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aussi Author

Level 1

1 points

error 29 iphone locked in recovery mode

I brought my 32 gs iphone on friday and tried to connect to my lab top (brand new toshiba windows 7)
error 29 and the iphone is permanently stuck with itunes with usb photo on screen tried all the recommended restore and restart procedures.
spoken apple support and then apple specialist support 3hours, have sent files etc and they will forward to their engineers.
I fell like smashing it

iphone 3gs, iPhone OS 3.1.3

Posted on Feb 9, 2010 12:40 AM

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pammylu

Level 1

9 points

Posted on Feb 9, 2010 6:30 PM

I'm in the exact same boat, except I was in the middle of an iPhone update via iTunes. Normally these periodic required updates from Apple are a non-event, but this time, it went black screen in the middle and then the Apple logo with usb plug appeared and said that I needed to do a restore. It was just like when I took the iPhone out of the box new, nearly a year ago. Now it is caught in a loop, it tries to restore, but 2/3 way through it jumps back to the apple logo with usb plug and I go round and round. HELP! I need my iPhone to work! It seems that there might be a bug with the current upgrade. The error message is so new (#29) that it is not even listed on the error code list. Help!!!

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Harukie

Level 1

4 points

Jan 10, 2015 11:13 AM in response to aussi

Install a new battery.

If you have no Security Software installed and/or have already disabled your Security Software and your iTunes and all of your iTunes components are all up-to-date:

Apple Software Update
Apple Mobile Device Support
Bonjour
Apple Application Support

then....you need to replace your battery OR you have already replaced the battery and it was installed incorrectly (bad soldering etc.)

Jan 10, 2015 11:27 AM in response to Harukie

Harukie wrote:

Install a new battery.

If you have no Security Software installed and/or have already disabled your Security Software and your iTunes and all of your iTunes components are all up-to-date:

Apple Software Update

Apple Mobile Device Support

Bonjour

Apple Application Support

then....you need to replace your battery OR you have already replaced the battery and it was installed incorrectly (bad soldering etc.)

Recommending unauthorized procedures is against the ToU of this forum. The iPhone is not user-serviceable. You cannot obtain a legitimate iPhone battery anywhere except from Apple.

Jun 3, 2017 11:38 PM in response to aussi

i have this same problem can anyone tell me how to get around this please i,m a little behind times as i,m dealing wiyh a 4s i love it and will not give it up

error 29 iphone locked in recovery mode