Updating to iOS4.3 ... stalled ... everything's unresponsive.

So I finally managed to download an uncorrupted version of iOS4.3 for my iPhone 4. It's started to do the update, but now it's halted midway through (the progress bar on iTunes has reached to just under the 'a' of 'Updating' in the message bar saying 'Updating iPhone software ...', the progress bar on the iPhone has barely started).
I presume unplugging and trying again is going to have the iPhone in all sorts of fit and complaints, but I can't really see any alternatives.

Well your probably going to have to unplug it. More then likely this will brick your phone. If a second restore does not work take it into a apple store..

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When Updating to IOS4 Do Not Say Yes to Udpate Changes to Settings

I updated my iPhone 3g to IOS4 on release date. OK You can stop laughing at me know, I got screwed over but I was lucky.
I couldn't get the OS to install using the update so I did the work around and downloaded the OS into iTunes and did a backup and then a restore. I had read a couple of threads that said this would work a lot faster than doing the update. I had waited nearly three hours for the update to finish so I figured it was the combination of my creaky old PC, iTunes and one of the apps on my phone so I tried the restore instead of update trick. It actually worked and only took about 30 minutes start to finish.
BUT when it was done I got a dialog box telling me that I had changed my settings and did I want to apply this change to my phone <YES> or <NO>? Without thinking about it I clicked yes and my phone did another sync. I lost my address book, email and text messages all in one fell swoop. Can you spell panic and nausea? I thought you could.
I was all over the web looking for ways to restore my stuff. I tried another sync because the last one I did before installing the new OS should have still been there...No Luck.
I tried everything I could think of and nothing worked. I wasn't too worried about my email, because of course it was still out on the web (Gmail Rocks!!)
Then it occurred to me, I had been using Gmail and GSync. I set up a new G-Sync account on my phone and set it to running. It took about 24 hours total, but all of my email, contacts and text messages restored themselves to my phone wirelessly.
So I strongly recommend that you do not apply changes to your phone when you do the IOS4 update. At least not the first time around. I also do not recommend using the restore in place of update workaround. Just let the update run (and run and run and run and, well you get it)until it finishes. You should get a clean install and a total restore of your music, contacts, apps, email, etc. I have no idea why an update on an 8 Gb iPhone needs to take hours, but apparently it just does.
So to sum up:
If updating to IOS4 use the update in iTunes not restore
At the end of the update DO NOT apply changes to settings
DO use gmail and G-Sync or another email that backs up your address book to the web.

Fixed it......
The problem was my Apps library in iTunes was not populated with the apps on my phone after the update of iTunes and iOS4. Therefore, that is why I "lost" them visually. Now, had I gone and hit "Apply" I would have been screwed, since nothing was in my iTunes App library.....Sneaky.....
In iTunes, File>"Transfer Purchases from iPhone"
This populates the iTunes App library with the apps on your device. It will take a few minutes, but all of the apps will now show up when you go back and try to sync the iPhone.
Screenshot of Success!
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g134/leonardrock/Screenshot3.png
Nice, I'm not stupid.
Thanks for the chime-ins everybody!

MacBook Pro won't boot after trying to install 10.7.3 update. Start up stalls at Apple logo and spinning gear.

MacBook Pro won't boot after trying to install 10.7.3 update. Start up stalls at Apple logo and spinning gear. Computer won't even start in safe mode.

My daughter's MacBook Pro was doing exactly the same thing. I don't know if it had anything to do with the latest update. She called me about a week ago saying that her MacBook began running slower by the day . She then called me Friday and told me that it wouldn't get past the gray screen and the gear just kept on spinning. I did everything I could over the phone including Safe mode which it wouldn't go into and thought maybe it was the hard drive. She took it to the Apple store. Originally, they also thought it was the hard drive. It ended up being a corrupted operating system (Lion). Apple genius simply re-installed Lion and she's back up and running. Good thing she backed up right before it crapped out. She'll be restoring everything tonight. Don't know if re-installing Lion will help your situation, but it did the trick for my daughter.

3GS is getting error 3194 while trying to update to ios4.3.3

I understand that it's to prevent downgrading the firmware, but I am not doing this. I am updating from ios4.0.1 and itunes gives me 3194 every time. I also have not jailbroken it nor do I want to. How can I fix this problem and just get the firmware update like Apple wants me to?

