update 4.3.5 not eligible for iphone 3GS

Hi, I just thought I would do the same thing and got cold feet -- decided to google it instead of jumping in. From your post, I believe there is a fix -- we are being herded into buying iPhone 5 when it appears. Guess will just suck it up until the new iPhone comes out.

Make sure your iTunes is up to date

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1275

Rubbish. 4.3.5 updated just fine onto my 3GS.

I just did my 3GS two days ago and it worked and is working flawlessly.

Hi, it seems to me that it's not just the 3GS' that is having that problem. I have 2 month old iPhone 4 with the same exact problem. I also cannot turn off, reset the iPhone, or restore the iPhone. Tomorrow I have an appointment with apple about getting this issue resolved. I have tried everything I could thing of.

Same issue. When I sync my phone I get the update prompt and then the message Iphone 3GS is "not eligible for build". I am using iTunes 10.4 and have followed the trouble shooting recommendations with no luck.

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Hi,

After hunting around discussions I found this article https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3042366?answerId=15156516022#15156516022, followed the steps and it worked! I have never "broken" my phone, but there you have it. 🙂

Just so that everyone will know. I tried to update my phone on my system running lion and got this message. However it works fine on my other mac to update. so I believe it is system based