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Q: Iphone stuck on waiting for iphone while trying to restore.

My iphone just went black but when i open up itunes it says that Im in recovery. Ive been trying to turn my phone on but it just goes to recovery and the screen is black. Whne i am trying to restore using itunes it gets stuck on "waiting for iphone" Please respond as soon as possible!

iPhone 3GS, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Jun 27, 2013 9:22 PM

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Q: Iphone stuck on waiting for iphone while trying to restore.

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  • by AnaMusic,

    AnaMusic AnaMusic Jun 27, 2013 9:25 PM in response to aantonau
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    Jun 27, 2013 9:25 PM in response to aantonau

    See Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

     

    You may need to try this More than Once...

     

    Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps.

     

     

    Once you have Recovered your Device...

     

    Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...

     

    Restore from Backup

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

  • by aantonau,

    aantonau aantonau Jun 27, 2013 9:37 PM in response to AnaMusic
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    Jun 27, 2013 9:37 PM in response to AnaMusic

    I have tried it for the past 5 hours it just keeps coming to "waiting for iphone"

  • by AnaMusic,

    AnaMusic AnaMusic Jun 27, 2013 9:40 PM in response to aantonau
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    Jun 27, 2013 9:40 PM in response to aantonau

    Some Users have reported that as many as 8 or 9 attempts were necessary Before success.

    aantonau wrote:

     

    I have tried it for the past 5 hours it just keeps coming to "waiting for iphone"

     

    Then it looks like a Visit to an Apple Store or AASP (Authorized Apple Service Provider) is required...

     

    Be sure to make an appointment first...

  • by thelockk,

    thelockk thelockk Aug 31, 2013 1:09 PM in response to aantonau
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    Aug 31, 2013 1:09 PM in response to aantonau

    I am having the same problem, can anyone help please, I have tried rebooting and reinstalling and everything.

  • by thelockk,

    thelockk thelockk Sep 17, 2013 7:57 AM in response to aantonau
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    Sep 17, 2013 7:57 AM in response to aantonau

    Mine just fixed itself after a day or so I turned it on and it showed the connect to itunes screen. But after a few weeks it died again just when I connected it to the computer. Can anyone help me with this please?

  • by ThisBeJim,Helpful

    ThisBeJim ThisBeJim Feb 16, 2015 12:13 PM in response to aantonau
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    Feb 16, 2015 12:13 PM in response to aantonau

    If you're restoring your iphone from Itunes it will take a while, especially if you have an older Iphone. If you start restoring it and if everything is going fine but if your iphone gets stuck on the screen where it's telling you to connect to itunes just wait, eventually the screen will go black but it'll still be lit, wait a little longer, after about 10 minutes of waiting the apple logo will pop up with a small process bar at the bottom, It's all working and what not it's just going to take forever, especially if you've had a lot of music, pics, or apps or a lot of data plugged into the phone. Hope this helped.

  • by mlabman,

    mlabman mlabman Sep 14, 2016 8:14 PM in response to ThisBeJim
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    Sep 14, 2016 8:14 PM in response to ThisBeJim

    I have tried this 5 times now.  It just sits there "Waiting for iPhone".  Once it came back and said it couldn't be restored because it couldn't find "iPhone" - seemed like it was looking for a device named "iPhone" instead of what my device is actually called.  Not sure, but I am really mad. I was just going to upgrade to iOS 10.

     

    Anyone have a real solution?

     

    I have the latest iTunes and an iPhone 6s