The subject pretty much says it all. Never had this problem until after the 7.0.3 update. All steps of the backup, sync, etc. occur, but then it hangs on "Finishing Sync". I usually wait about a minute and then click DONE and eject the phone.
iPhone 5s, iOS 7, iPad mini
Hmmm. That Steve Jobs koolaid has kind of a funny taste these days....😉
Have exactly the same problem, man. It really bothers me because all I care about is music and now I can't sync it, anyone knows when iOS 7.0.4 is gonna be released?
Think I've stumbled across the solution by accident. I was getting incredibly frustrated after trying to sync my phone and was going to restore it... iTunes said I needed to turn off 'find my phone' (in my phone settings) prior to restoring so I turned it off and voila - all of a sudden my music synced without restoring anything. Phew! Apple really need to sort this out though - it's a complete shambles!
@TheFro75: totally different issue. Yes, I also got that warning prior to synching the first time after upgrading to iOS 7.0.3, but since then still have the spinning bar and "Finishing Sync" that never stops. I've also tried turning off "Find My Phone" and it didn't fix the problem in my original post here.
When you get the never-ending "Finishing Sync"
- click on iPhone under Devices in the left sidebar.
- click on "Sync" in the bottom right (again).
It will re-sync quickly without the never-ending "Finishing Sync."
Works for me.
I came here hoping there was a solution that didn't require that extra step. Will be waiting a little longer.
@rosetudor: didn't work for me...still have the spinning bar and "Finishing Sync".
Whoops! Sorry - well - it was an easy try.
Still works for me - hope that continues, although it would be better if it didn't happen at all.
If it stops working for me, I'll be back to see if another solution works.
Best luck . . .
Apple seriously needs to just fix this, as it's obviously more than an isolated problem. There are several discussions about here and more on the internet. As usually, there will be a future update for some inoccuous stuff, and it will "just happen" to fix this as well. That's probably the only area in which Apple operates the same way as Google...things just seemed to "get fixed" without ever admitting there was a problem :-(
So, I tried turning off "find my phone" as Larry mentioned above. That seemed to do the trick for me, but what a stupid pain in the ***. Ugh. Apple at it again. Thanks for the suggestion. I don't even want to know why turning off your phone's location would somehow have anything to do with syncing your phone thru itunes. I think I really have grown to despise what they've done to iTunes. Yuk. Be that as it may, thanks Larry.
@oburdick: you must have meant someone else in this thread other than me (Larry McJunkin), as turning off Find My Phone" didn't work for me. I've tried all the suggestions, but still end up with the spinning bar.
I have realized, however, that the sync actually takes place and it's just a matter of it not turning off that spinning bar and displaying the Apple logo again. When I get to the end, I just wait about ten seconds to make sure everything has completed, then click DONE and eject my iPhone. Still, it's an unnecessary PITA step and Apple needs to fix it.
I have the same issue and discovered the same "fix." I've tried the "Sync after sync" and the "Eject while finishing sync". Both work as long as the spinning arrows icon disappears from the iPhone and from iTunes. It's more "weird" than annoying, IMO, but that's about it. Hopefully, whatever little bit of code that got omitted during the rush to get iOS 7, iTunes and Mavericks out the door in relatively short order will get put back in the next version.
When I reach the "sync of no return" and the sync button is no longer grayed out, I hit sync again. The process starts over but finishes quicker (nothing to sync) and the syncing process comes to an end. Then I can safely eject my iPhone. Take note Apple and add this to this list of fixes for the next update.
@gmswdw: glad this works for you...it doesn't for me. I still have the problem of my original post here, and no matter what I do, the sync never finishes. I know it's actually finished...but the spinning bar never goes away to be replaced by the Apple logo.
Do the spinning arrows on your phone that indicate a sync is in progress go away?
@Wardoggie: No, they do not. But that doesn't indicate the sync hasn't finished...it simply means the sync has finished and the indicator hasn't changed (that's what Apple Care told me). Everything I change like music, apps, etc., all occur doing the sync, but it just never stops displaying the spinning horizontal bar.
After iOS 7.0.3 iPhone 5S won't finish sync
