Ipod touch 3G is being mistaken for Iphone in Itunes

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Ipod touch 3G is being mistaken for Iphone in Itunes

Yesterday I dropped my phone in the snow and did not find it till today. I checked the phonejack and there appears to be no water damage. The ipod started up just fine and was blinking for the battery to be charged. It only charged for a little bit and then it shut off. The screen will not turn on but it is still showing up in itunes when I connect it to the computer. However, it keeps showing up as an Iphone and asking me to restore it. when I press restore it says that "the software for this iPhone is not currently available. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes and try again." I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes and it still does not work. Do anyone have any idea why it is not reading as an ipod touch?

Windows Vista

Posted on Dec 1, 2010 6:42 PM

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Jun 19, 2018 3:49 AM in response to acamp14

Hello,

I have the same exact problem since 2 days, iPod won't start up, it won't restore, I see my iPod touch recognized as iPhone in itune, update is grayed out, I see the same exact message (software for this iphone not currently available) when I try to restore :s :s :s

I am trying the rice trick right now, let's hope, I've done tons of research on internet, no luck, I tried many thing, dfu, recovery etc., nothing work, if anyone can help me or tell us what is going on, would appreciate it a lot.

the problem started when I came back from the gym, it would not open (in the gym, it was working), maybe it received a little sweat but not a lot for sure

thanks,
a desperate guy ;/
my iPod is 32gb and only 1 year old, I'm frustrated and sad!

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lllaass

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Dec 2, 2010 6:16 AM in response to acamp14

It sounds like water damage to me. Try this for drying it:
http://www.ehow.com/how5356376fix-wet-ipod-iphone.html

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acamp14 Author

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Dec 2, 2010 5:17 PM in response to lllaass

I did this yesterday and today it is now reading in the computer. The screen is barley visible but it it's restored and if i put it in just the right amount of light i can see the screen. I'm going to put it back in the bag of rice for a couple days and hopefully the screen will come back. Thank you for the link.

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