Phone 4 home button does not work, iPhone 4 home button does not work

Phone 4 home button does not work. I tried to put it off and on, but to no avail. Tried updating, still nothing.

No magic solutions for a hardware problem. You'll need to bring your phone to Apple for replacement ($149), or find a 3rd party to fix your phone (which will forfeit all future support on that phone, warranty or otherwise, from Apple)

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Why does it say can not open iphone mobile device service not started after the udate fixes?

can someone please help after i update my soft ware to fix sum bug issues now when i hook up my iphone to my laptop it say can not open iphone mobile device is not started

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Notes on iPhone and iCloud, but not on Mac's Notes

I have notes that I've created on my iPhone and they've all been created under one account, my iCloud account. I can see all the notes when I go to iCloud.com but I can't access them when I open the Notes application on my Mac. I only see a select few of the notes from iPhone/iCloud.com on the Notes application on my Mac. How can I go about getting access to the rest of the notes from my Mac? And yes, I have iCloud set up on my Mac so I don't understand why this problem is occurring or how to fix it.

Go to System Preferences>iCloud, uncheck Notes, choose Delete from Mac (they will still be in iCloud), restart your Mac then go back to System Preferences and check Notes again.

Safari not working iPhone 5 just does a continues to search. I have reset my phone.

Have reset. Have updated. Safari just continues to load and lock on the screen.
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"Jailbroken" means unauthorized modification of the phone to allow installing unapproved apps and is the most common cause of instability and bizarre behavior of iPhones. See this:
Unauthorized modification of iOS has been a major source of instability, disruption of services, and other issues
If your phone isn't jailbroken, try these steps as needed (assuming you've already done the phone reset and have internet connection with other apps):
1. Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings
2. Restore to factory settings, also restoring a backup
3. Restore to factory settings without restoring a backup (as a new phone)
Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings

My button that turns my iPhone on/off is not working. Can this be fixed?

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Take it in to an Apple store or authorized service provider for evaluation.

TS5185 Hello I bought a different phone and no longer have th iPhone, but I can not receive text messages from iPhone users what can I do, since I don't have the phone

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I recently bought my brother's iphone 4 from him and connected to my computer and downloaded some pictures. Now, however when i connect it says my phone is charging but my windows 7 laptop doesn't recognize my phone, can anyone help me please???

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538

Windows 8.1 Computer not recognizing iPhone 5 and iTunes not opening

So i've been having these issues persist since I updated to iOS7 in September. Computer is a MSI GT60 2OD-026US running windows 8, now 8.1.
How this all started in September:
1. Download iTunes and it sees iPhone, update to iOS7
2. Everything is all good until it tries to connect to iTunes after extracting the old software, the computer doesn't acknoledge the phone is connected.
3. Try all usb ports, no luck
4. update usb drivers, already updated, no help
5. reinstall itunes, no luck
6. itunes starts to not open, its running in the task manager but no window shows up, even after ending the task and relaunching
7. uninstall itunes and reinstall on the OS drive, now it works, but still wont see iphone.
8. temporary fix found, iphone successfully restores on a different computer and all is good for a while
Second problem:
1. try to sync new CD onto iPhone, when suddenly I have over have my phone filled with "other" data
2. restore to clear "other" data
3. computer again wont recognize it after extracting the software
4. again use temporary fix of going to another computer
Today:
1. got a lot of new non itunes music, going to sync it
2. uh oh, I have duplicate songs on it and lots of the album artwork is wrong
3. woah, suddenly I have 5 gb of "other" data, lets restart for a clean slate
4. and like clockwork my computer doesn't recognize it after software extraction, get 4005 error message
5. reinstall itunes and itunes refuses to open because I moved it back to my 1TB drive instead of my 128GB SSD OS drive because it was getting rather full.
5. iTunes again will not open, even in safe mode but again shows up in the taskbar
I've looked at many threads similar to this and no solution has worked.
Have any ideas? or should I just bring my computer into the apple store?

