Will it hurt 3GS to use a dock that says 'charging not supported'?

I have a Logic3 universal dock and when I plug in my 3GS it immedaitely says 'charging not supported' yet it does actually charge the phone and syncs to my computer. Will it hurt the iPod to use this dock longterm?

My son is having similar problems with his new dock (Xmas present) and the new touch 32G.
When we took them back to the retailer they suggested resetting the Ipod and trying again, it worked, then went back into the not charging mode after loading up the songs and apps again.
I may be wrong but I think it has something to do with the new Ipod/Iphone models not charging from the Firewire input.
I think that the docking stations are using that voltage input to the Ipod for the charging circuit.
This could render many many devices on the market and in the home today unusable on the new devices apple are bringing out.

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when i plug my phone into the usb port with the apple charger that came with my phone i get an error msg say charging not supported by this device. But when i use a gigaware (radioshack brand) usb charger, no error msg. Why?

- Try restoring the iPod, first from backup and then try to factory settings/new iPod to rule out a software problem.
- Look at the dock connector on the iPod. Look for abnormalities like bent or corroded contacts, foreign material and broken or cracked plastic.
- Could you have damaged something when you took the iPod apart and replaced the Home button?

When i try to charge my iPod anywhere it will charge for a while then it says "charging not supported with this accesssory" What do i do?

I tried charging my iPod and it did charge a little bit but then this came up

Not Charge
- See:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
- Try another cable. Some 5G iPods were shipped with Lightning cable that were either initially defective or failed after short use.
- Try another charging source
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- Make an appointment at the Genus Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

3gs Charging not supported with accessory.

Need help as I'm extremely frustrated. A few days ago I started getting error messages saying "Charging not supported with this accessory" This is the Apple charging cable and hub I'm using that comes with the phones. I tried a different Apple cord, and my griffin car charger too, all same results. All 3 of them worked fine a week ago, it just came out of nowhere. Odd part is, when I plug my phone in at night when I go to bed, sometimes at first it WILL charge. I go to sleep, wake up and get the same message in the morning and it's only charged about half way. I can use same cables to sync to Itunes perfectly fine, just won't charge, nor charge on computer either. I'm really getting frustrated, Apple has replaced my 3gs 2 times already in the past 2 months because of issues. Last one they gave me was brand new, month later issues came up they had to replace with a brand new one I have now, and I'm getting issues again. What gives?

I've not seen this on any iphone I've updated to iOS 4.1 & I've updated quite a few, including numerous 3GS's. I suspect your OS is corrupted. Restoring as a "new" device, followed by syncing your itunes content back to your phone is, I suspect, your only option to fix this & rule out a hardware issue. Before doing so, find and delete all .ipsw files on your computer. There should only be one, but delete all that you find. This will force itunes to re-download iOS 4.1. I would not try restoring from backup first, as I suspect this will merely restore the problem. Your profile doesn't say what OS you're using on your computer, but the .ipsw file is located here. You will most likely have to turn on show all hidden files & folders to see it:
Mac OS X
~/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates
Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings[username]\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates
Windows 7 and Vista
C:\Users[username]\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates

HT1454 I have a speaker with I phone 30 pin dock, it use to work fine but i am not getting error saying accessory not supported,how i can determine what could be the problem

I have a speaker with I phone 30 pin dock, it use to work fine but i am not getting error saying accessory not supported,how i can determine what could be the problem
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- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- Did this start happening after an iOS update? Sometimes an iOS update will break compatibility.
Sometimes this works:
- 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.

Used to convert all my videos into iPhone mp4 format using Any Video Converter - then add it to my iPhone 3GS. But last few days, I cant add video files to iTunes. and the iTunes doesnt even specify the reason except for that "files are not supported"

Everyting was perfect earlier. Used to convert all my videos into iPhone mp4 format using Any Video Converter - then add it to my iPhone 3GS. But last few days, I cant add video files to iTunes. and the iTunes doesnt even specify the reason except for that "files are not supported"
Everything is fine.
-They are the right format
-Quicktime is updated
-I have tried simply dragging them into the 'movie' library
-I have tried going to file<add file to library
Nothing works, has anyone else had this problem and found a way around it?
Any and all help appreciated.

In addition to Mike's suggestions, you only have 4GB of RAM and Mavericks does use more RAM than other versions. You may also want to look at the apps that startup on login and the possiblity of upgrading RAM.

