


Reception that was good in my office seems not so good since the update, but I'm not sure if that's the new OS or weather conditions locally.How to Fix iPhone Frozen during/after iOS 16 Update in 5 Ways Other than that, everything seems okay and my apps and contacts are still there. Two of my mail accounts lost their passwords and these had to be reentered to get the accounts working properly. Although the screen resolution is the same, the new graphics seems sharper and rendered better on my 3GS. The screen comes up with the gray bubbles in the background and I've now got the consolidated "All Accounts" mailbox which I used to have in my old Blackberry and is now a "new" feature in the iPhone. Approve, and download begins.ĭownload took about 4 minutes, and install about 10 minutes to get the phone back online. iTunes will then present a screen requiring acceptance of the new 4.0 software. Click on the button to restore the phone back to your settings, not the factory settings.Ħ. iTunes will recognize the phone, with a screen indicating that an iPhone has been deteced that is in "Restore" mode. Plug in the iPhone that is not updating back into the sync cable using a USB port that is attached to the computer, not through an extension port block.ĥ. If there is a "*_Restore.ipsw" file in the iPhone Software Updates\ folder, move it to a safe location like the desktop or a Flash drive, but ensure that it is MOVED out of its folder location.Ĥ. In Windows 7 64-bit, go to the folder where the _Restore.ipsw file is located:Ĭ:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates\*_Restore.ipsw Turn off any anti-virus software and other applications that would interfere with the update including Outlook and IE (prompted by the iPhone to turn these off)ģ. Unplug iPhone from USB Cable and shut it down by holding the power and home buttons simultaneosly (you may have to hold the buttons down for 3 or 4 seconds).Ģ. Started the download and install and teh iPhone dies and gets stuck in a loop wanting to restore.Īfter two hours of trying to get the update installed without success, I checked a number of Forums and through experimentation and research here's what finally worked:ġ. Sync my iPhone 3GS and I'm told to update my OS for the phone.
