mark “please connect to itunes”. When I connected to itunes I was told that the phone was in recovery mode and needed to be reloaded. Itunes went out and downloaded the new firmware and began the install process after I approved the input screen that said it would wipe out all my data. 1/3 of the way through the process I received a message box that told me the process had failed to restore the iphone for an unknown error (number 1603).
After looking online and calling ATT as well as Apple the best solution I received was to send the iphone in for replacement (i am 5 hours from an apple store). After fiddling around I have managed to solve the problem on my own.
After trying everything else with no results, I pulled the SIM card out of the iphone and plugged the iphone into my computer. Itunes then reloaded the software and firmware successfully. I then put the SIM card back in and synced it up with itunes and it asked me to confirm the resync. Afterwards it just worked fine.
My iphone works again!
"1- suddenly my iPhone 5 lost mobile company signal and word searching appears instead but no signal for the hole day so I changed the sim with other provider and since it gave me the same result I searched the web and the seems no solution other than restore.
I did restore and update to iOS 7.0.4 but at the restore takes at the last 1% in the last moment of restore it will take loooong time then gave me error 3. And now for more than a month the iPhone stuck with recovery logo. Almost I tried every trick in the book . Change USB cable, port, PC. PC with other OS . Even freezing the iPhone as I read here noooooo result the same happened again and again."
I have exactly the same problem with my iPhone 5s!
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Hi. This is the first time since I knew apple devices..
I own - iPhone 4 with iOS 5.1
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Ever since I own my first iPhone 4 I never face unresolved problem like the 2 I'll mention.
1- suddenly my iPhone 5 lost mobile company signal and word searching appears instead but no signal for the hole day so I changed the sim with other provider and since it gave me the same result I searched the web and the seems no solution other than restore.
I did restore and update to iOS 7.0.4 but at the restore takes at the last 1% in the last moment of restore it will take loooong time then gave me error 3. And now for more than a month the iPhone stuck with recovery logo. Almost I tried every trick in the book . Change USB cable, port, PC. PC with other OS . Even freezing the iPhone as I read here noooooo result the same happened again and again.
2- when I update my iPad3 to 7.0.1 everything went normal till one day ago suddenly I found my account logged out of the Game Center by its self and when I wanted to log again it will gave me error of can't connect to server or cocoa error??? Strange thing I can use other account to log in but mine No. Only my account is forbidden in my device while any other account I can login normally. Also my account and Game Center working without any problem in all other devices.
I also tried every trick , change my ID then password then the whole ID domin nothing works. I restart normally then by pressing power/home. I logged off my self from all other devices and tried but also no hope.
So - my account has no problem working with any other device
- My iPad had no problem with other accounts in Game Center except me. While the same account had no problem with iCloud or email in the same iPad.
I don't and I will not DO restore since it is bizarre problem and I already faced same problem in my iPhone 5s when I restore old backup to iOS 7.0.4 and was the only solution is to set up as NEW iPhone
I saw similar problem but no difinite answer from Apple itself and this is strang but always I was loyal customer and already convinced about 8 of my friends to use iPhone during last 3 years and I expect apple to be loyal to me in the first time I am seeking there actuate direct advice."1- suddenly my iPhone 5 lost mobile company signal and word searching appears instead but no signal for the hole day so I changed the sim with other provider and since it gave me the same result I searched the web and the seems no solution other than restore.
I did restore and update to iOS 7.0.4 but at the restore takes at the last 1% in the last moment of restore it will take loooong time then gave me error 3. And now for more than a month the iPhone stuck with recovery logo. Almost I tried every trick in the book . Change USB cable, port, PC. PC with other OS . Even freezing the iPhone as I read here noooooo result the same happened again and again."
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3G iPhone Problems with iTunes 9.2: synch problems
About 3 days ago I started getting this error message when I tried to sync my iPhone 3G with my Outlook 2007: "iTunes could not sync calendars to the iPhone [name of phone] because the sync server failed to sync the iPhone." I tried various ways to try to overcome this including a hard reset of the phone, going through all the settings in iTunes, uninstalling/reinstalling iTunes, etc. etc. etc. Nothing worked. So I called Support.
The first thing the Tech asked me is whether I installed OS4. I said no, it's too buggy on a 3G: I had tried soon after OS4 came out & my phone got stuck in backup for over an hour, after which point I aborted the process. Plus what would I gain on a 3G? Nothing.
