Who's having iOS 7 activation problems?

[Nodnerb]

Is this only an issue if you install as a new device?

 

[smccloud]

Is this only an issue if you install as a new device?

Not sure, I am thinking no matter what since just an upgrade ends up activating still.

I can activate pressing on ''iPhone'' in iTunes and pressing ''try again'' on iPhone, what worked for you?

iTunes.

 

[Good OL MC]

Activated! Just took a while.


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[lawls]

I've been trying for over two hours now and i'm about ready to chuck my phone out the window.

 

[roguck]

It is the annoying and poor performance/service from apple

 

[Donkichot]

With iTunes 11.1 you got to deactivate sync by wifi in the summary of your device in iTunes and connect by cable to be able to launch the update of iOS 7...

 

[samp1800]

Same issue here, both on desktop itunes and my ipad. However im on ios 6.1.3 trying to do a restore to fix some bugs that i encountered...

 

[jdhooghe]

Just keep trying. I decided to set up as new and encountered this. I kept restarting but eventually it worked.

 

[CG68]

I had no issue updating my iPhone but my iPad has not been able to update via ota/iTunes. I will try later tonight when I get home from work. Getting the same error messages as everyone else.

 

[theKHMERboy]

yes i am one of those people.. never had this problem updating an ios till today.. i know its because of the many people who is downloading and installing ios 7 but come on really.. going on 4 hours now trying and its taking forever.. over the air and itunes.. what is this?!?!?!?

 

[Eileen89]

yes i am one of those people.. never had this problem updating an ios till today.. i know its because of the many people who is downloading and installing ios 7 but come on really.. going on 4 hours now trying and its taking forever.. over the air and itunes.. what is this?!?!?!?

I'm in the same boat as you some 4 hours later. Try turning your iPhone off for a few minutes, then retry the OTA method. Just did this and now iOS 7 is finally downloading!!!

 

[azopfi84]

I think I just got past my activation error screen! I will update as soon as I restore from my previous icloud backup but try this method and see if it works. Got it from another forum and almost immediatly it worked! I didn't even have to plug it back in but u can try if u want

I was having activation probs to until this method worked... Plug your phone into your computer with iTunes running. Click try again on your phone, then unplug your usb cable and plug it back it. try it, let me know.

 

[fridayxiii]

Patience & perseverance. :smile:

I too had the same errors for hours, but got the activation to work OTA just five minutes ago. Restoring from an old backup now.

Hang in there & y'all will get it too!

 

[Eileen89]

My iPhone 5 finally finished the OTA install after I turned my iPhone off and back on again. Now I'm attempting to update my iPad Mini using the OTA method.

 

[taz323]

My I5 and Ipad 4 finally updated about an hour ago, after 2+ hours of WTF. It was worth it, it's fantastic. Awesome job Apple.

 

[Just_Me_D]

Some of you who were having activation issues should be fine now.

 

[pr1nce]

I'm going to start my update soon. Hopefully, it'll be painless.

 

[bed269]

Whoever wrote to back up first THANKS. Because somehow I screwed my update up bad. I had some crazy error come up and then my phone wiped. Then I got the authentication error. Once it authenticated I had to do a restore.
I hate some of us had this problem with the authentication but I was glad to know I wasn't the only one.

 

[Brennybhoy]

Hi, my iPhone 5 is currently stuck in recovery mode,
I've been using iOS 7 Beta,when phone was accidentally restored!!
I put my my phone in DFU mode and synced with iTunes,But I'm unable to downgrade back to iOS 6.1.3.

 

[Just_Me_D]

Hi, my iPhone 5 is currently stuck in recovery mode,
I've been using iOS 7 Beta,when phone was accidentally restored!!
I put my my phone in DFU mode and synced with iTunes,But I'm unable to downgrade back to iOS 6.1.3.

Why don't you just place the current ipsw file in the trashbin, put your device in DFU mode, select restore via iTunes. That will cause iTunes to download and install copy of iOS 7.