Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
what does code 1015 mean. nothing else. dont care about restoring it, just want to know what the code means
iPhone 3G
It means you jailbroke your iPhone and iTunes will not recognize that you made unauthorized modifications to your phone.
by the way, not a jail broken phone
I replied just a little before you. How can you be certain it isn't jailbroken? Was there an owner before you?
To be more specific, it means the phone was hacked to unlock it. It may or may not be jailbroken also. See: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error1015
It can also mean that you are trying to downgrade iOS (which is not allowed) or that you have a hardware failure.
No Im the only owner just upgraded to the 4s. Was restoring to factory defualt in order to wipe my data. It finished then came up with the apple logo. Did the reboot it came back with error 1015. Will not complete a restore now.
You can try putting it in Recovery Mode: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808. If that doesn't work you may have a hardware failure like Lawrence said.
I tried the link, safari jumps the page after a sec. Can't read about the code. Phone not hacked or unlocked.
ok sounds like a hardware fail. thanks for the quick responses.
Expand the section that Safari 'jumped' to or read the article I posted.
Can't. it goes to the link page, can just make out erroe codes 1014and 1015 while safari load bar is running. when bar is complete, page jumps, no info on error code 1015
Errors related to downgrading iOS
The required resource cannot be found: This alert message occurs when your device has a newer version of iOS than what is available in iTunes. When troubleshooting a device that presents this alert message, go to Settings > General > About and check the version of iOS on the device. If it is newer than the latest released iOS version, the device may have a prerelease developer version of iOS installed. Installing an older version of iOS over a newer version is not supported.
Error 1015: This error is typically caused by attempts to downgrade the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch's software. This can occur when you attempt to restore using an older .ipsw file. Downgrading to a previous version is not supported. To resolve this issue, attempt to restore with the latest iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch software available from Apple. This error can also occur when an unauthorized modification of the iOS has occurred and you are now trying to restore to an authorized, default state.
Error 1002, 1011, 1012, 1014 : These errors may indicate a hardware issue with your device. Follow the steps in this article. Also attempt to restore while connected with a known-good 30-pin Dock Connector cable, computer, and network to isolate this issue to the device. The MAC address being missing or the IMEI being the default value (00 499901 064000 0) can also confirm a hardware issue.
what does error code 1015 mean