Phil,
Same here, tried all the suggested steps in the 'more info' link but still gave the 3194.
A quick search of iPhone 4 discussions suggested these steps (thanks MacMan TommyC)
Do a HARD reset of the iPhone - holding the Lock/Power button and Home Buttons until the iPhone powers down and the Apple Logo reappears.
Make sure that your Mac (I'm assuming) has all recent security and iTunes updates completed; Safari, too, made a diff here as well.
Do a HARD reset on the computer as well.
Launch ITunes FIRST then connect the IPhone to the USB again.
Upon recognition, hopefully, ITunes will want to do the Update to iOS 5 for you, do its LOOOOONG back-up, and then install the update for you and then put everything back on.
Also added the following to the host file, not sure if it actually helped but it was came up quite frequent on a Google search
#74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com
Hope the above helps

Cannot update to iOS4.... stuck at backup for over 5 hours now.

I've been trying to update my 3G to iOS4 all day now, and its just sitting at the backup screen. I backed it up manually (right-click iPhone, backup) right before this, and it was fine, didn't take longer than usual. Then I told it to update to iOS4. It did the whole 'preparing for backup' thing, then went on to the actual backup. It got to about ~10% of the progress bar, and got stuck there. I left to go do somework and let it sit there and 'backup'. 5 hours later, I got back, and its still at the same ~10% spot. The progress bar does the whole windows scrolling effect so its not frozen.... What's going on??

OK, I had the same issue about it backing up for long time. I cancelled.
I read in one of these posts to back up prior to installing 4.0. Then hit restore. I did that and I now have 4.0 on my phone. But guess what- the restore went to factory defaults. No data, no apps, no photos, no music.
They are in my iTunes, but I have to manually select if I don't want them all on my iPhone.
There was no option to LOCATE the back up I had just done ... where is it? Do I really have to reinstall everything?

Did NOT update to iOS4, 3G slow ANYWAY

I did NOT update to iOS4. I saw all the reports of it slowing the 3G down, so I didn't.
And in the time since, my iPhone has been crazy slow ANYWAY. Yes, still running 3.1.3, and it's still slow going into Settings, SMS, Camera. The Home button doesn't always respond to the first press. The battery is down to 20% by mid-day (one example: charged overnight, put it in pocket, saw a movie, made a 14 minute call after. 20% battery warning during that call).
I took it to the Genius bar, they did notice that the battery performance is really bad now. I told them I felt that it was related directly to iOS4, even though I didn't update. I've had and used my phone long enough to know that it was right around the time the update was released that this began.
My theory - not officially accepted by the Genius, but acknowledged as possible - is the apps. I've been keeping my apps up-to-date, and most of them have been updating for the Retina display and Multi-tasking. It feels to me (and my iStat app has backed this up somewhat) that the new apps, optimized for iOS4, are sucking more memory from the 3G regardless of the OS version. Maybe they're constructed to expect iOS4 and run harder, I don't know.
I've seen other 3G owners who didn't update having the same problems, some worse than me. Everything I've seen on the forums complains of slowness after updating to 4.0. Anyone had any problems remaining on 3.1.3?

RestlessFool wrote:
In summary I would suggest to anyone to take on updates as soon as practical and if anyone sees anything unexpected, unexplained or unusual then start with a reset followed by a restore then a 'restore as new' (which helps to avoid errors in backups, etc, being carried forward), and if problems persist then take their 3G to Apple or to an Apple-approved agent to get it fixed.
The problem with taking on this update is that, in general, it seems to render the 3G frustratingly slow at best and non-responsive at worst. While your advice has merit, a lot of people have just a cell these days, or their cell is an integral part of their livelihood, and the possible loss of communication, as well as a myriad of other services the phone provides, is more than one is willing to risk.
My phone is also slow and also still on 3.1.3. I am reluctant to "upgrade" to 4.0.x. Every single person with whom I've talked about their 3G has experienced a very difficult time with 4. Those with the 3GS have a more mixed response: worked great for some, not for others.
It stinks, because the risk in switching to a new OS seems too great. My phone is sluggish 90% of the time compared to just 3 months ago. It needs TLC, but the fear of losing my phone entirely outweighs the (seemingly minute) possibility of a positive outcome. I have all the issues people seem to be having (slow slide-to-answer, the middle bottom button guide not responding at all sometimes, receiving voice mails but not phone calls, frozen screens, etc), but I have NOT updated any of my apps since 4.0 came out, so I don't see that as the issue.
I feel as if the software for the iPhone 4 is just too much for the 3G to handle, and is making my phone obsolete. I run the gamut from frustration to anger, and while I've always perceived Apple as having good-to-great customer service, it has made me think twice about the Mac book I've been desiring...

