My iphone4 is not seen on itunes. When I plug the iphone the device does not recognize it but the pc recognizes it as a camera or something. What can I do?
My Iphone is not seen on itunes when I plug it. I've tried everything that I found on the internet. but it still doesn't work, so I can't sync my iphone. What can I do? I have checked all the USB ports, I have desinstalled and installed again itunes, and I have run out of ideas.
When you plug it it, it should recognize it as an Apple IPHONE under devices. It will then bring the Camera/Connection wizard for the photos on the device. When you plug into different USB, it should bring the hardware wizard and tell you what its installing, what happens?
Under Device Manager, under Imaging Devices it will show up as Apple IPHONE. Is this being shown in your computer?
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My iPhone 3 is not seen on iTunes when I connect it. It is also showing low battery but is not even charging and continously showing the Apple logo... What should I do? Thanks in advance, Jahnavi...
Jahnavi,
two things to be looked upon in this case. First thing is about the battery. Once the battery has enough charge in it we can try a force restore on the phone to re-install the iOS.
> Try a hard reset of the phone (Press and hold the HOME button and the Sleep/Wake button until the phone restarts and comes up with Apple logo). After trying this step, try charging the phone and see if the battery holds the charge.
> Once battery has enough charge in it then we can force it to DFO mode and perform restore. For restore refer to this link. -
My ipod touch has a permanent image of the end of a USB cable with an arrow pointing to an icon of ITunes. I can't reset using the two button method, and ipod does not appear on itunes when I plug it into the computer - and nothing else happens either. This happened after I agreed to a software update which failed. How can I get it going again?
Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar -
I had to reinstall Itunes. That was successful. When I plug in my Iphone it shows up in devices. However, when I plug in my Ipod it does not show up in the devices and it does not automatically synch. What do I need to do?
Thanks,
AllenIt has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for this very occasion.
If for some reason you have failed to do this, not good, then you can transfer itunes purchass from the ipod. File>Devices>Transfer Purchases -
Since I bought my windows 8 PC, when I connect my iphone 4S it does not appear in iTunes. Has anyone had this happen?
Hi David,
If you are having issues with your iPhone not being recognized by iTunes on your Windows machine, you may find the troubleshooting steps in the following article helpful:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
Regards,
- Brenden -
hey guyz.. i wanna ask if i get an updated version from itunes when i plug my iPhone into the Pc, i get a letter tells me that there is an update for your iPhone ... i wanna ask is it safe to download ?? and does it make any side effects on longTerm using ??
It is safe to download if your phone is not jailbroken. Before you download it, however, take some precautions:
Reboot your computer
Disable your antivirus and firewall
Connect the phone cable to a USB port directly on the computer, not a hub
Before updating right click on the name of the phone in iTunes and choose "Backup"
When you are given the choice choose "Download only", not "Download and Update"
After the download completes successfully click the Update button to install it.
Most of these steps are just being overly cautious, as most people ignore them and have no problems. But occasionally the extra steps save grief. -
On iTunes when i plug my iphone in, the bar at the bottom with contains the information about the capacity of my iphone, it has a bar called 'other' which has 4GB. I don't know what is taking up that space or how to get rid of it. please help
You can reduce the size to normal, which is about 1GB, by restoring the phone.
Backing Up, updating, and restoring your iPhone and iPod touch software
The size of this part can increase when something goes wrong during a sync, or some files can't be read anymore by iTunes. -
after downloading the 64 bit version of itunes, when i plug my iphone in, it says that i need the 64 bit version software
PLEASE!!! LOLHello Rob,
It sounds like you have installed the 64 bit version of iTunes, but you continue to the get an error message that suggests to download the 64 bit version any time you connect your iPhone. I understand that you have already uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes, but sometimes you may need to uninstall additional components related to iTunes to completely remove it from your system.
