iOS 6 upgrade causing recovery mode

each time u sync ur phone, the data is saved... when the phone ll open it ll ask u if u want to go on with as new iphone or back up from data choose back up from itunes then the last syncing ll b detectedt on itunes automatically

but this in case ur backup on itnues not icloud

okayy so my data is save automatically so when i restore it i can plug it back into my computer and just get back all my data,

im just going to take it to the apple store tomorrow hopefully they fix it

if each time u connect it to itunes u sync ur phone then ur data is surely saved 🙂

Happening to me too, happened last iOS update as well. So far, I have DLed the update once (synced and backed up beforehand). It installed fine, I used my phone a little bit, then after I tried to DL an app, it referred me to the free recommended apps. I clicked on "Find My Phone", and as it was DLing, the progress bar just stopped for a long time, so I held the power button to prompt to swipe and turn off my phone. When I turned it back on, the Apple logo was stuck. Tried hard power off twice, no luck until I held power + home for 25 seconds. The connect to iTunes screen came up and I am restoring now...

This happened to me and my iPhone 4. Tried 4 times to recover/restore, but it failed at the last minute.

I brought it to a Genius at the Apple Store here in Melbourne, and they tried to restore it but had the same problem. They then told me the phone would have to be replaced - and charged me $180 for the privilege. The phone is out of warranty, but geez: the update may not be mandatory but it IS strongly encouraged by Apple.

To say that I am not amused is a rather large understatement.

iPhone4 here...upgraded last night only to find out that now my phone will not even charge..my phone is dead...AT&T customer by the way, its not an unlocked phone

Regardaring iOS6 udpates

iPhone4s:

updated without any issues over wifi

iphone4:

prompted to plug in to iTunes after attempting to update over wifi. After plugging the phone in via USB and attempting restore, it failed with the error, "The iphone [iPhone name] could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1611)."

After failed hardwired attempt number 4 to restore, and upon reading this article, http://www.wincert.net/tips/mobile/2925-ipad-iphone-could-not-be-restored-an-unk nown-error-occurred-1611, I replugged my usb cable from my expansion card USB port to the back USB ports that came with my machine. This resulted in the same error, although it did get further along in the process than before.

Update to previous post. After attempting one more time to update, phone is bricked. Dimly lit screen only.

This kept happening to me...ended up plugging it into another laptop and it worked then within 15 mins! After four hours of trying it on mine...

iPhone 4 now in recovery mode with no option to back up. Fairly new to me phone plus had no available PC so never synced. Any way to get the pictures off?

I just went and they basically said "your F***ed" seriously when i was on android if this happened my media was saved to a different memory than my phone software so i didnt have to worry like i do with apple products!

if any one can help my girlfriend may have cervicle cancer and i want to get back our precious memories to make her a book but now i cant and its aweful 😟

What do you mean did you lose all your pictures? please reply very important for me!

I too have an I phone 4 and after updating via wifi to IOS 6 it sent the phone to restore mode...... thankfully i sync'd it to my computer and icloud before doing this. .... I have tried restoring SEVEN times and each time it fails 15 minutes into it..... I'm not driving 80 miles to the nearest apple care store..... so they can tell me i'm fk'd too and have to buy a new phone.... Apple support has no answers said their swamped with calls..... I'm not buying a new iphone when apple's junk *** IOS6 ruined the phone....

I updated this morning over the air.. I too have been put in recovery mode. My laptop that I sync to is 60 miles away, so I installed itunes in another machine hoping to restore and at least have a working phone until I get home.

I remote desktoped into my home mac, and iTunes there confirmed I last backed up to iCloud last night.

It failed to restore saying "An unknown error occured (-1)". Links to: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1275