"There is a problem with your device"

yep, same here after I updated my iPad 1 to 4.3.3. I'm in the Netherlands. Hope they fix this soon, because it's quite an expensive brick I'm having right now.

Hi All,

Just experienced the same stupid problem....I thought my ipad was history! Now that I have found this thread...I hope Apple will fix this ASAP!

Any iphone users out there having the same problem???

I read on another post (non-Apple site) that if you just leave it at "upgrade failed" you'll be okay when Apple fixes it, but if you did the restore then you'll probably have a brick. Does anyone know if there's any truth to this?

I do suffer this problem!!!!!!😠 Even I restore the backup it doesn't work!!!

WORLD DISASTER!!!!!!!

Need to call Apple service??

same experience yesterday after trying to restore ipad original here in mexico.

(im)patiently waiting...

OK as of writing 9682 views with 227 posts - when will this be fixed? I purchased my used Ibrick (64gb WiFi) on Thursday from a colleague.

Working all fine on 4.3.3. and was then factory reset and handed to me on Friday. Spent all Friday (13th - grim date!) night trying to activate this via Itunes and received the same message as posted. Couldn't get hold of anyone in tech support so made a freebie appointment at Apple Milton Keynes (UK) the guy didn't even look at the Ipad and simply responded with 'we've had problem with servers and can't even activate in store!!' go home and keep trying, if nothing happens by next weekend pop back in and see us.

So, I like you, my frustrated friends have to sit and wait and just keep hooking it up to Itunes in the remote chance that Apple have called a HP engineer out to fix an overworked server! I'll keep trying and posting.

I was on with Apple support this morning, they "had never heard of this" so they sent me to the store...got there...they told me the Apple validation servers are down for original iPad and to just keep trying....2 days...come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hello everyone. I have just bought my ipad 1 today. tried to activate it thru itunes and i get the dreary ms "there is a problem with your device". I notice it's a worldwide problem now but

1. can i activate the ipad offline

2. any other soln

Yes, I got the same problem as well.

Click here to go to an article about this issue. It's the only resource I've seen.

Apparently, Apple hasn't responded to the problem even.

Come on Apple.....how is "wait until next weekend" an acceptable answer?!?!?!

Anybody there from the United States, could call the call center and continue appler answered this problem because some time they will have to take any position for us users ipad!

Basically its OK to have technical problems with servers, I understand that. What is unacceptable, that iTunes says that my device is defective.

I'm fed up with Apple's lies and generally incorrect behaviour.

I had been thinking about Microsoft quite the same way before I knew Apple. Now I think that the Redmond Guys are immaculate gentlemen (relatively, at least).

Just upgraded my ipad 1 16gb wifi only here in Brazil to ios 4.3.3 and I`m also getting the "There is a problem width your device" message. Hope apple fixes it soon!

Mine. Tried the update last night and my iPad is toast today with the same error messages, etc. Tried recommended solutions to no avail.

Yes, the apple iPad 1G authentication servers are down, no question. If you happen to save your SHSH blurbs (google TinyUmbrella) then you can easily restore to an older software. A SHSH file is a file that tells iTunes that Apple said it is ok to install the software (.ipsw file) in question to the device in question. If you save/capture this SHSH, then you can make iTunes think that Apple said iTunes can restore to the software in question, even though Apple does not technically still 'sign' the permission for iTunes to restore to that firmware. It is a really good habit to get into (saving your SHSH files) and is painless.