IPhone :: Upgrade Old 3Gs To IOS 5 Without Plugging It Into Mac?
Jun 18, 2012
I upgraded to 4s and my son uses the old 3GS (he thinks its an itouch) so I don't want to plug it in to my mac and risk it being recognized (and messing up my contacts etc.,) but I can't get it to upgrade to iOS5 either...
my old laptop has broken so I went out and bought a new one. Am I right in assuming that if I plug in my iPhone into the new laptop and turn of automatic syncing all my files should remain? and that if I click on transfer purchases all my files will transfer from my iPhone to my new laptop?
The home button on my iPhone 4 wasn't working all night long for some strange reason. Then when the phone finally died it would not turn back on when plugged into the wall. The "charging" icon did not even show up! Holding the lock and home buttons does not work. Please help! It is jailbroken by the way.
I am using a PC with a Belkin Wireless Adapter. My internet will be working perfectly, then I plug my iPhone in to run updates and suddenly my internet connection is gone. It is like it completely disables my adapter. I have to unplug the phone, remove the adapter, then plug the adapter back in to get my internet connection back. I just want to update my phone!
Running OS X Lion (10.7.3) on new iMac. Not sure what changed recently but now, when I plug in my iPhone, it does not sync with iTunes, nor does it open iPhoto to import photos. In fact, it doesn't recognize that the iPhone is plugged in at all, but the phone does charge of course.
I already ran through these steps on the Apple site a couple of times [URL]
Info: iPhone 4S, Mac OS X (10.7.3), iPhoto, iTunes
Sometimes the home button on my iphone 4S doesn't work and I have to turn the phone on/off or plug in the charger and wriggle it around to get the phone working again.
If my iPhone is say around 75% battery, and i plug it into my laptop 3 times a day for around 15 minutes each time to sync, will it degrade its battery?
I dropped it and it turned off. When the lock button worked I could just press the home and lock button down and the apple icon would appear. What do I do now? I already tried plugging it into my computer.Â
It is not the lead, as my sister's iPhone is responding when plugged in using the same lead. If I switch the phone off and plug it in, the apple logo appears and the phone switches itself on. However, it does not charge and does not show in My COmputer or iTunes..???
The port on my Curve 8330 is broken and I am receiving a new phone today. The lady at Verizon said I would have to write down all the phone numbers and then put them into my new phone manually. Is there anyway to get around this headache?
How to enable the charging notification sound when plugging in or unplugging the charging cable? I had it enabled once but now I cannot find that option.
If I remember correctly, at some point while I was discovering Cataclysm I ran into the option to keep the screen off when you plug or unplug the charger.But for the life of me I can't find that setting anymore. With the Cataclysm topic being closed, I thought I'd ask here.Google gave some answers, but all required additional apps which I do not want to install.
I use my 9900 for listening to music whilst running, yesterday it rained and although it was in my pocket there was a lot of moisture on the phone (yes my fault I know) anyway phone was working OK then it went off so I took the back off made sure the battery area was dry and it started up OK. I though all was well till I plugged it in to the mains charger when it switched off and now won't start. Also after around 20 seconds there is a battery icon with a red cross come up over it ?I have taken it apart and it all appeared dry but it refuses to start, I have tried plugging it in to PC with USB and mails lead and neither make a difference. As usual the last back up was a couple of weeks ago with all latest appointments
I shut my Photon down and plug it in and it turns back on. I plug it in and power it down and it turns back on. I power down, remove the battery for 15 seconds, reinstall the battery and plug it in and it turns back on. No new software or apps that I'm aware of. It just started doing this today and we've had it for six months.
Is there any way to save the USB connection type when plugging the phone to the PC? Specifically MTP. I'm on the Verizon variant, unrooted.
Right now, when I plug it in, it comes up with "Connected as installer" and the Verizon Mobile cd drive thing gets mounted. If I wait it out or if I manually go into the phone and swipe down notifications to change the type to Media device (MTP), the phone mounts. Problem is, the next time i plug in the phone again, I have to either wait it out again or select MTP again. Is there a way to save it to the MTP option? First time on a Samsung phone and not sure if it was just like this since the beginning of time or what.
I plugged my x10 into my Macbook Pro with Sony Bridge for Mac installed and the touchscreen suddenly stopped working. When I unplugged the cable the touchscreen remained unresponsive but then after a while it became responsive for half a minute before going off again. All this time the phone keeps telling me I've got new email coming through but I don't know where that email is. Now I'm getting texts but I cannot read them.
How can I get my touchscreen to work again? This appears to be a software problem? Can I read or export SMS messages without using the touchscreen?
I would erally need to back up my SMS if I need to wipe the phone but so far have not found a way to do this. I have never updated the system of the phone so I assume it's still in the original factory OS.
Its been a while since I posted on here but I woke up this morning to a phone call and while trying to talk to the person on the other end my blackberry kept thinking I was plugging in and unplugging a wired headset making it impossible to communicate. When I actually plugged in my wired headset it worked fine but from then on any calls without the headset have the same issue.
I don't know if it has anything to do with it but I recently updated a ton of system and user apps however the phone was working fine until this morning.I've done a battery pull, blown compressed air into the audio jack itself, I've restored the phone in desktop manager, and I've even taken the phone apart and made sure the contacts for the audio jack weren't obscured but to no avail.Do you think this could be a hardware issue with the jack or is it more likely to be a software issue? I'm thinking hardware considering it works fine with the wired headset in place
Rather suddenly, plugging in my earbuds doesn't shut off external sound and enable the headphones. Thinking I'd screwed up a setting somewhere, I looked all over setup but cannot find anything to enable/disable. Is it me or my phone? Tried different players (I use winamp), different plugs. Did not reset the phone because I've spent considerable time loading and tweaking apps/settings/fonts etc and do not wish to lose all that.
After attempting to upgrade software for my iphone 4s via itunes, the upgrade failed and my phone froze with a picture of an usb plug.I even uninstalled security on my computer.
Can I use someone else's upgrade? Yes, this is called an "upgrade swap". AT&T will allow you to upgrade any line to receive a new phone. You can then activate that phone on any phone line you like. Apple is able to do this in store also, but it requires a bit more time since they have to call AT&T first. If you pre-order and recieve the phone by mail, you will need to contact AT&T to let them know that you will be activating the phone on another line."
My current situation: I am on a family plan with a total of two lines. My line is not eligible until 7/23, so all I can get is "early upgrade pricing". My mom's line is currently eligible for "full upgrade pricing". I am planning on using my mom's upgrade to get an iPhone 4. I want to preorder the phone from Apple.com on the 15th, and hopefully receive it the afternoon of the 24th. From my understanding, the microSIM that ships with the phone will be programmed for the line whose upgrade was used. However, the iPhone Upgrade Guide makes it sound like I can call AT&T once I receive the phone (and before I activate it), and have AT&T switch the microSIM from my mom's line to mine. Is this possible?
I have a message in my settings telling me that i can upgrade my IOS, but i don't want to upgrade at this time. How can i get rid of the red message mark?