What is the Apple Mobile Device Service?
...and what will it do if I restart it. Will it affect my iPad in any way?
imac 21.5in, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
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Firstly, I have a mac, as you should have seen.....
I know how to restart it, but not exactly what it will do, or what the AMDS actually is.
Thanks anyway.
I know how to restart it, but not exactly what it will do, or what the AMDS actually is.
Thanks anyway.
As the name implies, it's the core process that provides the connectivity to your iPad and similar Apple mobile devices. Restarting it may restore connection to your iPad, if it's not being recognized in iTunes now. If your iPad is being recognized and is working correctly with iTunes, you should not muck with AMDS; there's almost certainly no need to, in any case. But it's unlikely to cause problems unless iTunes is in the midst of syncing with your iPad.
Regards.
Regards.
Thanks alot for that!
Will all data and app data stay the same on my iPad? I won't lose anything will I?
Will all data and app data stay the same on my iPad? I won't lose anything will I?
It shouldn't affect your iPad's content one bit, unless as I said you restart the service while iTunes is synching (or backing up). But if it is, that would mean that it's connecting to your iPad correctly in which case there's no reason to restart the service.
Might I ask what problem you are indeed attempting to solve that leads you to ask this question?
Regards.
Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer
Might I ask what problem you are indeed attempting to solve that leads you to ask this question?
Regards.
Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer
Thanks for that, I am having the issue updating to iOS 4.3.
I feel one reason that it is not updating is because iTunes crashed while backing up, I pulled the plug on my iPad, and that has caused me a few issues on sync ever since. I managed fix some issues, but I feel that both could be related. I figured maybe restarting AMDS would help.
I feel one reason that it is not updating is because iTunes crashed while backing up, I pulled the plug on my iPad, and that has caused me a few issues on sync ever since. I managed fix some issues, but I feel that both could be related. I figured maybe restarting AMDS would help.
This article, linked from the version Templeton posted, may be of help with that issue:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1747
Good luck.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1747
Good luck.
"Thanks for that, I am having the issue updating to iOS 4.3."
Why are you trying to do that? Are you a developer?
Just curious.... 🙂
M
Why are you trying to do that? Are you a developer?
Just curious.... 🙂
M
I missed the 4.3 mention. If you're having problems with that, you need to take that up in the developer forums Apple provides for registered developers. Apple needs to know about any such issues, so take it up there and file a bug report.
Regards.
Regards.
I know, I am not the only one with the issue, I am to bring it up in developer forums, or just wait till beta 2, I didn't mention it in this post before as I know i'm not allowed to discuss pre-release stuff!
What is the Apple Mobile Device Service?