iTunes 12.0.1 cannot detect iPhone 5s iOS 8.0.2

Try uninstalling all the Apple components from control panel one by one -

1. Apple Application Support

2. Apple Software Update

3. Apple mobile Device Support

4. iTunes(Old or Latest)

Restart and then Reinstall iTunes 12 again , restart if iTunes stop working error appears . This worked for me on windows 8 , 8.1 🙂 . Hope this helps.

Changing USB ports worked for me too.

Great! this is the kind of problem that can make you crazy...

Finally, Itunes 12.1 fix my problem with Iphone 4 and win8.1 64bit. That was a long wait.

work for me beautiful thanks

Hey guys,

I have been battling this for DAYS AND DAYS. This is what I did and it works without a reboot, you don't lose your files and it is super fast. This is what I did and I was synching within 10 minutes.

Download and Install appzapper.com

Close iTunes 12

Open App Zapper (you do not need to purchase or register it)

Open App Zapper preferences and UNCHECK the box to protect Apple applications

Drag iTunes Application to the App Zapper window and zap away

Run software update and iTunes 12 will reinstall

Apparently apple has released a fix for this issue but it does not "fix" until you uninstall and reinstall iTunes 12

As for the "other" issue with the space where iTunes basically thinks you have no music on your device and tries to sync it all twice. Well once you get iTunes fixed you can either make a backup of your phone or use an existing backup and just reset your phone. This all worked for me perfectly.

Hope this helps.

To all!

I faced the same thing when i updated my iTunes to v12.1.1

In my opinion, Apple has recognized that this is a bug and keeping quiet until they resolve it.

Here's my story:

I've recently bought an iPhone 6 (128) and was going to transfer all my data from iPhone 4s (64) which is almost maxed out to my new iP6.

I did a back up of my iP4s using iTunes v12.0.1.26 and went well overnight.

Just when i'm about to restore these (iP4s data) to my new iP6. I did an honest mistake which is, i've decided to update my iTunes to v12.1.1 first (**** those pop ups as i always thought the newer version should be better) prior to transferring my old data to my new iP6.

When my iTunes was updated, that's when it started not detecting both of my iP's in iTunes.

This is INSANE Apple! you shouldn't release a patch in Public without a thorough testing on integration with iTunes etc. Please fix this ASAP cuz it kills the thrill and excitement of purchasing your latest product line of iPhone! so much hype for the slogan "wish we could say more". Put these issues aside, iPhone is still a **** good and long lasting products.

Here's what i did to make it work:

I have uninstalled my new updated iTunes including of all the the other stuffs that was updated (this can be found via control panel and sort it by date to identify which apple product was updated) and uninstall all of them.

After my PC removed all the previous version of iTunes. I did reset my computer

Lucky me, i still keep the previous installers of iTunes i have downloaded dated back to 11th December 2014 which is v12.0.1.26. I did installed back the iTunes installer <--

Now it is working fine and my iTunes can detect both of my iP4s and iP6.

all is left to do is transfer all the stuffs i had in iP4s and move them all in my iP6 inclusive of messages, email, settings, contacts (via cloud) etc.

I hope i don't face anymore surprises so i can enjoy the new gadget i've bought!

Clash on and Happy Clashing LOL

The fix suggested by s1ngxthexs0rr0w above worked for me! Thanks!!!

"this worked for me;
go to your control panel

then device manager

expand 'portable devices'

you should see the generic 'apple iPhone'

right click on that device

click update driver software

select search automatically

it should take a few mins, it'll disconnect/reconnect etc.

should be good once it updates to the proper driver

worked for me, hope this helps."

thank you Vaneashk it really works for me

this actually worked thank you so much :-)

Try this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h32vE8_8T0I

Found this solution on youtube and it works.

Hi

had the same issue , it worked form me

uninstall all three programs shown in snapshot and re install itunes

hope it helps

thanks

"I found this and it worked for me. Make sure to have your device plugged in!

JF FourieFeb 5, 2014 3:48 AM Re: My iphone is not showing up as a device in itunes when it is plugged into my computer, how do I fix this?
Re: My iphone is not showing up as a device in itunes when it is plugged into my computer, how do I fix this?in response to jaystreetz"

Sweet merciful crap! This is the one that finally worked! I've been at it for months.

Hi, just signed up to thank you for this. Thanks again!

This may help u guys a lot.
http://appandora.com/tutorials/fix-itunes-cannot-detect-iphone-problem.html