I recommend following the steps in the article below to completely uninstall iTunes (click on the link for your version of Windows):
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
Once you have completely uninstalled iTunes, you can download the 64 bit version of iTunes for Windows here:
iTunes 11.0.5 for Windows (64-bit)
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1615
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M. -
"The selected communication device does not exist"
Whenever I log on (or come out of sleeping), I get a prompt box from Internet Connnect that says "The selected communication device does not exist. Please verify your setting and try again". I think this started to happen when I stopped using a USB modem to access the internet. Recently I was again using a (different) USB modem, and when I stopped (I now have a wireless router), I now get TWO of the above alerts!
To be clear - I have no problem accessing and using the internet with the wirelss router I am using.
Is there a way of deleting historical communication devices I no longer use from Internet Connect that might stop this from happening?
Thanks in advance.
G4 iBook Mac OS X (10.4.8)Hello Dunstan,
I wonder if this might have something to do with Location and Network settings.
I'd go to System Preferences/Network and, choosing the location that you are using, select the "modem" tab. On the presumption that, because you are now using wireless router and that your computer is no longer using its built-in modem, I'd delete all settings under "modem".
Then I'd open Internet Connect and see what crops up when you click on the Modem tab. It should be blank. If it is not, I'd close Intertet Connect, then go to My User Folder/Library/Preferences, and there move the following file to the Desktop: com.apple.internetconnect.plist. Open Internet Connect again.
There are other things that can be done, especially in the Locations settings. However, I'd try the above first.
Best of luck,
Martin
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i am trying to pair my new magic mouse to my macbook pro and i get the message "this device does not have the necessary services".
Hi Barry
Thanks for the advice.
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I bought an Apple TV and plug my iPhone via airplay does not appear me on the screen
I bought an Apple TV and plug my iPhone via airplay does not appear me on the screen
Try restarting all devices including portable iOS ones and your router.
Check Airplay is not disabled in AppleTVs settings.
AC -
IPOD not recognized by itunes when its plugged in and recharged
can't get itunes to recognize my shuffle when its plugged in. ipod works with what already loaded on it but I can't change anything cuz itunes doesn't see it! I installed latest itunes updater and ipod updater to no avail and everything else the website suggested. HELP!!!!!
I get exactly what your describing and I noticed we are using the same laptop!!
I did not notice originally as I've got an old 40gb click wheel, about 3/4 years old. The battery is not great so assumed it may have been that but even fully charged I'm getting no luck.
I also followed the 5 r's and all the other suggestions for Ipod in My compute but not in itunes but nothing has worked. I cannot get my laptop to recognised my ipod via Itunes but it see's it fine via My Computer.
Both the Ipod and Itunes work fine without each other, Ipod plays songs fine etc and Itunes downloads music from cd etc and still performs all the usual functions but nothing else works.
I'm desperate for help as I run every day and buy a new cd each week and at this rate I'm going to have to dig out my old CD player!
Also just a point of note I looked the price to get my Ipod serviced as I figured this may help but the price quoted from apple was £160+...you can get a new 30gb for less...talk about customer explotation!! -
when I connect my iPhone, iPhoto opens and the phone begins charging but iTunes does not recognize it and I cannot sync. Any advice?
Howdy AndieKanaras,
It sounds like your iPhone is being recognized everywhere but in iTunes. I would use the troubleshooting for that issue in the following article, named:
If you don't see your connected device in iTunes for Mac
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the very best,
Sterling -
My ipod is not recognised in itunes when i plug it into the computer, why?
my ipod is not being recognised in itunes when plugged into the computer, i have uninstalled itunes and reinstalled itunes several times and it still isnt working, does anyone have any ideas what is the matter?
megz17, myself (munwaaaa) and a couple other have the solution for this on this site. Not sure how to surf to it exactly as i just added replies to the origonal post, but keep searching, if i find the link it will kick it to you.
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My I-Touch is not showing up on I-Tunes when I connect it to my Mac. Is there something I can do to make it show up?
Try here:
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
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iTune Software locks up when I connect my iPod Classic and it does not recognize iPod is connected and does not sync musice as it use to. Looking for ideas to try. Running updated iTune software and have reset iPod?
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
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