iTunes to iPhone "Unknown error 0xE800007F"

When Apple Added WiFi sync to iTunes and iOS5 in 2011 i started to get the following error.
"iTunes could not connect to this iPhone because an unknown error occurred (0xE00007F)."

It occurs many times per day and leaves many popup windows to close.

When iTunes was updated to iTunes 10.6.0.40 and iOS was updates to 5.1 (9B176) I started to also get the following error.
"An iPhone has been detected, but it could not be identified properly. Please disconnect and reconnect the iPhone, then try again."

It also occurs many times per day and leaves many popup windows to close.

This error has occurred across 2 Windows 7 clean installs and a clean windows 7 install on a new PC. It also occurred when I tested on the iMac at work. When I click sync on PC, Mac or iPhone the WiFi sync work correctly. The Scheduled sync also works intermittently.

This error also happens home and work WiFi network with completly different network hardware.

My interaction with Apple on this has been it is a problems with your install uninstall and reinstall iTunes to fix problem.

Since this problems is effecting the Executive staff and Apple might be finally taking this seriously any information I can provile please ask.

SouthPaw_42 wrote:

My interaction with Apple on this has been it is a problems with your install uninstall and reinstall iTunes to fix problem.

Anyone tried this? My error messages have been multiplying lately. Like the problem is getting worse. It's almost comical at this point. Almost...

"Since this problems is effecting the Executive staff and Apple might be finally taking this seriously any information I can provile please ask."

What do you mean it's affecting the Exec staff? Lolwut?

globalist wrote:

What do you mean it's affecting the Exec staff? Lolwut?

This should definitely be parodied in Office Space 2.

CEO, 2 Vice Presidents and a director of the company I work with. This problem started with them all as they each enabled wifi sync. But I when we chatted this morning they said Apple is blaming there itunes install. Guess Apple still does not have a clue.

Oh. Well I don't think Apple will give a **** unless it's THEIR exec staff that's affected, lol.

I think the reason this issue isn't bigger is that Wifi Sync is an opt-in feature, and plenty of the people that installed iOS5 were prompted to do so via iTunes, didn't read the feature updatea and simply carried on syncing via cable.

If Wifi-Sync were Opt Out (or more appropriately, the setting for "Open iTunes when this phone is connected" AND Wi-fi Sync were enabled, then there would be hundreds of thousands of complaints. Rather than the tens of thousands.

Note, the issue for both Mac and PC relates to iTunes or the iPhone looking for each other and somehow one not being able to find the other when they poll the network.

It happens frequently with an iPhone app "Pastebot" but in that case there is no error message, and the phone will appear and disappear from being visible on my mac. One thing Apple have always been terrible at, is networking devices.

anyone got an answer? Its already 23 pages long.

yes

they do not care

aapl stock is heading toward 700 a share

Yes, I have an answer. Disable WiFi syncing and pretend it doesnt exist. While your at it, turn off photostream and iTunes match, they dont work either.

In my case, while this message is disconcerting, when I Ok out of it the sync begins and completes ok. However, mysteriously the ipad is no longer found via wifi.That happened after itunes lost its library which I was able to restore. Win XP, iOS5 on ipad 2 and iphone 4, itunes 10.5.0.142.

I have the same issue. The worst part is that when I am back at my PC and want to use iTines I have to close this message like 20 times! I've got the latest iOS on my iPhone 4 and latest iTunes installed on WIndows 7.

I'll just throw in my "me too" to help increase the thread length and maybe draw some more attention to the problem. Hopefully, some day, a fix will arrive.

iTunes could not connect to this iPhone because an unknown error occurred (0xE80007F).

I called AppleCare and complained regarding this error message. My call have been elevated to Senior Advaser level immidiatly. Apple have this error ID but for wired connection not for WiFi Sync. No solution from apple availble at this point. Engineering team investigate this issue. Stay tuned for ferther updates.

I've also been having the same issue for a while now syncing wirelessly on Vista x64 All Apple sotware updated to latest versions.