Weird things that happened to you TRYING to update to iOS4. Put ur story!

Dear Apple.. I love you I really do! And I love your products and integration of everything with Mac and iTunes. BUT this is my second attempt to update to iOS4. And it seems that there are problems like this for SOOO MANY people in all major & semi-major updates!!
Well ok here is my story of my first FAILURE of an attempt. I'm on a black MacBook 1,1 running 10.5.8, iTunes is all updated and I have a black iPhone 3G 8 gig. I backed up my iPhone in advance like a responsible little person and downloaded iOS4. Then I started to update and another backup was being made. That took TOO long so I had 2 quit it and go to work! I come home and ok second attempt. The software was already downloaded so then i go to update. It starts to backup my iPhone and is taking its dear sweet time so I go do some other things. An HOUR AND A HALF LATER it was only 10% done!! And then out of nowhere the update/backup quits and iTunes gives me this error code that was like 10 numbers long! And gives me the option to update and not back up so I just say forget it. THEN I realize my iPhone is showing the screen with the big empty battery with the lightening bolt and the charger icon. So SOMEHOW while my iPhone was plugged into my MacBook and updating/restoring the WHOLE time, the battery was completely drained??!? I'm just at a loss. So I reset everything (iPhone and MacBook) and tied again.
Everything has worked so far. Albeit that the restore took like 2-2 & 1/2 hours! And it all seems to be going fine. My iPhone installed the new OS and I'm 6 minutes away from my iPhone restoring from the last backup.

So basically I had a REALLY long restore and then a weird iTunes error when I tried to update to the iOS4. Haha my attempt to upgrade to the 4.0 iPhone OS was nearly a failure.
BUT I AM a fan of the automatic restoring of your apps and music/media, rather than having to manually sync or drag and drop all of that stuff yourself.

HT5621 I bought my iMac from someone. Everything was changed over to my name however when I try to update programs it only shows the old users apple ID and I can't update. How do I change this so I can update the applications and have everything fully und

I bought my iMac from someone. Everything was changed over to my name however when I try to update programs it only shows the old users apple ID and I can't update. How do I change this so I can update the applications and have everything fully under me?

The first thing to do with a second-hand computer is to erase the internal drive and install a clean copy of OS X. You — not the previous owner — must do that. How you do it depends on the model, and on whether you already own another Mac. If you're not sure of the model, enter the serial number on this page. Then find the model on this page to see what OS version was originally installed.
1. You don't own another Mac.
If the machine shipped with OS X 10.4 or 10.5, you need a boxed and shrink-wrapped retail Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) installation disc from the Apple Store or a reputable reseller — not from eBay or anything of the kind. If the machine has less than 1 GB of memory, you'll need to add more in order to install 10.6. Preferably, install as much memory as it can take, according to the technical specifications.
If the machine shipped with OS X 10.6, you need the installation media that came with it: gray installation discs, or a USB flash drive for some MacBook Air models. For early MBA models, you may need a USB optical drive or Remote Disc. You should have received the media from the previous owner, but if you didn't, order replacements from Apple. A retail disc, or the gray discs from another model, will not work.
To boot from an optical disc or a flash drive, insert it, then reboot and hold down the C key at the startup chime. Release the key when you see the gray Apple logo on the screen.
If the machine shipped with OS X 10.7 or later, you don't need media. It should boot into Internet Recovery mode when you hold down the key combination option-command-R at the startup chime. Release the keys when you see a spinning globe.
2. You do own another Mac.
If you already own another Mac that was upgraded in the App Store to the version of OS X that you want to install, and if the new Mac is compatible with it, then you can install it. Use Recovery Disk Assistant to create a bootable USB device and boot the new Mac from it by holding down the C key at the startup chime. Alternatively, if you have a Time Machine backup of OS X 10.7.3 or later on an external hard drive (not a Time Capsule or other network device), you can boot from that by holding down the option key and selecting it from the row of icons that appears. Note that if your other Mac was never upgraded in the App Store, you can't use this method.
Once booted in Recovery, launch Disk Utility and select the icon of the internal drive — not any of the volume icons nested beneath it. In the Partition tab, select the default options: a GUID partition table with one data volume in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. This operation will permanently remove all existing data on the drive.
After partitioning, quit Disk Utility and run the OS X Installer. You will need the Apple ID and password that you used to upgrade. When the installation is done, the system will automatically reboot into the Setup Assistant, which will prompt you to transfer the data from another Mac, its backups, or from a Windows computer. If you have any data to transfer, this is usually the best time to do it.
Then run Software Update and install all available system updates from Apple. To upgrade to a major version of OS X newer than 10.6, get it from the Mac App Store. Note that you can't keep an upgraded version that was installed by the previous owner. He or she can't legally transfer it to you, and without the Apple ID you won't be able to update it in Software Update or reinstall, if that becomes necessary. The same goes for any App Store products that the previous owner installed — you have to repurchase them.
3. Other issues
If you see a lock screen when trying to boot from installation media or in Recovery mode, then a firmware password was set by the previous owner, or the machine was remotely locked via iCloud. You'll either have to contact the owner or take the machine to an Apple Store or another authorized service provider to be unlocked. You may be asked for proof of ownership.
If the previous owner "accepted" the bundled iLife applications (iPhoto, iMovie, and Garage Band) in the App Store so that he or she could update them, then they're linked to that Apple ID and you won't be able to download them without buying them. Reportedly, Mac App Store Customer Service has sometimes issued redemption codes for these apps to second owners who asked.
If the previous owner didn't deauthorize the computer in the iTunes Store under his Apple ID, you wont be able to authorize it immediately under your ID. In that case, you'll either have to wait up to 90 days or contact iTunes Support.
When trying to create a new iCloud account, you might get a failure message: "Account limit reached." Apple imposes a limit of three iCloud account setups per device. Erasing the device does not reset the limit. You can still use an account that was created on another device, but you won't be able to create a new one. Contact iCloud Support for more information.

