Download the iOS firmware that you wish to upgrade/downgrade your iPhone to.Right now, Cydia has saved SHSH blobs up to iOS 5.1.1 you’ll need to save the SHSH blobs of your device (and you can use TinyUmbrella for this). Note #2: If you wish to downgrade, you’ll need to save SHSH blobs either to your local drive or on Cydia. It’s mostly because we had a jailbroken iPhone that wasn’t restored to factory settings. But in some cases (like ours), it worked for an update too. Note #1: TinyUmbrella and this method are actually part of the 3194 error fix for “downgrading” your iOS firmware.
TinyUmbrella is a cool little software that you probably have heard of already. So that’s when TinyUmbrella comes to the rescue.įixing iTunes Error 3194 for a Jailbroken iPhone using TinyUmbrella
To me, this method never worked but then, I had my iPhone jailbroken too many times.
For Windows, navigate to C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/ and find the file that’s named “hosts”.In most cases, it’s because of a simple problem with the hosts file.
You’re just trying to update / upgrade the firmware but iTunes keeps throwing up this error.
How to Fix iTunes Error 3194 During iOS Update on Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch: For the rest of us, here’s what you can do to fix the iTunes error 3194. Most users who don’t usually tinker with their iPhones are these lucky ones. If you’re real lucky – and I mean seriously lucky – you’ll not see any errors crop up when you try to update or restore. And when you’re dealing with a jailbroken iPhone, it’s going to be even worse. So naturally, all the signing is already done with so if you’re trying to downgrade to iOS 6.1.3 or lesser after an upgrade to iOS 7, you’re going to have a bad time. For starters, Apple isn’t all that interested in people downgrading their iOS firmware. Have a nice day.Apple’s support page for specific errors on iTunes isn’t all that helpful. Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. If you don't experience the same issue, continue to User-specific issues.įix unexpected quits or launch issues in iTunes for Windows If you have the same issue in the new user account, skip to System-wide issues. Visit the Microsoft website to learn how to create new user accounts for Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7. If the issue doesn't happen in Safe Mode, remove any third-party plug-ins. Visual plug-ins you have installed have been temporarily disabled." You'll see a message as iTunes is starting that says "iTunes is running in Safe Mode. To start iTunes in safe mode, hold down the Shift and Control keys on your keyboard while you open iTunes. When you open iTunes in Safe Mode, you isolate the program from any interference caused by plug-ins or scripts not manufactured by Apple. I would recommend you read this article and use it to help troubleshoot the issue. Since you uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes, there are a few things you can do to see if there is interference caused by plugins. It looks like you have already done some troubleshooting. After reviewing your post, it sounds like after you updated iTunes it stops responding and runs slowly.