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Heres the story: I was using TweetDeck and it froze so I reset the phone. After it booted up again the iphone is activated pop-up came on. I hit dismiss. A few seconds later it came on again. About every 5-10 it re-pops up. I talked with ATT and Apple and reset the network settings, and when that didnt work was told to sync the phone and do a restore. When I got home to plug the phone in to restore it iTunes popped up with An iphone has been detected but could not be identified properly. Please disconnect and reconnect the iphone and try again. But iPhoto can recognize it.What can I do to fix this?? macbook pro

After the latest update deleted half of my Address Book, I made the stupid mistake of syncing to get them back. Unfortunately, I did a two-way sync which permanently deleted the data in my Address Book. I have thousands of contacts and dont even know where to begin replacing the data. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a chance the data is still embedded somewhere? I have not been able to see Address Book data in Time Machine.Any help would be greatly appreciated. macbook pro Intel Core 2 Duo 17" Mac OS X (10.5.1)
So i noticed a few days ago that my iphone was displaying full battery for about 2-3 days without being charged, obviously, i knew this was too good to be true. i did a hard reset (holding sleep+home)once the phone came back on all the apps were mixed up, my settings were back to factory settings and the time was off by an hour... im doing a restore now, any idea on what might have caused this?PS: a few weeks ago i cracked my screen, so unfortunately my warranty is void. macbook pro
my 3g has lost its charge almost daily without much use at all. Is this common? macbook pro Mac OS X (10.6.2)
Tonight I was using my iphone to listen to some audio files. When I finished I unplugged the headphones and left the phone for a while. Ten or fifteen minutes later I went to use the phone and could not get anything on the display. I assumed the phone had turned itself off so plugged into macbook to charge. Surprisingly the phone connected to iTunes, did a backup and synch and showed the battery was mostly charged, but still a black display.Has my phone died? If I try calling it I can hear it ringing on the line but the phone itself remains silent with a black screen. I am suspecting that unplugging the headphones did something.Problem summary: No display, no sound but iphone still connects to iTunes, synchs and backs up.Help! iphone 3g iphone OS 3.1.3 macbook (White 13" 2.16 GHz), Apple TV 160GB
I know this has been asked and answered, and I did try a search...Can someone point me to the app that transfers text messages from the iphone to the computer and lets you access them? MacPro Dual Core 2.66 Ghz, macbook pro 15", iphone 3g Mac OS X (10.6.2) AEXs, Red 2G & 5G Nano, Red Shuffle, 160 GB Classic, White 60GB 5G, Apple TV
Hi,my iphone 3g can only connect to the 3g network. If I turn off 3g, then I cannot connect to any network (GSM, GPRS, EDGE). I have tried everything. Restore, reset network settings, etc. my sim-card works fine in other phones (incl. an iphone 1G). I suspect that it is a hardware failure. Any other suggestions?Thanks,Jens macbook pro Mac OS X (10.6.2) iphone 3g
In the UK (as in many countries) the week starts on Sunday and calendars normally reflect this. with iphone the week starts on Monday (in UK) but in Ireland it starts on Sunday. I really cant use a calendar showing Monday as the first day of the week (its too confusing when compared to printed calendars and iCal on the computer). If I set iphone calendar to Ireland thats fine for a while but soon it reverts to UK and Monday. Is it possible to make this calendar show the correct day all the time? 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac 4 GB Ram, 24in Screen: 15in macbook pro 4GB Ram Mac OS X (10.6.1) iphone 3g 18 GB
Quien me puede ayudar, actualizar mi iphone 3.1.2 a 3.1.3 y quedo en la pantalla la imagen de itunes y un cable usb, y unicamente puedo hacer llamada de emergencia, esta imagen no se ha quitado ni con restauracion, ayudenme por favor iphone 3g Windows XP