I have stated every issue I’ve had so far in a fairly clear and concise way. I think if you read what I wrote, it all makes logical sense as to what is going on. Windows 7/8 would work just as well on a Mac if it was supported the same way the OS is for other OEMs.
As I stated earlier in the post, I’m having these same issues in windows 8, not just 8.1, which is the reason for the post. I know the difference between supported by drivers and not supported by the manufacturer. The fact that when Haswell mbp’s came out and no revision to bootcamp for the new hardware was released to fix issues with installing windows on the new hardware shows Apple clearly Is not supporting bootcamp as strongly as they advertise.
I am being realistic on Apple having drivers early. Anyone with an MSDN subscription can download the RELEASE version of windows months ahead of the actual release, I’m 100% sure if any average consumer can do that by paying $100 and saying they are a developer, apple can do it just as easily.
You aren’t much help, you haven’t answered really anything to my post, nor have you contributed any knowledge that wasn’t clearly posted above, so don’t say anything if you don’t have anything to contribute.
By the way, my rant is directed at apple, as you can see because I am saying “Apple, if you are going to…” because this is an Apple forum on Apple’s website. It is not directed to end users, clearly.

TS1538 windows xp not recognizing iphone - apple usb driver not in list

I have followed all the troubleshooting steps in TS1538. I have uninstalled everything associated with apple and reinstalled the latest version of itunes at least 10 times. I have tried and tried and tried to figure out how to get the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver to show up in the device manager list with no luck. Everything else appears to be as it should according to all the troubleshooting steps with the exception that the USB driver will not show up in the list. I've tried taking a screenshot and getting the computer to recognize it as a camera without luck. I've tried using a different apple iphone, and ipad and an ipod with no luck. I've taken my phone and cable to another computer and it works perfectly. There is something preventing itunes from installing the usb driver on my computer. This is my work computer that I need to sync with to keep my contacts and appointments synced. Please help!!! I have disabled everything I can including software, antivirus and all peripherals without any luck. I am running winXP service pack 3 and itunes v. 10.7.0.21.
This has worked great for the last 2 years and then stopped working about 3 weeks ago and I have been trying to fix it off and on since then. Any and all help is appreciated. It started when I was trying to get my sons locked iphone 3G to sync with my computer and it wouldn't show up. That was the last thing to sync with this computer and nothing has worked since. I am confident that I've eliminated all the variables that I could.
Thank you for you time and effort.
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Maybe a Microsoft Update broke the driver? Or an update to your security software? Have you rebooted your computer? Have you tried disabling your antivirus and firewall? Have you tried removing and reinstalling iTunes?

ITunes could not restore iPhone (from backup) because not enough free space on *iPhone*?!

Hey everyone,
I recently upgraded to iOS 6 and before I upgraded, I made sure to make a backup because I know upgrading to the new OS can often cause people to lose their things. After upgrading to iOS 6, I found I had everything except for all my messages and some of my contacts (it appears all contacts I added within the past 6-7 months or so are gone, but the older ones are there). I need my messages and those newer contacts, so I want to restore from the backup I made before upgrading to iOS 6, but unfortunately, I get an error message saying iTunes could not restore from backup because there is not enough free space on my iPhone. Note, not my computer or my hard disk, my iPhone. First of all I don't see why I would need free space on my iPhone to restore it, and secondly, I have about 5GBs of free space on it. What can I do?

Yes. Those are the only ones saved by iTunes, as the working assumption is that all the other photos are on your computer and thus can be synced from that source, without the backup duplicating them and taking long time and lots of space. Photos on the camera roll are assumed to be not yet Transferred.
A few random-thoughts suggestions...
Not sure if you tried this multiple times, but it might worth doing. Just remember to cancell the Sync as soon after connecting so you don't overwrite the backup.
1. Check if you still have an older backup that might have the pictures. Follow the instruction by user Linda Custer in this discussion: https://discussions.apple.com/message/13011509#13011509
2. Check the links in the More Like This box on the right, or do a search for your issue on these forums or on Google.
3. Find third party utilities that treat the iPhone as an external USB disk and therefore allow for extracting photo files directly from the device, bypassing iTunes. Search here, Google or check MacUpdate: http://www.macupdate.com/
And perhaps the most obvious, that I forgot to ask about:
4. If you switched iCloud on, and selected backup to iCloud you should have a backup outside of your computer; just select the iCloud backup, instead of the local one, for Restore.
5. If you switched iCloud on and checked PhotoStream on, you should have the camera roll photos in the cloud and can retrieve them from the cloud via the Web site, your Photo app, etc.
Good luck.

