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iPhone stuck on apple screen

Yesterday I was playing with my 3G iphone and when I tried to update an app via the wireless connection it froze on me. I tried to reset it to no luck, I did the soft reset and then the hard reset ans nothing it keeps showing the apple start screen. I left it on and it ran out of battery. After I charge it same result. When I connect it to the computer it vibrates about 3 times and then it just crashes iTunes. What can I do to get it to start?

Thanks

Mac Pro 8 Core, Mac OS X (10.4.10), 16 gb Ram, 2 30" Monitors

Posted on Aug 25, 2008 7:23 AM

39 replies

Sep 2, 2008 7:13 PM in response to manzanamexico

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXgsQhiGeag

Sep 2, 2008 10:02 PM in response to Zachsdaddy

Its funny how this issue is so widespread now, that everyone finally admits its a real issue. We were hammering this issue early on and people called us nuts 🙂

The iPhone is broken.

Its a bad device. Apple has killed the fun in using an iPhone. The constant 3 hour backup times and the constant apple death logo....

This is just not a good device anymore. Its not FUN to use an iphone. This is a huge disaster.

Apple needs to fix this, or else this kind of "quality" should be the death of the iphone. I dont get why major news outlets like CNN arent blasting Apple for their terribly expensive iphone that doesnt work right.

Sep 3, 2008 3:53 AM in response to Zachsdaddy

The YouTube link is regarding Copy & Paste and has no relevance to this topic.

mavisXP

Level 1

30 points

Sep 3, 2008 5:53 AM in response to DwindleFlip

DwindleFlip wrote:
Its funny how this issue is so widespread now, that everyone finally admits its a real issue. We were hammering this issue early on and people called us nuts 🙂

The iPhone is broken.

Its a bad device. Apple has killed the fun in using an iPhone. The constant 3 hour backup times and the constant apple death logo....

This is just not a good device anymore. Its not FUN to use an iphone. This is a huge disaster.

Apple needs to fix this, or else this kind of "quality" should be the death of the iphone. I dont get why major news outlets like CNN arent blasting Apple for their terribly expensive iphone that doesnt work right.

I don't get it either. I've emailed this news to CNN, the AP, Walt Mossberg - lots of media outlets - still, nothing. How very disappointing.

Sep 3, 2008 6:38 AM in response to mavisXP

Try emailing the Whitehouse.

AllanDC

Level 1

20 points

Sep 5, 2008 1:06 PM in response to Stephen Reilly

Try e-mailing McCain at St. Paul (Rep. Convention). He say's he'll fix things 🙂

Sep 17, 2008 9:56 AM in response to BillH1184

I have the exact same problem and want to fix it using restore however my phone isn't being recognized in the device list. It doesn't matter how long its plugged in for. It showed up once yesterday and I don't know how but I didn't have time to restore then. Now I keep trying and it won't show up. As soon as I unplug the phone it will show up really quickly while it's unplugged (like one second) and then dissappear. I try to plug it back in really quickly but it doesn't work. Any help or suggestions please?

jen_iris

Level 1

0 points

Sep 17, 2008 10:08 AM in response to doost

My phone is stuck on the apple screen, too. iTunes won't recognize the phone, even though it shows up in MyComputer (however only as a scanner/ camera). I tried reinstalling iTunes, resetting the phone, running it out of batteries, etc. Nothing works.

Sep 18, 2008 1:38 AM in response to Meeger013

Hold down the top button, and the home button, until the phone reboots.
Let go of the top button, keep holding the home button, until the phone enters Restore mode.
It will ask to connect to iTunes.
You can then restore.

Bill.

iPhone stuck on apple screen