My iPhone 4 is shut off and wont turn back on, unless i plug it in an outlet & when i do that it says "connect to Itunes" & then i do that and the phone wont turn on & it shows nothing is plugged in . HELP!

My iPhone 4 is shut off and wont turn back on, unless i plug it in an outlet & when i do that it says "connect to Itunes" & then i do that and the phone wont turn on & it shows nothing is plugged in . HELP!
& it keeps trying to turn on but it wont . like the apple logo pops up for a minute , then turns off.

Had exact same problem. Rang Apple support and various apple repairers. All of them said in effect, too bad, you'll have to lose everything since your last backup. It's a work phone with very important stuff on it and the latest backup was on a computer that had a virus. Convergence of crap :/
Happened to talk to a friend who said to try replacing the battery. Did that. Problem fixed. All data saved.
To all Apple support people: rather than say 'once it's in recovery mode you lose all data' try saying 'replace your battery and see if that works first'!!!!

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i have a iphone 3gs. while connecting to itune, it advised me to upgrade the phone to ios 6. ii downloaded and upgraded the phone to ios 6.but the phone is not going for set up and not reading the sim. Please advise.

YOu'll have to restore, nothing else you can do.
If you have an older backup you can restore to that.

When i plug in my ipod to my PC it makes a sound like it doesnt accept it. on the ipod, it says connect to itunes because it was disabled many times. why wont it connect?P.S I know nothing about this kind of stuff

when i plug in my ipod to my PC it makes a sound like it doesnt accept it. on the ipod, it says connect to itunes because it was disabled many times. why wont it connect?P.S I know nothing about this kind of stuff

Disabled
Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

My iPhoneis disabled and says to connect to iTunes. How can I get the phone unlocked?

My daughter tried to change her code to unlock her phone and the phone locked up and says that her phone is diabled and to connect to iTunes. Is there any thing to do to unlock fix this problem?

You will need to connect the phone to iTunes, like the message said.
The code was tried too many times, and it was locked out for security. This is to prevent stolen phones from being accessed.
If you cannot get the phone to work after you have synced in iTunes, then I would try restoring the phone as a last resort.
Hope this helps.
Justin

Please help block my ipod touch second generation and forget the code, try putting the code so many times that now says connect to itunes, I connect but will not let me do anything that tells me this should unlock with key and I should do for Please help!

please helpme i block my ipod touch second generation and forget the code, try putting the code so many times that now says connect to itunes, I connect but will not let me do anything that tells me this should unlock with key and I should do for Please help!. thanks

Place the iPOd in recovery mode and then restore. For recovery mode:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore

Hi everybody.. i have a problem nad i need help a.s.a.p ... i forgut my ipad passcode and tryed to remember it tell it locked and i cant get open .. it says connect to itunes .. i did that and its still not opening? what can i do? thanks

hi everybody.. i have a problem nad i need help a.s.a.p ... i forgut my ipad passcode and tryed to remember it tell it locked and i cant get open .. it says connect to itunes .. i did that and its still not opening? what can i do? thanks

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Regards.

Hello.....my ipad is locked and i forgot the password! on my screen it says ipad is disable then under that it says connect to itunes! what do i do to unlock it?

Hello.....my ipad is locked and i forgot the password! on my screen it says ipad is disable then under that it says connect to itunes! what do i do to unlock it?

If you cannot remember the passcode, you will need to restore your device using the computer with which you last synced it.
This allows you to reset your passcode and resync the data from the device (or restore from a backup).
If you restore on a different computer that was never synced with the device, you will be able to unlock the device for use and remove the passcode, but your data will not be present.

After I tried to update my Ipad mini, it kept saying hello in different languages on my lock screen and then when I slide across, it says connected to itunes but it's not doing anything!! Please help!!! And by the way it's plugged into the laptop to itune

After I tried to update my Ipad mini to the newest update, it kept saying hello on my lock screen in different languages and then when I slide the screen across, it says connected to itunes but it's not doing anything!! By the way my Ipad mini is plugged into my computer and connected to itunes!! Please help me!!