Can not activate iphone 4 - SIM card not supported

Hello
I bought an iphone 4 32gb in Germany, the reseller said it is netlock free, factory unlocked etc.
However when I tried to activate using my t-mobile HU micro sim iTunes said "The SIM card inserted.... does not be supported"
Can somebody help ?
Thx

Apparently not .....the test is will it work with any sim .....your problem is if it is locked you have no idea to which carrier
Can you get your money back All iPhones come in an Apple box it is the packaging
see
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937
for country by country status on authorised Suppliers

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I bought my iPhone 3 weeks ago from an AT&T store and use it everyday. It works fine. I bought one for my wife 2 days ago from the same AT&T store and it does not work. After spending 2 + hours on the phone with Apple level 1 and 2 support, the final diagnosis is a bad sim card. (Apple phone support was very good and very professional) They are in process of sending me a box to mail the iPhone in for service and I am confidant they will fix the problem. I am disappointed, however, the iPhone did not work out of the box and I now have to wait for service on a brand new iPhone.
Has anyone experienced the following problem?
When connected to iTunes, the iPhone is not able to connect to the iTunes store and I receive the following error message, "We could not complete your iTunes request. The network connection timed out. Make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active." I was not able to activate it.
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When I plug my iPhone into the computer, everything works fine. The new iPhone does not. I tried everything Apple recommended including: Resetting the phone and deleting / reinstalling iTunes, but nothing worked. So, here I am waiting for service on a brand new iPhone that I have paid for and am paying for monthly service, but cannot use. Kind of stinks...
Anyone have a similar problem?

2 things
one they will overnight you the box and give you a overnight box to send to them (fedex)
two call them back they will also overnight you a free iPhone loaner for the next few days if you ask

ITUNES NOT RECOGNIZING IPHONE 4S DEVICE, NOT ABLE TO SYNC

Hi Everyone, just noticed an anomaly with my devices
ITUNES NOT RECOGNIZING IPHONE 4S DEVICE, AND NOT ABLE TO SYNC. ANY IDEAS WOULD BE HELPFUL, THANKS

Open Device Manager and Right click Apple Mobile Device and choose Update Driver
Select BROWSE My Computer For Driver Software
Select Let me pick from a list of Device Drivers on my Computer
Click Have Disk button---NOTE if the have disk option is not available. Choose a device category
such as mobile phone or storage device if listed then Click Next the have disk button should appear.
Click the Browse button and navigate to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers
Double click the "usbaapl" file or "usbaapl64" or if there is no driver folder look in
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Click open in Have Disk Window Then Click NEXT and then FINISH Windows will install the Drivers
GOT THIS FIX FROM AN EARLIER POST BY J F FOURIE and it worked for me
Hope this helps

Dropped my iphone while making a phone call and when i picked it up the screen was black and now it will not turn on. I have tried holding down the home and power buttons for over 2 hours and it is not working! help :(

i dont know how to fix this help

Basic Troubleshooting Steps when all else fails
- Quit the App by opening multi-tasking bar, and swiping the App upward to make it disappear. (For iOS 6, holding down the icon for the App for about 3-5 seconds, and then tap the red circle with the white minus sign.)
- Relaunch the App and try again.
- Restart the device. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
- Reset the device. (Same article as above.)
- Reset All Settings (Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings)
- Restore from backup. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766 (If you don't have a backup, make one now, then skip to the next step.)
- Restore as new device. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137 For this step, do not re-download ANYTHING, and do not sign into your Apple ID.
- Test the issue after each step. If the last one does not resolve the issue, it is likely a hardware problem.

