iOS 5.0.1 Crashing iPhone 3GS

Hi, thanks for the advise, but like many posters before me battery change did NOTHING for this problem....with the new battery I still must leave my phone plugged into a power source.

exactly the same thing here!! wish I would've read this before installing my upgrade last night...now I have to plug in car charger or wall just to use......I am so frustrated!!!!! did you ever get a fix?

can someone help me? I have a 3gs iOS 5.0.1. Here's the thing, My phone is always crashing (even its 100%) after 3-5 minutes you take it off from the charger. When its not in the charger it wont open, It just goes to the apple logo then it shut down itself again. if i want to open it, i have to charge it. soo, i CANT use it outside. PLEASE HELP ME! do i have to replace my battery?

Read the posts in this forum. Your answers are here! My guess is you need a new battery -- but inform yourself. Many have walked this path before you! Good Luck!

thankyou. i found my solution! which changing my battery. I thought at 1st, i'm the only one who has this problems.

Made an account just to thank you.

Thank you so much man, when Apple themselves couldn't fix my problem, you could.

I owe you one!

Hi all,

New batteries are not required for fix this problem.

This problem occurs when the following conditions;

- iPhone 3GS

- iOS 5.0.1

- disable "Cellular Data" (use WiFi)

Trigger;

- Shutdown the iPhone (include: out of battery)

Workaround;

- 1. Enable "Cellular Data" (NOT out of service area)

- 2. Wait few seconds

- 3. Re-disable "Cellular Data"

After upgrade to iOS 5.1.1, I was not able to seem this problem.

I tried this and I tried the other guy's thing about restoring neither one has fixed all the crashing, I tried just the celuar data thing too, can anyone please please please help me out? I hope someone can.

Mohammad - You are the man. THE MAN!!! My 3GS has been crashing for a couple of months now, and your solution solved at once. AT ONCE!!!

Thank you!

Thank you Mohammad, your resolution also seems to have solved my crashing problems too 🙂

My problem sounded similar to yours, my phone crashing at all sorts of times, including the middle of calls, and the response from Mohammad fixed it immediately for me, Maybe worth a try?

mohammadfromabu dhabi

OK.........Finally I found the solution for sim problem with update 5.0.1 and the solution for fixing the iphone 3gs keeps rebooting or keeps restarting after 3-2 minutes?

for fixing the sim issues with update 5.0.1 or the rebooting problem do the following:

1. Take the sim out
2. enable the 3G and cellular date in network setting
3. than insert the sim back
4. the netwok will register your sim via 3G not GSM
5. than after 3 minutes turn off 3G and cellular data

congratulation………your problem had been solved?...Im not an expert…butits seems this update 5.0.1…is not suitable for 3GS phones as they have ( special tapfro turning 3g on and off)this update is suitable for iphone 4?which enable automatically 3G.

Theapple should have warn all 3GS phone about that ………not waiting some one notexpert like me to solve it out?

Anyway……………have a nice day every one

Am happy that I could help you guys in any way ..........BUT.........the new version 5.1.1 is excellent for 3GS I hope u find good for your devices too.

My 3Gs is having connectivity issues ever since I went to 5.1.1. I am wondering if it's an ATT problem. It drops calls readily, can't/slow connection, (has no bars, almost no bars, is searching, has no 3G on screen, and connectivity is unstable. iI changes from minute to minute. Since I work out of town and my phone is my business and personal lifeline for calls as well as email...I am desperate. Tried rebooting...no help.

Suggestions, please.

Really umbelievable I returned both my iphone3gs to the assistance and thy said that is an hardware problem (the logic part) and thus asked for 200 euro for each phone plus battery (120) so 320 euro. Is that possible that two phnes purchased same period both behave the same? And now my iphone 4 purchased 8 months ago is doing the same. Is that me?

I recently bought my iPhone from EB Games, fully refurbished. Pre-owned, but completely erased and set up as a completely new phone.
When the battery percentage reaches approximately 51%, the phone just powers down and tells me it has absolutely no batter whatsoever.
I've had a read and I've turned on 3G and I'll probably keep it on, now.
My question is this: Is my problem to do with the battery itself? If so, I'll be going into my nearest store for a battery replacement.

Thanks a bunch for your help, guys!