My unlocked iphone 4 just says plug into itunes when i insert my Etisalat (UAE) sim

My unlocked iphone 4 just says plug into itunes when i insert my Etisalat (UAE) sim. it then says restore. i have restored the phone a few times.still the same problem. my sim works in my samsung.

Hi marissacav,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The following article will provide some troubleshooting steps for this issue:
iPhone, iPad or iPod touch: Not responding or does not turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281?viewlocale=en_US
Cheers,
- Judy

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Iphone 4 won't turn on keeps saying plug into itunes when it's on itunes

Phone randomly shut off and won't turn back on. I keep plugging it into itunes to restore it and it tells me an unknown error occurred

I could see this happening if your battery is not charged enough for your iPhone to turn on. I would suggest letting your phone charge for several hours without usage. If the problem still persists, you should try restarting your phone or hard powering down (holding down power button and home button for several seconds simultaneously). If your phone still won't turn on properly after this, the next step would be to reset your settings or restore to default factory mode, keep in mind this will wipe ALL of your data, and you may need to reactivate your phone with your service provider. The final step, should all else fail, would be to bring your device into an Apple store to have it checked and repaired for you. My best guess would be a faulty battery, or possibly a virus installed on your phone. I hope you can get this issue solved on your own quickly, however, should it come to it, Apples repair section has a great reputation.
Best of luck!

2nd generation ipod touch wont turn on. just says plug into itunes and my itunes will not pick it up, what do I do about it?

If Someone could help me out that would be GREAT!

try reset
hold on/off button and home button together for 10 sec
try restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

HT1212 someone entered the password wrong in my ipod too many times and it says its disabled to plug into itunes, when i plug it in to itunes it says it can't open because its password locked. so what can i do?

the password on my ipod was disabled and says plug into itunes. when i plug it into itunes it says the ipod cant connect because it is password locked.

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.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: How to back up
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

Just updated my iphone 6 and my phone says plug into itunes. I can not do anything with it. I dont have itunes on my computer.

just updated my iphone 6 and my phone says plug into itunes. I can not do anything with it. I dont have itunes on my computer.

You are going to have to download and install iTunes on the computer. Your iPhone is in recovery mode. See this support document for help with that. If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Just installed new update to phone, now its saying plug into itunes but itunes doesnt recognise device

Just installed new update to phone 5s this morning, now its saying plug into itunes but itunes doesn't recognize device.
when the files were being extracted my pc stopped any idea of a fix?
or can i remove the update from the program files and re-download it for my phone to be functional again?

Hello giz mckenna,
The article linked below details a number of steps that can help get iTunes to recognize your iPhone.
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS1538
Cheers,
Allen

TS3694 my iphone 4s said it needed updating to ios7.2 and so far its displaying the itunes logo and saying plug into itunes so i tried updating with itunes and it keeps saying it has failed (3194)

my iphone 4s said it needed updating to ios7.2 and so far its displaying the itunes logo and saying plug into itunes so i tried updating with itunes and it keeps saying it has failed (3194)

Hello Amz_Bajwa,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error3194
Unable to contact the iOS software update server gs.apple.com
Error 1004, 1013, 1638, 3014, 3194: These errors may be the result of the connection to gs.apple.com being redirected or blocked. Follow these steps to resolve these errors:
Install the latest version of iTunes.
Check security software and ensure that communication to gs.apple.com is allowed. Follow these stepsfor assistance with security software.
Check the hosts file. The restore will fail if there is an active entry to redirect gs.apple.com. Follow theadvanced iTunes Store troubleshooting steps to edit the hosts file or revert to a default hosts file. See "Blocked by configuration: (Mac OS X/Windows) > Rebuild network information."
Try to restore from another known-good computer and network.
If the errors persist on another computer, the device may need service.
Best of luck,
Mario

I tried to update to ios7 but it said to plug into itunes. I've plugged it in several times but the update fails everytime and my phone continues to say plug into itunes

I tried to update to ios7 but it said to plug into itunes. I've plugged it in several times but the update fails everytime and my phone continues to say plug into itunes. Any help is greatly appreciated

Your iPhone was hacked at a "small phone unlocking shop "
Only the carrier who locked the iPhone from new can unlock it no-one else
Anything else is hacking which forfeits any help from Apple and this forum
I also doubt that Orange will touch it
For an understanding what hacking does see here
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3743..
Since all the UK carriers ( I assume you are in the UK )
offer unlocking you have trashed a perfectly good iPhone

I have erased my ipod as i am selling it on. I wanted to check all my stuff (pictures, notes ect) had been erased, but everytime i plug my Ipod into the computer it isnt recognized. it says plug into Itunes, and i have. Nothing happens. what do i do? HELP

have erased my ipod as i am selling it on. I wanted to check all my stuff (pictures, notes ect) had been erased, but everytime i plug my Ipod into the computer it isnt recognized. it says plug into Itunes, and i have. Nothing happens. what do i do? HELP

Start here:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

Why does my iPad say plug into iTunes

When I turn my Ipad on it has a symbol saying plug into iTunes, does anyone know why this is?