IPhone Home Button not working after upgrade to ios 5.1.1

Hey everyone,
I'm pretty sure this is a software failure due to the symtoms the iPhone is showing;
0 - the home button does not work at all when the phone is turned on and running ios 5.1.1, well it used to work okay when i had ios 5.0.1, I upgraded to 5.1.0 and started working randomly, upgraded to 5.1.1 to see if it was fixed with no luck at all.
1 - When locked the screen does sometime light up, like when you press the home button and don't slide the unlock button. but it does not exit apps anytime, I mean it doesn't act like it's pressing the home button randomly but only when the phone is locked.
2- The button does work perfectly when iOS is not running: I can get in and get out of recovery and dfu mode at will, that wouldn't be possible if the button were broke.
3- what else? Oh yea, not really a symtom: Tried the 'home button calibration' several times.
4 - It's not filthy, since I really cleaned it thoroughly with a powerful tiny nozed air blower I got and gave a rubbing alcohol treatment too.
5 - when I shut the phone down it instantly turns back on, I can interrupt the turning on for turning the phone into dfu mode (i'm sure It's in DFU mode because the tinyumbrella log monitor tells me)
I'm now using the 'soft' home button that goes in the accesibility options, but hey, I didn't pay a ton of money for a phone that the same Apple is gonna break down.
It's out of warranty and I don't have apple stores where I live.
I'd downgrade to 5.0.1 in a snap if I could but I'm not into jailbreaking, so the shsh blob thingie is not a possibility.
Any apple dev around that can give me a workaround?
thanks a lot in advance
Added more info ~

I had the same problem with Home button not responding after upgrading from iOS 5.1 to iOS 5.1.1 on an iPhone4.   I solved it but not sure exactly what fixed it.   Here is what I did.
1. Took it local Apple store Genius appointment.   They used a special tool and took some lint out of the connector opening.   The Home button started working.   They said even though the phone was out of warranty, I could buy a new replacement one without a contract for $150.
2.   The Home button stopped working when I got home.   I got some compressed air in a can and blew the air through the connector to try and clean out more dust.   I now keep the phone with the connector opening facing down in my pocket.   I also struck the phone downward on my hand or other soft surface to force as much dust out as possible.
3. The Home button still was intermittent. I then tried to do a hard reset by holding the power on key and the Home button simultaneously for about 10 seconds. This doesn't work if the Home button doesn't respond.
4. I connected the iphone to Itunes via the USB to sync the phone. While connected, I did a Hard Reset by Holding the Power button and Home button simultaneously. I noticed the Home button responded better when connected to ITUNES via the USB.
5. I did a backup of the iphone4 by highlighting the iphone 4 while connected to ITunes and right mouse click and selecting BACKUP.    I was prepared to reset my phone4 in iTUNES and restore it from the backup.
The phone worked consistently before I had to do this.
6. As a last resort which I didn't need to do, I was going to copy all my settings for the iphone by selecting the phone in iTUNES and looking at all the sync settings.   I would then have restored the iphone to original factory settings and then sync the phone using the copied settings. This would have made sure that the backup didn't include the bug.
Fortunately, I didn't have to do step 5 and 6.   Things started working after Step 4. So I don't really know if it was the iOS 5.1.1 upgrade or pure coincidence that the Home button stopped working immediately after the upgrade.

My screen went black but the phone is still working because I can hear my text tones come in and also is ringing when someone calls.Screen is still black.Held the home button and top button for up to 5 min,I'm not getting an apple logo for reset. HELP!

The contract on this phone expires March 19. Its not worth getting a new one over a few weeks!

Yes, I understand that. But The screen issue is not a result of user damage. The phone was not dropped when the screen got cracked. My daughter was standing in a chair at the table and dropped one of her toys onto the bottom of the phone and cracked it right by the home button. (Nowhere near the LCD/digitizer flex cables, connections, or logic board components) then a few months later my phone had died, I plugged it in, it showed it was charging, then Apple logo disappeared and screen didn't work. AFTER contacting Apple about the issue and them telling me that it "is a result of the very minimal crack to the sheet of glass that has no relation to the LCD or Digitizer and that the warranty does not cover it I had taken it upon myself to change the LCD/digitizer to no avail, as well as backlight ic and backlight coil to no avail. But how do I go about letting Apple know that it is in fact NOT due to the cracked screen nor is it due to the flex cable connections? I can't. So the lady that works the call center phones trying to "convince" me that she knows what she is talking about and "convince" me that it is from the cracked screen I have to take her word because I can't show Apple that its not because of that without paying them $199 to fix the screen in which case they will just send me a new phone rather than fix the faulty hardware under warranty.

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