IPhone randomly needing restore and then not letting me?
Ok, so my four week old iphone 3gs just up and stopped working. i got an alert on the iphone screen saying "iphone cannot make or receive calls. restore in itunes" so i tried restoring it and it didnt work. i updated my itunes, tried again, and it almost worked.. for about two minutes and then the same thing happened. whats going on? anybody know?
I would try a complete reset of your phone. Just hold your home and sleep buttons until the screen goes blank and the apple icon shows up. If that doesn't work, you need to head off to an Apple Store. One of two things will happen: first, they fix it and show you how they fixed it (important in case it happens again), or, they give a replacement phone. You'll be happy either way.
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Hi, beth.lau.gr.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I understand you have been experiencing issues with your iPhone restarting and showing you a blue screen. I wont be able to give you an exact answer as to why this is happening. However, this is the most relevant troubleshooting article for this issue. This article also provides options to reach out to us via phone for additional assistance.
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