ITunes says iphone in recovery mode after iOS upgrade

Hi everyone - my iPhone 4 is reported as being in recovery mode by iTunes (it has the latest iOs installed) iT says phone needs to be restored via iOs reinstall but after this happens it still states phone in recovery mode? Any help or ideas much appreciated. Thanks M

You probably will have to restore. Have you made a backup of your iPhone recently?

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Once the Device is asking to be Restored with iTunes... it is too late to save anything... and you must continue with the Recovery...
See Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
You may need to try this More than Once... Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
Take your time... Pay particular attention to Steps 3 and 4.
After you have Recovered your Device...
Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...
Restore from Backup > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
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Make sure you have the Current Version of iTunes Installed on your computer
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
1. Turn off device
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Hello, I have just downloaded and upgraded my software on iphone 4.
It seemed to have taken about 2-3 hours.
There was an error (which I missed) and now I have on my phone the white apple sign, on my itunes it says - "Itunes has detected an iphone in recovery mode. You must restore this iphone before it can be used with itunes.
My only option on itunes is to restore to original settings, which Im guessing I will lose all my data etc?
Does anyone know of an alternative solution?
I have held down the home and power button but no luck.
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While pressing and holding the Home button down, connect the USB cable to the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The device should turn on.
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Note: If the image of a battery appears, let the device charge for at least ten minutes to ensure that the battery has some charge, and then start with step 2 again. If you don't see the Connect to iTunes screen, try these steps 1 through 4 again.
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"iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes."
Note: If iTunes not open after two minutes, please open iTunes yourself.
Use iTunes to restore the device.
More info here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

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ITunes says iphone in recovery mode after iOS upgrade

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