My iPhone 4 is stuck on the "Connect to iTunes screen" after trying to update to iOS 7.0.4! Help!

I have the same problem i backup my iphone4 then update to the new ios 7 but when i try to restore it ! found nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what happens is i lost all my data all my photos thats really annoying

i download several programs such as dr fone,iphone backup extrator and alot with no use

Am really so dissapointed and depressed

How can i return my photos now???????any idea please

If the device is showing the "Connect to iTunes" screen it is in recovery mode. There is no user data on the device at that point, therefore nothing to backup/salvage/recover.

For what reason was an update attempted without first ensuring that all the personal data on the device was backed up?

Same problem here "connect to iTunes screens" while upgrading to IOS 7.04

Now iTunes wants to restore my iphone - losing all my photos etc.

Please - how can I prevent this to happen? I don't want to make a restore to install this upgrade.

Last night I tried to update to IOS 7.0.4 and I am having the same problem. I have tried to restore my iphone via itunes and I keep get a message saying " The software for the iphone "iphone" was corrupted during download." "Disconnect and reconnect, then try again. Make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active, or try again later. Please tell me how to fix this. I definitely need my phone to work.

same happen to me cant on the phone, i test all step above, my phone still same cant on back as usual, just showing itunes icon only and cant detect with itunes also

Ok I got out of it. I found a way which worked without restoring my iphone: all the data is intact and it works again! 😁

Here is how it works (at least for me) for Windows linked ipHones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QANy0X_EoD4):

1. Get redsnow latest version: https://sites.google.com/a/iphone-dev.com/files/home/redsn0w_win_0.9.15b3.zip?at tredirects=0&d=1
2. Install it on your computer
3. Start redsnow: You should see "Connected: iphone recovery mode" otherwise go to point 4
4. Get your iphone to be recognized: try restart your computer, try restart Apple mobile services as described here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvesSnz-BGA), try cycling through DFU/ restore/ DFU/restore mode (google DFU mode for iphone: remember DFU = black screen, restore mode = connecting cable on screen), connect it to an Apple Laptop and get it recognized but don't restore it....one of these solutions will work...just try again and again....for me cycling through DFU/restore mode helped
5. If the connection message appears in the lower part of the starting screen of redsnow, you are close to success; hit the "extras" button
6. Hit the "recovery fix" button and ignore the next message (just hit ok)
7. Your iphone will reboot out of the recovery mode without restoring it: you will find all your data intact!!!

Last advice; use the original download link I mentioned above, the other one mentioned on the youtube link contains some "crapware" with a lot of viruses (e-set)....however I must agree with the last message written by the ITXtutor on the youtube link!!! 👿

Hi, having exactly the same problem! Everything and I mean everything is stored on my iphone 4 and 'cause it's well and truly stuck ( even tried using a different port ) which hasn't had any effect, I've resorted to having it restored back to 'factory settings'. Fingers crossed that will work

THIS ACTUALLY HELPED ME!! THANK YOU! 😀😀

I did something else too. I couldn't start iTunes with my iphone connected to the computer. So I disconnected it, started iTunes, en THEN I connected the iPhone (in a different USB port). It was like magic! Everything started working. My iphone was restored to its masics and then I was asked to restore from iCloud or iTunes

IMPORTANT: hope you backed up your iPhone previously, otherwise there won't be anything to backup 😐

Good luck everyone!

Holy Godness!!! I was freaking out so bad, until I saw your comment. It really works. I just plugged the usb park of the cable to another port and Bam!!! iTunes recognized my phone and started to do the whole restoring process 🙂

Please follow directions in this Apple article:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

good luck

Put the device in DFU mode (google it) and restore.

Fortunately I had a backup which was too old. Full restore and back-up was indeed needed to get the iPhone up and running.

Never happend before while upgrading. And this is not even a major upgrade.

This worked for me. Just switched USB ports and it recognized the Ipad and I could restore.

I am still not able to update or restore my new iPhone with the instructions given. Its the same problem and its not recognising anything.