We talked for a while & he admitted that the issue probably was the fact that the latest versions of iTunes (9.2+) are "supposed to be backwards compatible" with the 3G OS, but that it's really more designed to work with OS4. So the first thing he would have to advise me to do would be to install OS4.
Since it was a given that I wasn't going to do that, his response was a verbal shrug and a passing remark that I might have to find "some way" to downgrade my 9.2 version of iTunes to 9.1. But of course he couldn't tell me how to do that.
Meanwhile, during my long talk with Support my Better Half did a Google on "downgrading iTunes 9.2 to 9.1.1". The result was: http://hackstor.blogspot.com/2010/06/downgrade-itunes-92-to-911-macwindows.html
I followed the instructions on that site & they worked. Curiously enough, my Better Half hasn't been experiencing any of these problems because he did not update his iTunes or try to dl/install OS4. Hmmm... Is there a pattern here???
My conclusion: I won't be updating my iTunes or iPhone OS until all these bugs are worked out. Will I be buying a 4G in the near future? Hmmm....
Disclaimer: I am not an iPhone Tech nor did I sleep in a Holiday Inn this week. I can only tell you what happened to me & how my problem was solved. YMMV.Yes, I don't disagree with the first part. However, I could sync my iphone (to itunes 9.2.1) when I had 4.1 installed from another computer).
I think that I am limited to an old os (10.4.11) on my mac as it is old (pre-intel) and therefore I can't update my OS. If this isn't the case, then an update to my OS could solve the problem. I'll check the requirements of the newer OS now. -
hi i updated my iphone 4 with itunes and now i cannot use my phone as i keep getting error 16 after trying to restore my phone....i cannot afford to replace ..can any body help me...the phone is out of warrenty so apple do not want to know....please any help
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23100453#23100453
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I am experiencing two problems with iTunes on my iPhone 5s.
I am experiencing two problems with iTunes on my iPhone 5s.
Issue 1: iTunes Match
Some song playback is merging songs. I select “Song A” to be played and midway through the song it begins playing “Song B” however when I look at my phone it indicates that “Song A” is still playing even though the actual music is not “Song A”. I searched the Apple Support Community as well as the internet and this seems to be an ongoing issue back to 2012 that has not been resolved. All of the “fixes” that are provided do not work. For example, update/sync iTunes Match, delete the song from your iPhone and re-download from the cloud or delete the song from your iTunes including the iCloud and re-download. None of which worked. I even tried to complete erase the song from my computer hard drive and restarted my computer and then re-downloaded the song and it was still not working.
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I am unable to preview any music on iTunes through the iTunes app on my phone. I have signed out of my user ID and restarted my phone and then logged back in and it did not fix the problem. My iTunes Match and iTunes radio are allowing me to play music. My software is up-to-date.Same problem here, Im running the latest version of iOS 7 on my iphone 5S (ipod 5S) bricked lol. It was working fine and then a mates baby grabbed my phone and dropped it (not very high) then it went off so i turned it on and BAM i got the grey backround with the apple logo on it so, I waited, Then it went to BSOD and got stuck in that loop, I then done a manual reset I was able to turn it off thats all. I tried restore in recovery mode with the latest itunes it come up with Unknown Error, error code (14) (something to do with unreconizable USB) tried many diffrent USB ports but sadly nothing, I then tried DFU mode with itunes still not working. Im really stuck on this one I need some assitance PLEASE! HELP!
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Hi there,
I have Mac OsX 10.6.8, iTunes 10.5 and iPhone 4 version 5.0; all up to date.
When I try to sync my phone with iTunes, the sync goes well until the apps start to sync .... then iTunes closes and I get varying error reports.
I have tried updating everything (Mac, iTunes, iPhone) to no avail.
I tried restoring the iPhone, that didn't help whatsoever.
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I just upgraded to iTunes 11.0.1 and although my music, podcast and apps sync with my iPhone 3GS (Version 4.1), iCal and Address Book doesn't! I get the following error messages:
After clicking OK, another dialog box appears that states:
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WHILE SYNCHING iPHONE 3 WITH iTUNES.
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i did every thing you said and when i went to restore this is what happened: the ipod software update server can not be contacted. make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active, or try again later. what do i do to restore. i used the last way to do it the dfu -
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