my iphone says to connect to itunes and will not stay on

Hello aaliyah16,

After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help in this situation. It contains a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice concerning device issues such as yours:

If you can't update or restore your iOS device

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808

Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.

Cheers,

BobbyD