Iphone5 (6.13) wifi off network will be hours of continuous use, and ipad (5.11) does not have this problem

iphone5 (6.13) wifi off network will be hours of continuous use, and ipad (5.11) does not have this problem
Why this happen?

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Okay, just tell me now that Mavericks does not support iMovie 6 HD which I have migrated across my devices since it first came out as iMovie 4. If this is true, then I will just jump off the nearest bridge, as I use it as a business.

Okay, just tell me now that Mavericks does not support iMovie 6 HD which I have migrated across my devices since it first came out as iMovie 4 and have supplemented with third party add ons from 3Gee. If this is true, then I will just jump off the nearest bridge, as I use it for my videography business. Since upgrading to Mav, I can not get the program to launch and am getting no pop up to tell me what is going on. It let me open and start a project at first, but then I was half way through and it crashed and I lost everything and now will not launch at all. Does anyone out there still use this magnificent program? Please help—the wedding I just commissioned is on hold and I am not want looking forward to facing a bridezilla.

right now just to get yer work done, get ahold of any OS that will run iM6HD and get it done. then dump MAVRICKS (wait till 10.9.2 at least) and retro back to OSX 10.6..or 10.7 (if you have it). I use FCExpress4 on 10.6....you might want to consider keeping a dedicated mini or something that ONLY runs your editing sw. I have 2 older machines that I will never upgrade because the editing SW wont run on the newwer OSs.
abuve all, be honest with your client. we all got kind of blindsided by this initial relese (like a bug infested matress).
ask if they have any apple stuff that has Mavricks probs. bridzillas only happen when they are out of the loop. Keep them informed. but ...also be ready to duck.
hope this helps.

I want to buy the new iPad in America with 4G, but I moving to Australia permanently. Will I be able to use any 4G networks once they are supported in Australia?

I want to buy the new iPad in America with 4G, but I moving to Australia permanently. Will I be able to use any 4G networks once they are supported in Australia?

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When I try to use FaceTime on my Macbook Air, I try to verify the email I want people to call me with, and it says verified, but soon an message comes up that says "Could not verify the email address. Please check your network connection and try again."

So our school lets us use Macbook Airs for the school year, and it has facetime on it. I know facetime isn't blocked because like everyone else is using it. So I decide to give it a try. I click the icon, it says enter your apple ID. I dont have one, so I click to make one, and do so. I then enter my apple ID and click next. The screen reads "People will call you using your email address. What email address would you like to use?" I enter my email address in the box below the message, and then go to my email and click the link, and sign in, thus verifying the email. I go back to the facetime window, and click next. At the top it says Verified, but when I click next it doesn't go on to the next step, it simply blacks out the next button so that I can not click it, and after a few minutes a message comes up that says "Could not verify the email address. Please check your network connection and try again."
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Hello BassoonPlayer,
Since you are using one of the the school's Macbooks, it is quite possible that the time and date are not properly set on the computer that you are using. FaceTime will not work if you do not have the proper time zone set up for the location that you are in. This past week, there were a two other Macbook users I've helped by simply telling them to set the Date/Time properly. By the way, you described your problem very well, which makes it easier for us to help you. Hope this solves your problem -- if not, post back and I can suggest other remedies.
Wuz

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I'm still using 'good ole' Appleworks 6 on Snow Leopard. I'v heard that Maverick does NOT support Appleworks 6. Is this true?? Are my 20 years of Appleworks files now useless?

Boomba29 wrote:
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Draw Documents can be opened directly only in EazyDraw (the more expensive version from their website, not the cheaper one from the Mac App Store, and you will need v4.0 'Retro' not the most recent version) or Intaglio (though this appears not to be able to handle very complex drawings). LibreOffice will open simple Draw documents but I found it very unreliable with complex ones.
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This article examines 'abandoning Appleworks' in detail:
http://wilmut.uk/aw

Trying to transfer a video clip from iPhone to iPad using transfer app it says device not found, I have used this before wifi is fine and both devices are connected ?

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That does not involve iPhoto for the Mac in any way - try the iPad forum
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HT4623 When I plug my ipad to itunes i get the error message that it is not supported and I have to go to itunes and get itunes re-installed? i never had this problem before. if i do this will i loose all my files, music, etc?

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