HT4972 im trying to update IOS version, have done everything as recommended. however, it doesnt seem to be working, when i try to buy a tune i am again prompted to update to new IOS version... can you offer any advice

im trying to update IOS version, have done everything as recommended. however, it doesnt seem to be working, when i try to buy a tune i am again prompted to update to new IOS version... can anyone offer any advice

Is this an iPhone or iPad question? You posted in the iPad forum.
See
iOS 5: Updating your device to iOS 5
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4972
iOS: How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4623
If you are currently running an iOS lower than 5.0, connect to your computer & click on the "Update your device using iTunes".
Tip - You may need to disable your firewall and anitvirus software temporarily. Then download and install the iOS update. After you update to iOS 5.x, the next update can be installed via wifi (i.e., not connected to your computer).
 Cheers, Tom

I think I just lost all my info while updating to iOS4

Hey guys,
So I left my iphone 3G updating to iOS4 during the night as the backup process looked like it would take a lot of time.
I originally created my profile on my laptop but eventually "associated" the iphone with my main computer.
So when I woke up I see the iphone already restored and then it's asking me to which profile I want to restore. So it happens my profile is NOT there!
I would really appreciate any advice you guys can give me
I'm stressing out here cause I had a lot of important stuff there
Thanks in advance
Phillip

So is this backup useless?
Unfortunately, that could very well be the case. Not watching over you while you performed various steps, obviously I can't say where or what you did wrong. So you better understand what "may" have happened here, iTunes only keeps one normal iPhone backup. It's actually an incremental backup in that only data that has changed is actually backed up. While contacts and notes are included in the iPhone backup, if you perform a sync without that same content on your phone, that content is then removed from your iPhone backup. Could be what has happened here. From your post it appears you have not been syncing your contacts to a supported application on your computer: bad idea. Had you been regularly syncing all of the content on your phone, even if your iPhone backup became corrupted, you could still restore this data to your phone.

After updating to iOS 6.0 everything is a mess. i cant get in my CO app game, imessages undelivered, worst of all i cant connect to Apps store. If u were able to solve this pls let me know. or if possible to return to old OS 5.1 that is much better. HELP!

after updating to iOS 6.0 everything is a mess. i cant get in my CO app game, imessages undelivered, worst of all i cant connect to Apps store. If u were able to solve this pls let me know. or if possible to return to old OS 5.1 that is much better. HELP!

I had the same experience with a new iPhone 5 that I bought last week. Did not have a chance to measure battery life before the 6.0.2 upgrade installed but I set up my phone exactly like my 4S and immediately started running out of power after short periods. Went to Xmas get together with fully charged 5 and 4S. Heading home the iPhone 5 shut down for low battery and the 4S had 65% power. Both phones had two half phone calls on then and no data usage.
That night I fully charged the iPhone 5 and, without lighting it up, put it on my night table. Next morning I picked it up and looked at battery indicator and I had 42% charge with NO activity!
Tried it again next night and wound up with 37% charge. (Slept longer).
Today I called the carrier and reactivated the 4S. Took the 5 to Apple Store and they kindly gave me choice of new replacement phone or refund. I took the refund. Uniquely, the Apple Store said it was Verizon CDMA phones that were coming back.
The are other strings on this with temporary solutions, but from my experience with 7 firmware changes on an HTC 4G phone the problem will continue because the solution will be hardware caused. We are in the days where RTM means Rush to Market - not Release To Manufacturing.
I fear the only solution is to either wait for the next model (I did not notice a really major change in performance over the 4S in LTE heavy Seattle area) - or switch to another manufacturer.
It might be useful for these forums to indicate if you have a GSM or CDMA phone to see which have more problems.
Discouraged....