I have an iphone 3g and have been experiencing problems with sending emails. I get an error message that the account name or password is incorrect. I can receive emails but they will not send. I initially thought that it was an account problem. I have tried restoring the iphone. I have also deleted the account and replaced it. What I realized today is that when I am on the 3g network, the error message appears. As soon as I return home to my wifi network, the email will send normally. Any ideas as to why this will occur. my email is through an ATT DSL account. Mac pro, 17" macbook pro, and 13" macbook Mac OS X (10.5.3)
Thanks to the new FCC Broadband app, Ive made a bit of a frightening discovery. my data transfer rate on 3g seems to be no faster than EDGE! Last night I ran the app at home, where Im normally connected on wifi. I first tested my connection speed on wifi, which was about 5 Mbps download speed. I then turned wifi off so that I could run the test on 3g. .16 Mbps! I then turned 3g off and ran the test again on EDGE, where the result was .15 Mbps. Compared to what Ive been reading, this seems very slow. I should probably run the test in a few other places around town, just to see what the results are like. I should mention that my iphone is not on a contract, I am using it on an AT&T pay as you go account. Any ideas? Thanks. macbook Mac OS X (10.6.2)
Hello,Up until last Thursday I was able to receive picture messages, now they are not coming through. I have had people send me pictures to test my phone and I get nothing.I havent downloaded any apps, or even plugged my phone into itunes recently. I called ATT and they said everything is fine on their end. I have shut down the phone and restarted it.Any suggestions would help. Thanks. macbook Mac OS X (10.4.8)
Some times my touch screen will not accept my input. It is only on one line of the screen. for example I try to push #7 it will not go, but 4 & * will.Help macbook pro
Hello. I attempted to update my iphone to 3.1.3 today, but every time I attempt to download the update from iTunes, my cable modem is reset and I lose internet connection.Im able to use iTunes Store, browse the internet and download other material, but for whatever reason iTunes iphone 3.1.3 update crashes my cable modem.I am not using a router at this time. This is an ethernet connection.Any suggestions? Ive googled this 9 ways to Sunday and cant find a solution. iphone 3g currect version 3.1.2 Mac OS X (10.5.8) macbook pro
Hey GuysIm having real trouble with WiFi. my iphone wont connect to ANY network, regardless of the networks security. It sees the networks just fine, and for the protected ones it asks for login details, but Unable to join network xxxx is all I ever get.Ive restored the phone twice, update firmware, reset network settings, hard reset/restore mode, messed around on my home network adding MAC addresses etc.. No go. The networks I have tried to access have all been very easily accessible by my friends iphone.The iphone is second hand so I dont know if its ever been able to connect to WiFi, but it certainly hasnt been able to while Ive had it.Actually, these is one exception. The only network Ive been able to connect to is through my macbook. I think its whats called an ad hoc network, and its set up simply by selecting Create Network under the Airport icon, and hitting OK. Any advice would be most appreciated. Cheers! iphone 3g iphone OS 3.1.3 MB489X
iphone 3g 3.1.2 no longer shows to be charging when connected to my PC or to a wall outlet. The computer does not recognize it at all, tried putting it into DFU and still, no recognition. What Ive discovered is, that it does actually charge when plugged in, just doesnt show to be. Like, I get no lightning bolt when plugged in. I let the phone stay on until it died, ofcourse once I powered it on, I got the black screen with the red battery, so when I plugged it in to the PC, I got the lightning bolt and the phone turned on. Still doesnt show to be charging once inside the Iphones OS. I thought it might have been a faulty dock connector, so i bought another and replaced it, nothing changed. I have 2 other iphones and they work perfectly fine with the same cable and same computer. I thought maybe a restore would do something, but I cant even get the PC to recognize it, so thats out of the question. Does anybody know what it might be? The only thing I can see is a faulty mainboard... iphone 3g iphone OS 3.1.2
Having problems with continuing harassing phone calls on my iphone which has been traced to the internet Skype service, anyway of blocking or finding out who this caller is? macbook Mac OS X (10.6.2)
