My 3gs keeps reloading saying activation required?

My phone keeps reloading and then says activation required, connect to itunes. i do and nothing happens except for it reloading and starting over again?

Were you, by chance, running a beta version of iOS 7 on your phone?
If so, this will be the problem. You will need to log Into the private developers forum at https://developer.apple.com/support/ios/
If you are not a developer, you will need to seek help by way of your favourite search engine.

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HT1386 my phone will no longer turn all the way on or sinc... It just says activation required.

My I phone will no longer turn on all the way or conect with my computer all the way to sinc.... keeps saying "activation required"? How do I activate?

The only time I have ever seen that is when my SIM card is out of my phone. Try opening the sim card tray and then replacing it after a minute. Use a paperclip to pop the door open on the side of the phone (if it is a 4 or 4s) or on top (if 3GS) and see if that changes the alert message. Check back with status if that doesn't help. You can also trying a full restore by plugging it into your computer and opening iTunes. When it recognizes the phone click on the phone name in the left menu and hit restore. This will erase the phone but if you have a backup you can restore from that after it resets the phone or you can set it up as a new phone and start from scratch. Good luck, let me know if this helps.

TS2755 My iPhone 4 says that I need to restore it every day, even after I have already restored it. When I try to restart the phone after receiving the restore message, it then changes and says "activation required". How do I fix this?

My iPhone 4 keeps having the "Restore Needed" message pop up on my phone. I have restored my phone several times this week, and it still keeps happening. The "Restore Needed" message pops up, so I immediately do a hard shut-down. Once the phone restarts, the phone then says "Activation Required". I keep shutting down and restarting the phone, and sometimes it snaps out of it, seemingly on its own. Sometimes I have to go home and restore and activate my phone. How do I fix this? I'm 2.5 hours away from the closest Apple store and 1 hour away from the closest AT&T store.
Thanks!
Autumn

Make the time and take it to the Apple Store. Make an appointment first. Or you can call AppleCare and go for a mail in replacement.

3GS froze, then said Activation required, now fails to restore with unknown error (1)

My 3GS froze while using Navigon, then showing a pop-up saying "Activation required". When tapping the pop-up, an unusual white question box regarding location service shows up, after tapping "next" the process hangs. Connected to iTunes later, same procedure again, hangs again. When trying restore with iTunes, the whole load process looks ok, but at the end fails with "unknown error (1)", probably when trying to rstart the phone. I tried all variations (restore mode, DFU mode, hard reset) but no luck. The phone was recently officially unlocked (AT&T), could this be a factor? Or is this a harware problem? Any ideas aor hints welcome.
Thanks,
Manfred

Thanks for the pointer to the KB article. Error 1 is missing from the list provided by iTunes (more information), but I was afraid it means hardware. Will try on another computer, but I'm afraid the phone is sick.
Thanks,
Manfred

Updated iphone5c to ios 8.1.3 and now it says activation required. Why?

I updated the iphone 5 c to IOS 8.1.3 and now the phone keeps saying activation required. Why? We have 2 phones. The other one did not do this? How do I solve the problem?

I restored for same version
for earlier versions is not possible, because this is not signed by more apple

HT4623 please help ive put in ee sim in my iphone5 and it keeps coming up activation required what do i do

hi ive put my ee sim card in my iphone 5 and its keeps coming up activation required can anybody help me

The iPhone will activate only with a SIM from the carrier that your phone is locked to. From where did you purchase your phone?

HT4061 found old iphone 4. want to use it for wifi. But it wont let me into my iphone. it says activation required and then plug into itunes, then as soon as I plug it into itunes it flashes the apple logo on and off and wont be detected on itunes.

found olf iphone 4 or 4s in the back of my parents closet. They told me I could now have it back and its been a year since the last time I saw it. It wont turn on unless it is plugged up to a wall plug in. But as soon as I turn it on it says activation required then it says plug into itunes. After I try doing that it plugs into my computer but flashes the apple logo on and off. It wont even turn on all the way when plugged into computer...only the wall. ANY IDEAS?): and no I didnt steal/find this phone. It is mine. I dont have the guts to steal but a lot of people online have accused me.

You may need to force it into recovery mode. See here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/17766427#17766427

My ipod touch says "activation required, connect to itunes" i restore it on my itunes and it seems to be working, after i tried connecting to my wifi but no luck, i reset it and the same thing happens all over again. Help!

my ipod touch says "activation required, Connect to itunes" i restored it with on my itunes and it seems to be working again, after i tried connecting to my wifi with no luck i reset it, and again it pops back "activation required, connect to itunes" i restored again, its a non ending cycle, and it makes no sense having my ipod and i cannot connect to the internet with it, can someone please help with this issue?

Maybe here:
Restore loop (being prompted to restore again after a restore successfully completes)
Troubleshoot your USB connection. If the issue persists, out-of-date or incorrectly configured third-party security software may be causing this issue. Please follow Troubleshooting security software issues. .
Next would be to make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

My iphone 4 says activation required and then connect to itunes and when i try to connect it wont what do i do (i cant use it at all) :'(

my iphone 4 says activation required and then connect to itunes and when i try to connect it wont what do i do (i cant use it at all) :'(

i got it from O2... and it dosent do anything when i plug it into my laptop it dosent come up at all or connect to itunes

HT1937 my ipod is saying activation required what does that mean/

please help me my ipod is saying activation required what does that mean/

Try plugging your iPod into your computer then launch iTunes.

Good morning friends, I have a problem with my iphone 4s since I get a screen that just light it says "Activation Required" restored it and not corrected, I bought my factory unlocked iphone, how I can fix this, I had installed the version 6.0 as develope

Good morning friends, I have a problem with my iphone 4s since I get a screen that just light it says "Activation Required" restored it and not corrected, I bought my factory unlocked iphone, how I can fix this, I had installed the version 6.0 as developer to

If you have a beta copy of iOS6
1. You are a developer and will know how to transition from beta
to release version and to use the Develpoer forum
2. You have a pirate copy of the beta and no-one on this Apple hosted Forum can help you
try Google

I found an IPhone and tried to return it but we couldnt. I thought if make good use of it. It say Activate Phone Connect to ITunes. everytime I try it say Activation required. Plz help?!?

I found an IPhone and tried to return it but we couldnt. I thought if make good use of it. It say Activate Phone Connect to ITunes. everytime I try it say Activation required. Plz help?!?

Mla1234 wrote:
I found an IPhone and tried to return it but we couldnt.
Try harder. It is useless to you.
Mla1234 wrote:
It say Activate Phone Connect to ITunes. everytime I try it say Activation required.
The Apple ID and Password that was Originally used to Activate the iDevice is required
If you do not have that information you will not be able to use the Device.
Activation Lock in iOS 7 > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5818

HT4528 my phone randomly cut off and then cut back on and is saying activation required

my phone randomly cut off cut back on and is saying activation required however it will not activate period.
i have an iphone 5 but it was not listed below

You have a bootlegged copy of the iOS 7 beta installed, don't you?
Congratulations, they caught up with you. That's what you get for stealing software.

HT4993 my phone says activation required but wont allow me to activate

My I phone stopped working and says activation required but wont allow me to activate it or get out of the wifi menu

See the solution post in this thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19837750#19837750

I cannot activate my ipad1, i already activated it but i just restarted it and then when i turn it on st says activation required, but when im trying to activate it. i cannot activate it.. i connect it to itunes but it cannot read its content..

i cannot activate my ipad1, i already activated it but i just restarted it and then when i turn it on st says activation required, but when im trying to activate it. i cannot activate it.. i connect it to itunes but it cannot read its content..

See Here and follow all the steps...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

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