Q: ANY ONE KNOW WHAT IS ERROR 3 IN ITUNES WHEN I TRY TO RESTORE IPHONE 5 TO IOS 7 IT STUCKS IN THE END AND AFTER 30 MIN THIS COME OUT "UNKNOWN ERROR 3" CAN SOME ONE HELP ME PLZ

had same problem, tried every possible suggestion from diff forums, finally tried putting it in the freezer for about an hour . then tried to restore again and it worked! dont know how or why but it did! thank god!! was driving me crazy

full retirement the harsh criticism that I made about apple, I recall now, and I maybe upgrade to a favorable note

Hello, i need a help, my iPhone 5S wos working perfectly, but after update to iOS 7.1 on restoring i got error 3 on iTunes and the iPhone is Stucking near 99,9% of completing the restore. and my iPhone 5S stil in recovery Mode showing to connect in iTunes.

Forgive me for bad whiting, iam in Angola my language is portugues.

Can same body help to resolve this probleme please??

Hi maravilho,

I strongly urge you ti take the iphone to an Apple Store and have them replace it as any 5s is still under Apple Warrenty.

It seems to me that Apple could roll out the firmware update only to those that are affected by the unknown error 3. For example, have it available to download and install manually. This way it wouldn't be a mass update.

I have a 4S that I've tried freezing multiple times to no avail. I'd really like to get it working.

there is a solution or not error 3 iphone 4s freezer not working?

Hi, I tryed to update på Iphone 5 to the latest version. The reason i tryed to upgrade was that my phone just keept serching for 3G.. it says search... in the top left corner. When i try to update it will get stuck att 99.9-100% and after a while it will say error (3). I see that you recommend to talk to Apple, but i got no Warrenty. I bought this iphone 5 at Telia (telia is a phone company). What should I do? The freezer trick dident work.

 

best regards

My phone is currently in the freezer. Trying an hour with paper towel wrapped around it. Also updated iTunes, cleared that cache thing from page 2, and deleted the host file for good measure. Thinking of trying to update it while it's in a bag dipped in ice water if this doesn't work. It heats up really quickly when the update starts. I'll update this in a few hours with the results.

It keeps running out of battery when I take it out of the freezer, hopefully the battery isn't shot...I'm now charging it while it's in a bag inside a cup of ice until it charges enough to where iTunes will recognize it. Could the cold be causing the battery to fail?

Edit: Okay it came back to life and is currently trying to update while in a cup of ice! If this doesn't work at least it's one of the weirdest fixes I've ever tried. Seller lied and told me it was a 3194 error - I wish.

It happened to me exactly as you describe, the only thing, that did not get loaded when it was cold enough to restore without error, until it takes a bit of temperature is not possible to make the phone load the logo, even if they spend hours loading in the freezer, the warranty is operating

I just wanted to post on this as I had the EXACT same issue. Searching for signal, thought it would update to maybe help it out. But started getting that 3 error. I have been watching this THREAD FOR DAYS. The freezer technique about 10 times, all failed. I have tried doing DFU installs using numerous tools... all failed.

FINALLY have my IPHONE back. WITH SIGNAL. The freezer technique works... cannot blieve it but it does BUT I updated mine WHILST it was in the freezer, cable popping out of it... and some how that worked. So hope thats help to those who have tried it and has a failure...

This encourages me since I'm on my 4th try with the freezer. I'm going to take it out in two hours and sandwich the phone between two ice packs to keep it cold. It heats up super quick when updating so I'm thinking that's the problem. If that doesn't work I'll take it home and try it in the actual freezer (I'm at work so it'd be weird if I was just standing by the freezer for an hour holding a laptop).

good luck, i thought it would maybe give a few more hope. Although since turning on again, i have lost signal... but at least it isn't completely dead...

was it in RESTORE mode of DFU when it worked?

Okay, tried 3 hours freeze and then ice packs and no luck. Now I took a ziplock, made sure it was waterproof and dry inside, and stuck the phone it it and surrounded it with ice water. If this doesn't work I'm updating it while in the freezer.