Hi all,Ive been wondering for a while why the two contacts buttons (Call and Contact info) appear at the top on the SMS screen... When theres been a long thread of messages it would be nice if these were at the bottom of the thread, as Im not keen on having to scroll back up to call the contact...Is there a way of changing the position of these so they appear at the end of the thread instead? If not, is there a way for users to offer suggestions to Apple?Cheers! macbook pro 2.2GHz Mac OS X (10.6.2)
Hi,Im having problems with my iphone 3g (it has the last firmware and has never been jailbroken) when trying to sync/charge with the usb cable connected to any PC.. Ive started having problems two days ago (I did not do any particular activity apart from updating 14 apps from iTunes): I connect the phone to my pc, it starts syncing and after few seconds (sometimes 1-2 minutes) the circle with bars appears in the middle of the screen; then, after a while it reboots and the apple logo appears (I usually reboot it with sleep+home because after 20 minutes it is still there).. Ive lost my backups and Im not able to complete the iphone backup, so I dont know how I should proceed now... Maybe I could try to reinstall the firmware, even if Ill loose everything, but is it possible to do that without an active internet connection? I have downloaded the file with the last firmware, how can I reinstall it from iTunes when Im not connected to Internet?Thank you in advance for any help! Santech X3620 Windows Vista
Hi All,Well, I updated my iphone 3g to 3.1.3 from 3.1 and my iphone does not show the Wifi anymore. The Wifi settings in Settings is grayed out.I am sheerly frustrated by the fact that the update has bricked my phone. Since, then I have tried severals restores and resets. But alas no luck. Finally, I tried Reset Network Settings once again and the Wifi was detected and the Wifi address showed up.Next, my Wifi dropped connection after being connected to the Airport Express base station after 30 mins. The Wifi would no longer detect any networks. I restarted the phone and the Wifi is gone again. No Wifi address and the Wifi address is missing. I again did Reset Network Settings several times. Finally, the Wifi showed up again. This time around, the Wifi dropped connection after 10 mins and wont show up again.I am, certain that the 3.1.3 update is causing these issue. my phone has been working perfectly before the update.I know there are other threads on this issue. I am starting a new one just to have Apples attention on this issue. I fail to understand how I am supposed to live with a iphone which was bricked by the software update. macbook Mac OS X (10.5.8)
iphone connects without problem to car (handsfree). It iwll not connect with my Blackberry 8700 headset. It also will not connect with my computer, despite the fact that my computer successfully paired with the iphone....I entered the numeric code on the phone, etc, but still will not connect. Actually, the phone doesnt even see the Mac nor the headset. Thanks for any help!!!!! 2006 macbook pro Mac OS X (10.6.2) New 3g 8GB iphone
It seems to me that it should be pretty simple to grab a song from your phone ipod and make it a ringtone, but I cant seem to figure it out.Rick macbook pro Mac OS X (10.6.2)
Hi, i have an older usb( and one firewire) connection cable of my ipod older (4th gen).Can I use its for connect my iphone 3g on my computer or the dock connection is different?I want keep one cable in every of my 3 pc, dont remove and connect the cable every time I move.thanksFabio PC
Icon switch sound On&Off appearing disappearing 100 times a day,with iphone On or Off... Ive switched vibration Off,otherwise buzz it all the time.Somebody has tis problem ? macbook 13 2.0GHz Intel C2D 2 GB RAM 80GB HD Mac OS X (10.4.11) iphone 3g 8 G
I love my iphone. I had the original, now I upgraded to the 3g to take advantage of the gps capabilities of some of these apps. For example, Golf GPS apps, that tell you yardage on the course. Problem, average round is 4 hours, and 5 if youre waiting on every hole from slow players. Even with a full charge, these kinds of apps just kill the battery. I started with a battery 3/4 full, and made it about 12 holes before it was down to 10 minutes left on it. Any way I can extend that on the fly on the course to get that extra hour or two out of the phone?Message was edited by: Jonny Apple Seed Mac pro 2.8 8-Core, 4GB RAM, Nvidia 8800, 23" Cinema, macbook pro, iphone Mac OS X (10.6.2) - www.CMIWebStudio.com