There's really only one reason that would be on your screen, your iPad was reset/wiped for some reason. If you have a security profile on it (because of company email using Active Sync for example) and it was set to wipe the device after a certain number of invalid unlock attempts, that would do the trick if son were to have entered the wrong unlock code enough times.

After my ipod touch restarts because it says plug into itunes and i does not pop up it does not appear in the apple window like it said it would.

After my ipod touch restarts because it says plug into itunes and it does not pop up it does not show up in the itunes window like it says it would. why.

Start here:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
or
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X

My iPhone 4s won't turn on, it turned off by itself now it says plug into iTunes? I don't have a computer is this something I can have fixed at the store?

My iPhone turned off by itself and says to plug into iTunes and won't turn on. Is this something I can have fixed at te store? I don't have a computer with iTunes..

You should be able to restore the iPhone, just connect it to the computer and open iTunes.
Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed and take a look at this, if you run in to a problem.

HT201210 when i plugged my 3gs in a message said there was an update and now it keeps failing and left my iphone with a picture saying plug into itunes which then says unable to contact the server try later ??? any clues ???

I conected my iphone 3gs to Itunes It says there was an update so i agreed it also recommended I do a back up so I agreed. then half way through the process it failed and a message popped up saying unable to contact server try again later. and alls I have on the phone now is a picture indicating to plug into itunes.
Any Clues ???? as when I plug in it says I need to restore the phone and it fails again. it was working fine before I did the update

Is this phone locked to a cell carrier?

TS1363 I'm trying to update to newest software, but during proccess, an error accured, now the iphone 4s wont do anything, it only shows plug into itunes. when i do, the device is not recognized by windows or itunes. any ideas?

im trying to update to newest ios version. but during the proccess, an unknown error accured, now the device wont do anything, just shows the plug into itunes screen. the device does not show in windows or itunes. the iphone wont do anything. i tried restarting, it shuts off and back on, but only shows plug into itunes thing. any ideas?

From my experience, the only way you're gonna get a PC afflicted with this disease to work with a 5th gen nano is to roll back to an earlier version of iTunes. Those affected have been exhausted by this ongoing issue. To update or not to update? And I always say never update unless you have to, and turn off all that auto update mess!
I have two core2duo lappies running 32b vista. My workflow dictates 32b fyi. One is acer aspire running itunes v 11.1 (.0.126), 5th gen nano was originally formatted and works just fine on this machine to this day. My other is the bigger badder lenovo thinkpad and the 5th gen will NOT mount using any version of itunes past 11.0 (.1.12) Windows mounts it just fine. itunes is not having it. no shirt no shoes no service.
I have both a 4th and 5th gen nano. The 4th gen works great on both machines, I even successfully tested it with the latest version (11.1.5) before subsequent deletion on the thinkpad! Weird huh? I think my next experiment might be to restore my 5th gen w/ a Mac and theeeeen plug it into PC itunez.
I'm at a loss on the thinkpad. Scanned for intruders. Cut the Lenovo bloat. Executed system and reg maintenance. Took down msconfig to a safe mode + itunes level to attempt to resolve possible sw conflicts but to no avail. NO NO NO. Every single dang port, every time on the thinkpad. Has me feeling like others might get the same treatment by the next itunes update. :|
So in summary for me:
5th gen nano and thinkpad are a NoGo on 11.1^ last working version for me = 11.0.1
5th gen nano is working on an acer aspire 11.1.0 but no way in the world am I updating
4th gen nano is kicking 5th gen nano's @zz so what would make me want to buy a new ipod?

Iphone 4 unresponsive and flashes apple logo but itunes wont recognise it . when plugged into the mains it turns onto recovery mode and asks to be plugged into itunes, when i unplug it from the mains it turns straight off again

please help! my iphone randomly went unresponsive, when plugged into itunes it flashes apple logo and itunes doesnt recognise it and when plugged into the mains its in recovery mode, asks to be connected to itunes, but immediately turns off when unplugged from mains

You could try to do a hard reset, sometimes resetting the phone helps. Hold down the sleep/wake button on the top and the home button until you see the apple logo, this make take a minute or two but this might help.

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