iPhone error (9) solution?

Solution?

Misleading? Yes. There is no solution to Apple iPhone’s error (9); you must replace your iPhone at the Apple Store.

Symptoms?

Your iPhone cyclically reboots itself by blanking to a white screen and then to the Apple Logo. When you try to restore the iPhone through iTunes it returns an error (9).

My Story?

I first purchased my iPhone 3G in AUG 2008 (with a 1 year warranty), and had error (9) in OCT 2009 and received a new iPhone with a 90 day warranty. The Apple Genius representative was sympathetic and gave me a new iPhone 2 months out of my warranty. 80 days later i get the same error (9) and received another iPhone.

Causes?

Having had 2 iPhones with this error, i can postulate the causes.

Car Audio systems have iPod input jacks, and when iPhones are connected you receive a disclaimer “iPod Accessories” and not compatible. But you can still listen to your playlist & charge the phone while ignoring the disclaimer; you will however notice latency issues while trying to multi-task when connected.

At times when i receive phone calls and i unplug the USB connection the music still plays in the background of the conversation through the ear piece.

The first time the iPhone cyclically rebooted itself was while charging the phone through a wall jack. I first thought there may have been a power surge making the iPhone act abnormally. And went to the Apple Store to have it replaced.

I’ve had the iPhone auto-restart to the Apple Logo while connected to my Car’s iPod USB port. It miraculously comes back to life when i leave it alone. During one of these episodes the iPhone took a self screenshot of the screen by itself and stored it in Photos.

The latest episode was while music was playing and i wanted to use the MapQuest app, and when i hit “find my current location” it cyclically rebooted itself forcing me to use a payphone and miss an important appointment.

Purchasing an iPhone 3GS will not solve your problem, because the latest generation iPhone also suffer from the same issues.

Bottom Line: You need to replace your iPhone! I’ve already browsed through hundreds of online forums and it seems everyone says the same thing: Hold ‘Home & Power’ get it to DFU Mode and restore it. But it doesn’t work for us …