After months of no real problems, my macbook (OS X 10.4.11) and iTunes (9.03(15)) refuse to recognize my iphone or my wifes iphone. No sync, no charge, nothing in the Finder window. One time it did recognize my iphone but then gave an error message that iTunes could not write to my iphone, and told me to restore my iphone to its factory settings.my macbook and iTunes recognize other iPods just fine. Why not my iPhones?Other computers recognize the iPhones just fine, so it doesnt seem there is a problem with my iPhones. As a result, I dont want to restore the iPhones to the factory settings and go thru the awful experience that was setting up my email accounts and other information the first time.I have tried: Swapping usb cables and ports Disconnecting and reconnecting the iPhones Quitting and restarting iTunes Restarting the macbook Restarting the iPhonesThis first happened yesterday, I restarted the macbook and then my iphone synced and charged OK. But now today the problem has recurred, and none of the above have been successful.Help!!!!! iphone 3g iphone OS 3.1.3 iTunes 9.03
Hello,I havent found any answer her, so I post my problem...The iphone isnt charging. I connect it with the usb-cable into the MBP or Power Adapter and the charging-Symbol is comming. After about one Minute the Symbol is changing to connected. I Reseted the iphone more than one time but it didnt fix the Problem. I use a original usb-cable, the original Poweradapter an the original Dock for the iphone. Now the Batterie is empty and the iphone showes the red Batterie with the flash und it. But it isnt charging.What is the Problem and how can I fix it? iphone 3g iphone OS 3.1.3
Hello!I replaced the battery in my 16gb 3g and in the process of doing so broke the ring in the wifi cable where it is screwed to the housing. after assembling everything, checking, double checking. iphone will not turn on at all.At first I got a little red line showing a dead battery when I plugged it in, but I couldnt get it to turn on (pushed power and home button together, tried dfu etc etc). Opened it again to double check other cable connections, now it doesnt even show this!Does this cable just affect the antenna or could it have disrupted the whole iphone from not turning on?Will appreciate the help! iphone 3g 16gb iphone OS 3.1.2
hi evrey one ,nice to buy a new iphone 3gs woow is verey nice mobil .but some think i hope to found the answer for , like select all + when I recive the phone call and take the number I cant save it .why is that defcalt , thank you for time macbook iphone OS 3.1.3
Hello,I have noticed an issue with my iphone stopping charging.When the iphone is connectd to my Mac via usb cable, iTunes pops-up and shows the charging icon. The same icon is shown on the device and I can see its charging for a couple of minutes. Then the charging icon changes to a pugged in icon and the charging process stops and just stays there. Same happens, when my iphone is charging via power adapter.Thank you for your time. macbook iphone OS 3.1.3
Hello All,my first post on this forum ...Ive searched but havent found anything prior on this topic.I can forward calls from my iphone, but I have to type in the whole number unless its the one I last used. This is primitive usability. It should have an option to search contacts to choose a number from there, or at least remember the last several numbers entered. I work in a building with poor cellphone reception and Im not always in the same room so I want to have a selection of numbers to forward to.how can I prompt Apple to consider this in a future software update?Regards,Peter macbook Air, Mac Mini Also three Windows PCs
So yesterday it start with my iphone telling me that I needed to connect to iTunes and restore because I couldnt make or receive calls. I reset it, and seemed OK. I later tried to play doodle jump, which crashed upon opening, so I reinstalled it to no avail. I discovered this morning that wasnt just doodle jump, but all 3rd party apps. It also went through stages of not turning on, telling me to restore it, and still having an image on the screen but there was absolutely no brightness to it, and instead of the screen going black when I press the sleep button on top, I would get a bright white screen. Giving up on resets, I came home from school and restored it, and it worked perfectly. Now its 5.5 hours later and it just froze, unfroze, and had no brightness. I reset it, and now it wont turn on.Any suggestions? Thanks White macbook 1.83 ghz, 2gb, iphone 3g 16GB iphone OS 3.1.3