How can I restore my settings, etc. after update to Firefox 20 reset everything?

Windows 7 Starter, Firefox 20; running from non-administrator account (possibly the cause of issues):
I updated to Firefox 20, and everything was reset (i.e. homepage, bookmarks, passwords, addons).
I searched online for solutions but it hasn't helped me (i.e. Profile Manager).
I located the profiles folder, and it contains one folder called: shunltlp.default
the folder seems to have all the necessary files, e.g. bookmarks, key3, etc.
How can I get Firefox to use these files, and restore my settings, etc.?
Thanks,
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Hi cor-el,
Thanks for the reply.
I had been to that page during my search for solutions but found it a bit confusing, although I did create a new profile but didn't understand the choose folder part.
I re-read the instructions and I have been able to restore my old profile.
So, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Re: running my Firefox from a non-administrator account
I think this may have been the cause of the profile problem.
I.e. when I selected 'Choose a folder' when creating the new profile, the default folder path was Administrator> etc., where as my old profile was not there, but in Username> etc. folder path...
I understand browsing from a non-administrator account is the sensible security option, but is causes other problems when installing updates...
Thanks for the help. It's much appreciated.
Davoid.

My apps won't load after updating to iOS4.3.2. What to do?

My apps won't load after updating to iOS4.3.2. What to do?

Yes, I tried that (thanks for the suggestion, though!). In my music app, when I click on certain songs, the screen moves to try to start the song, but then it bounces back to the menu screen without playing the song. On many albums, when I click on the first song, a song about halfway through the album will start to play rather than that first song. My other apps seems to be fixed, but not the music function.

How do I update my ios4 ipad to add icloud function?

how do I update my ios4 ipad to add icloud function?

You plug it into your computer and use iTunes to update to the current version of iOS.

I have updated my iPad and lost everything can you please help me?

I have updated my iPad and lost everything because my only option on iTunes was to update and restore. The update was very strange because I pressed install, I had enough space for the update and I agreed to the terms and conditions. My iPad turned to a black page with a picture of connecting to iTunes, I couldn't get it off my screen even when I plugged it into iTunes. to update and restore my iPad was my only option and if I plugged my iPad out my screen would still say plug into iTunes. I haven't backed up my iPad for a few months but I need the most recent stuff on my iPad. I need my iPad for school. How do I fix this? And can Apple do anything to get it back? I am stressing out so much and I really need answers and I need them quickly. (Sorry if I sound rude but I'm freaking out about this)

You should be able to see all your Purchased Music in your iTunes Account and you can download that Music to your iPhone during a Sync. First step look under Purchases in iTunes.

IPhone 3G performance degrades after update to iOS4

Another log on the fire - for the first time since I bought my iPhone 3G I am unhappy with it. Not only did the update to iOS4 significantly degrade the performance/responsiveness of my iPhone, but I also have no backup to revert back to. The update process within iTunes performed a backup of my phone before the iOS4 update, and after the update was completed (4-6 hours later) the backup of 3.1.3 was gone.

I have to agree with pego19.
I UNFORTUNATE was foolish enough to install iOS 4 on my iPhone 3G. Now I feel it is totally unusable due to slowness and crashing. I've actually had mail and SMS apps crash on me, as well as the whole phone to freeze forcing me to reset it. Something I cannot recall ever doing in the the 20 months of owning it.
I am desperately trying to search ways to return to iOS 3, or preferrably iOS 2 (that it came with), as that was FAST. If that is not possible, I will have just forget about the iPhone and look for an alternative. I'm definately not going to buy a new iPhone, as this is more likely to happen again with it.
What I don't undestand why I cannot just put the original iOS back to the phone that it came out with. Just as I can always restore any Mac to the original condition that it came in?
And yes, my iPhone has never been jailbroken. It has always been unlocked by Apple since new (bought it while living in Brussels), so I have never needed to bother tinkering with it.

Updating to iOS4.3 ... stalled ... everything's unresponsive.

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