FORCE IPAD INTO RECOVERY MODE
1. Turn off iPad
2. Turn on computer and launch iTunes (make sure you have the latest version of iTune)
3. Plug USB cable into computer's USB port
4. Hold Home button down and plug the other end of cable into docking port.
DO NOT RELEASE BUTTON until you see picture of iTunes and plug
5. Release Home button.
ON COMPUTER
6. iTunes has detected iPad in recovery mode. You must restore this iPad before it can be used with iTunes.
7. Select "Restore iPad"...
Note:
1. Data will be lost if you do not have backup
2. You must follow step 1 to step 4 VERY CLOSELY.

I tried to update to iOS on my ip4 and it didn't go through and the it turned of and now says connect to iTunes I'm beyond mad and would like to know why my phone did this I payed go money for nothing

I tried to update my iPhone 4 to iOS and it was going fine intell it got to the part where the screen was black with the apple logo and had the loading bar and it didn't load then it shut off for 30 seconds and turned on and said connect to iTunes I payed a lot of money for that phone and. I'm beyond mad......!!!!

We'll I don't have a laptop but can my carrier fix it I have only had it for 10 months and my 12 month warranty isn't up yet so can sprint fix it that my carrier

HT4993 i did a master reset on my iphone 4. now when i try to set the phone back up from the start i put in the language and country, I hit next and it takes me to a screen that says connect to itunes, then will not me go any further, what do i do?

i did a master reset on my sprint iphone 4 and i do not know what steps to take to get the phone to where i can connect to wifi after putting in the language and country... please help

Connect it to your computer via the supplied sync cable and restore.

HT1212 I have smashed screen on phone and need to back it up but as i cant enter my passcode it will not let me connect to itunes. Is there any way round this ?

I have smashed the screen on my phone and need to back it up but as i cannot enter my passcode itunes will not let me connect. Is there a way round this?

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I have an Iphone 4s and it is locked and disabled. It says connect to Itunes but I no longer have the pc it is backed up to, how can I restore it?

please help! I need my phone!

You can use any computer to force the phone into recovery mode, as described here, & restore it:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
However, if not the computer you normally sync with, or no iCloud backup, you will only be able to restore as a new device. All data on your phone will be erased

Iphone 4s says "connect to iTunes" then goes through the whole restore process before telling me it can't be restored.

First of all I am using a MAC and do not have any third party security programs. So when the iphone fails to restore because of an error (1611 or 1603 or 1609) and I read through it all and it keeps coming back to a third party security program interferring, it get very frustrating. So I talk to the Rogers tech guy and after he walks me through the restore process that I have already mastered several times and he winds up telling me it's a software issue and that my phone thinks someone has tried to unlock it or jailbreak it. Well as I wouldn't have a clue as to where to start jailbreaking and the phone was working fine this morning...... Needless to say I am extremely frustrated and have been fiddling with this stupid thing for 4 hours now. So somebody please help. I'd rather not be out a $600 phone.

You need to restore the iPhone via recovery mode. To do this follow the link below to guide you:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Because you need to restore to factory settings all data on the iPhone will be erased. Because the iPhone was never backed up most of the data you won't be able to get back.

HT201263 ok so my daughter is getting her ipod taken and she disabled it to the point that it says connect to itunes but when i connect the ipod to itunes it says i cant becauses its locked or something is there any way that i can unlock it?

ok so my daughtewr is getting her ipod taken but before i took it she disabled it to where it said connect to itunes i did but it says that is locked and i need to unlock it to get it into itunes and she wont tellme the pass code. i need please

Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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Once i turn on my iphone it says connect to itunes, so i did that and restored by phone but now it keeps saying the same thing. Once i reconnect it to itunes it tells me theres a problem with my phone. what is it?

is my phone damaged and i should just buy anyother one?

See Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
You may need to try this More than Once...
Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
But... if the Device has been Modified... this will Not necessarily work.

My iPhone 4 is shut off and wont turn back on, unless i plug it in an outlet & when i do that it says "connect to Itunes" & then i do that and the phone wont turn on & it shows nothing is plugged in . HELP!

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