my iphone 3g has been out of warranty for about 2 months now, and just recently ive noticed this small yellow discoloration in the bottom left corner. Is it worth it to take it to an apple store and pay the $30, for them to tell me that I have to buy a new one? Or would they replace it? Any feedback would be great,Thanks,Sean iphone 3g 8GB iPod touch (2nd Gen) macbook pro 17" (Mid 2009) Mac OS X (10.6.2) 3.06GHz - 7200 RPM HDD - AntiGlare Display
Pictures will not import from iphone to macbook . This is the first time this has happened .When i plug my iphone in to charge it , the pictures appear . I select the pictutres and import them. STUCK Nick Mackbook Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Looking for an app that will allow me to transfer iphone voicemails to my macbook. Need to save these voicemails for legal reasons and free up space on iphone mailbox. macbook 13 inch, white, 2008 Mac OS X (10.6)
I have an iphone 3g and it has decreasing battery charge time, but I can live with that.Recently, when I connect the iphone to my Mac to sync the phone the battery drains very quickly. Its very odd.If I charge the iphone on the wall then it charges normally.I tried different cables and different usb ports but the results are the same. I even tried another Mac and got the same battery drain.iphone fully updated, and both Macs are fully updated with SL and iTunes 9.Has anyone else had this problem?Thanks for your time. macbook pro Mac OS X (10.6.2) PowerMac G5, iPods, iphone 3g, Apple TV, AEBS, etc.
Ive tried charging my iphone with 3 different cables, 3 different socket chargers and my macbook.Wont charge, the socket chargers turn off, the macbook displays the aforementioned error. I havent dropped it, soaked it in water or anything.Unfortunately my year warranty expired last month.Suggestions? iphone 3g iphone OS 3.1.3
hey all,i have a problem with charging iphone battery,i´ve had the phone for 8months now with no problems at all,yesterday i used it as a modem for connecting to the internet and it worked just fine but the battery died so quick and now it wont charge at alli used both charge connector and usb drive in the computer - nothing works, i already tried resseting it several times - didnt work either, i also tried plugging in a different cable - thta didnt help either so its basically turned into a brick, i noticed tho when i try to restart it there´s a couple wierd lines on my display but then it doesnt turn on or anything, it goes back to a black screen with battery picture and one red line indicating i need to charge it...i tried to charge it overnight but the red line on the battery pic doesnt move or anything, there´s no sign of it charging at all and it doesnt even want to sync with the computer, i dont know what else to try please help someonethankyouMessage was edited by: LailaGerard iphone OS 3.1.3
A few times I have, when either hitting P, or selecting the end of the row to the right to make a correction or insert another word hit the send button-very annoying. Is it possible in an I Phone upgrade to move the send button away form the key board?? Thanks Pamelala... macbook iphone OS 3.1.3
Hello everyone, Im having a problem syncing my iphone 3g with iTunes to restore it. I received an iphone 3g 16gb from a friend because he didnt want to try to fix it. He told me it broke after he dropped it. Boots up to the apple logo and just stays there, sometimes spinning, sometimes not.So I started reading around the net trying to find ways to fix it. Ive tried hard resetting (home and wake/sleep same time for 10 secs) and that didnt help. Ive tried hooking it up to an itunes with the most recent update and restoring from there. The problem is, my laptop doesnt detect the iphone at all. I have a VAIO with VISTA Business and it is not detecting the phone at all when I plug it in, doesnt show up in device manager or give any indication that the iphone is plugged in other than when I plug it in, the phone boots up to the apple. Ive tried plugging in the phone and going into recovery mode from there and I can bring up the screen that shows itunes and the usb cable but nothing shows up in itunes. Ive tried getting into DFU mode, but my laptop is still not detecting it.Im running out of ideas so I thought Id post on the web. Has anybody run into this problem before? Ive googled it and checked this forum and others and havent found anything. Is my iphone bricked? Anyone with any experience with similar problems, please let me know! VAIO VGN-SZ650N Windows Vista
