iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo

This is getting REALLY old, you guys.

As I've already explained to "B1indSide," there's a reason why iTunes keeps duplicate copies of updated apps. It's so that if the developer changes something dramatically, we always have the option of reverting to a previous version.

*ITUNES DOES NOT SYNC MULTIPLE COPIES OF ANY APP TO YOUR IPHONE. PERIOD!!!!!!!*

How do I know this? Because I've got more than $200 worth of apps installed on my phone, two of which are well over 100MB in size, and both of which have been updated at least once. If your supposition were accurate, I would have 200MB of space unaccounted for, but I do not. If that weren't enough, I have examined every one of my application folders in /var/mobile/Applications and can absolutely verify that there are not multiple copies/versions of ANY app installed. Finally, as I've been typing this message I've actually been updating Cro-Mag Rally, and it just finished - my "Other" space and my "Free" space are the same now as they were when the update started, despite the fact that Cro-Mag Rally is a 58MB app.

So please, do us ALL a HUGE favor and stop posting this misleading information. It is a disservice to the people on the boards, and getting people's hopes up for no real reason whatsoever is just downright cruel. This problem has only ONE guaranteed solution at this time, but it is not sanctioned by Apple. Therefore, if you absolutely must have more than 10-20 apps installed, the ONLY thing you can do is hope that Apple addresses the issue at some point in time.

Hi there.

I'm joigning the iBrick community, with great sadness.
Since the 2.0.x Software, it's none but problems.
This month, I must have gone through not less than 10 restores. Each time I will lose my SMS history, my Notes and everything, because the backups are declared "corrupted".

So let's have a summary:
- Each time I buy something on the AppStore directly from the iPhone, there is a 50% chance that the stuff will brick.
- When it bricks, I've got to restore it. Takes around 30 minutes.
- Then I have to restore it. But I can't, my backup is "corrupted". So I lose my information. Thank God it's synced with Windows contacts and Calendar.
- Then I have to reinstall all my Apps. All saves lost on games, all data lost on various Apps. About 1h.
- Then I have to get all my music back on the stuff. And there's another weird thing here: It will ALWAYS, at some point, give me an error. Geniuses told me "That's because you've got a corrupted music file". Wrong. Because if I replug my iPhone, it will continue loading the music. Then the error again. Then replug. Error again. Replug. Error again. (...) Replug. Synced. ALL the music. So NO corrupted file. But that's another problem. The thing is that this very operation take my about 2h.

So it's roughly 3h to 4h each time the stuff bricks to get it back. Well, With some data lost.

I've done, in the last month, about 10 restores.

Let's take the floor: 30 hours of restore. That's worth $4000 if I had to bill it to Apple.

What answer do I get from geniuses? "Do not install apps". Oh yeah, brilliant. I spent about $150 (which is $50 for Apple) on the AppStore, I lost hours restoring the brick, and the only answer is: Don't use what you payed for. That's a bit of a joke, isn't it?

So, Apple: WHEN are you going to fix this $%&*@# bug ?

And let me tell you this: I've a LOT of friends who use the breaking stuff on their iPhones. So far, I've been reluctant to go into it, because it's illegal. But if your software doesn't get any better soon, I may think about it. Because as of now, you've been stealing my money, and that's against the law. Nothing less than that.

Message was edited by: Anteus

Another disgruntled member of the iBrick community!

When this first started happening on my 3G v2.0.2, I assumed it was the result of my extensive tinkering and customization of the phone. But that was recently dismissed as my wife's virgin 2G v2.0.2 phone had the same issue! Fortunately my tinkered phone allowed for a speedier resolution, hers on the other hand is subject to the lengthy restore process - INSANE!

Now I've got two phones regularly shooting a WAD (White Apple of Death). Please Apple, get this fixed ASAP. This is by far the worst offending glitch - I can even live with reception issues versus this. Absolutely nothing worse than loosing your phone in the middle of the day - no room for restores. I am looking for payphones!! L:(