Restoring Original iphone not working
My (original) iphone's screen locked. It would not allow me to power it down and the touch screen would not work. It would receive calls but not let me answer them. I tried restoring it on my imac (OS 10.6.8) by doing the following: I hit restore iphone. It asked if I'd like to back it up. I clicked yes. I proceeded to restore it. When I power on the phone it indicates I should connect it to itunes. When I link it to my itunes the device registers in the left column however there are no options to do anything with the phone. I'm not sure where my back up is and how to get my phone working again. Is there anyone out there that can help?
I'm in this same spot. Went to the Apple store yesterday and was informed that Apple removed the support completly for the original iPhone so if you restore an orginal iPhone now and connect it to iTunes it won't do anything but charge it. I'm fairly upset about this because now the device is worthless. I can't believe they did this. After 15 years of support this item really upset me. It is like you get penalized for using an older device. I'm currently trying to see if I can JB it from the "iTunes sync" screen, but not looking so good.
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