I used to sync my iphone to my daughters macbook. I just got a new imac and started to sync to it since this is now my main computer. First it says my phone is synced with another photo library or folder and do I want to sync with my library and replace all existing photos and albums on the phone with those from existing library. Right now I hit no. Then it says my phone is synced with another user account and do I want to sync this phone with the info from this user account instead. my options are to replace info or merge info. Not sure what to do. I want all my calendar and contact info to go from my phone onto my new imac. imac 3.06 ghz 27" Mac OS X (10.6.2)
i have noticed some dead pixels on the screen of my iphone 3g. I have tried to find information if this would be covered by the applecare but have not had any luck. Does anyone know if it would be covered? Thanks. macbook Mac OS X (10.5.5)
Hi, Ive just tried to plug my iphone into iTunes on my laptop, the iphone registers & appears in the bar on the left with my playlists but the main window just has iphone across the middle of it with no option to sync at all & no tabs for applications etc. Im still on OS 3.1.2 & have been ignoring the notifications to upgrade to the new OS. Ive tried different USBs on my laptop, the cable is fine, tried closing & re-opening iTunes but it still does the same thing.Any suggestions are much appreciated HP Compaq Presario CQ60
my wife just got an iphone 3g. I have a 3g as well.What is the best way to sync to itunes? We want to keep a joint account, apps separate, but we will share itunes (we have our own playlist).Thanks in advance for any help. macbook Mac OS X (10.6.2)
I have a movie on my phone that has been deleted from my Mac. how do I get a copy off the phone and back onto the Mac? macbook Aluminum Mac OS X (10.6.2)
Is there a way to save multiple custom greetings, and activate the one that you want at any given time. Currently, I can only choose between default and custom, but cant maintain multiple custom greetings and activate the one that I want depending on my level of business.All help appreciated. macbook Mac OS X (10.5.8) iphone 3g
Is there any way to mark voicemails received on the iphone as unread? The phone has been deleting some very important messages from my phone and the only way I can keep them is to keep them unread.. Is there any way to do this?? macbook pro iphone OS 3.1.3
The black case around my iphone is cracked right where the sync cable plugs in. Is this something that would be replacable? I have apple care.. iphone iphone OS 3.1.3
Help me! Somebody please <grin>!I had to get a replacement phone from the Apple Store due to my battery life dwindling. Anyway, the Genius told me to plug the refurb unit into my macbook and wait for the prompt restore from backup or something along those lines. Well, I plug my phone in, and I never get a prompt saying restore from backup. So, I plod along and after the phone is done synching, I unplug & notice none of my paid apps are on the refurb phone. my itunes account shows all my receipts, but none are transferred to the phone. Same with my photos, they would not transfer to the refurb phone. On the refurb phone I tried a trick: went to the App Store & tried to download an app I already add thinking I would get the message you have alreday downloaded this app, would you like to download it again? Nope, it did not say that! I want my apps/photos back ! What in the heck am I doing wrong? macbook unibody 2.26 late 2009 iphone 3g
This is strange... my iphone has recently started acting up.1. It wont sync. It isnt even recognised by iTunes or iPhoto.2. It seems to charge but isnt displaying its charging. That is, the battery doesnt show the lightning bolt or the plug, but if I leave it plugged in over night it seems full in the morning.3. I recently had to set the date as it had reverted to January 2000It doesnt matter if I plug it in to the AC adapter or the usb port on my iMac, it doesnt show as charging and on the iMac it doesnt appear in iTunes or have any effect at all.Ive tried restarting the iphone, restarting the iMac, putting the iphone into DFU mode and still nothing.Any suggestions? iMac Core 2 Duo 24" 2Gb RAM 500Gb HDD -- macbook 13" 2Gb RAM 160Gb HDD Mac OS X (10.6.2) iphone 3g 16G