iOS 4.3 Problems: Downloading, Installing, Home Sharing
As you all know the new iOS 4.3 update was released last night and we gave you a few details covering its new features and enhancements, so we thought we would ask you if you are having any problems at all.
The main features that stand out include Home Sharing, Personal Hotspot Functionality, new AirPlay features, and much more. You can see all the main features on our previous article.
We went to iTunes and started the iOS 4.3 download / install onto our Apple iPhone and iPad and had no problems at all, we even mentioned that the Home Sharing feature got reviewed that we think you may like.
The update went smoothly and was very fast indeed, to install on both Apple devices took less that 8 minutes. We have yet to play with the iPhone and iPad and check out the new update features and when we do we will let you know what our impressions are.
In the meantime please do post all your comments below if you have experienced any iOS 4.3 update problems being it the download, install, home sharing, etc. Thanks
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Its an ongoing problem but I haven't been able to find the Home Sharing icon in either my iTunes or my updated iPhone 4.
I've spent an hour online last night trying to fix the problem via Firewall/Sharing/Network settings but CANNOT seem to get it working.
home sharing requires Bonjour. Make sure you aren't blocking that in your personal firewall settings of your computer. It also uses (I believe) UPnP for the Media Streaming, much like AirPlay would. I could be wrong, but I think I have to make sure both of these protocols were able to pass through my computers' personal firewalls.
Will try that Armand thanks 🙂
Where is the home sharing supposed to be on the iphone4? I can't find it anywhere in settings after upgrading to 4.3
Hi Chaddy
1) Click the settings icon on your iPhone 4
2) Then click on iPod
3) You will see Home Sharing there
You will need an Apple iD to use Home Sharing.
Make sure Home Sharing is switched on in iTunes..
Hope this helped you
You first have to go into "Settings" then "iPod". You configure the home share account/password. After that, you can access it thru the "iPod" icon.
it's in iPod under more – takes a few seconds to appear
My Maps won't even open. It launches and then crashes on my iPhone 4.
I have an iPhone 3Gs. I got home sharing configured and was able to browse my library. I tried to play one of my movies over home share and noticed that the movie plays without sound. The movie plays fine on my Apple-TV and when I down load the movie to my iPhone, it plays fine. Not all of my movies do this. I'm still investigating what types of movies have the problems (seems to be ones I converted…) Does anyone else see this problem?
Correction… It looks like certain movie formats that worked fine in 4.2 don't work in 4.3. My down-loaded movie doesn't work anymore….
I experienced several, what I believe to be, one-off issues. The download of the iOS didn't work because my DD-WRT firmware (opensource router software for my linksys) kept returning a Fin packet (permaturely) to all my file request packets after about 8 minutes of downloading. After reverting to the factory firmware, I was able to download the iOS 4.3 firmware without any issue.
The updated went smooth, until the reboot. The most recent iTunes attempted to recover my phone before the phone was ready, which caused some weird sync issues.
Once the phone was up and running, my iTunes collection was unavailable — reported I had to sync first
Syncing did not work — reported that something was wrong; I don't remember what.
Some apps did not work — they just shut down (system logs showed they were core dumping)
So, I proceeded to perform a factory reset, followed by a manual restore from a slightly older backup file (about 2 weeks old), and now everything is perfect.
I cant cancel calls I have to switch my phone on off and on again
I cannot find the home sharing icon. i have done everything that i am meant to do but no icon. what am i doing wrong? hazza
Hi Hazza
1) Click the settings icon on your iPhone 4
2) Then click on iPod
3) You will see Home Sharing there
You will need an Apple iD to use Home Sharing.
Make sure Home Sharing is switched on in iTunes..
Hope this helped you
I have the same problem as Hazza. I went to settings/ipod and put my Apple iD details in.. and I made double sure it's turned on in iTunes and the details are the same… Still no "shared" button in the iphone app??
I'm having a problem with it
I'm having a problen with it in that is downloads about 15 mins then at the end says network error and i have to download again. I have tried it over two differant broadband connections and with both an Iphone 3GS and Iphone 4 with the same result 'err – 3259
Hi David, I'm experiencing the same problem right now.
Found any solution yet???
Yeah, same problem here in Canada, any suggestions yet, dont want to use up my free call to Apple, Joke, can even support their products
i have the same issue since last nite – apple pls provide an alternative method my iphone wont update due to this stupid download not downloading completely before bombing out fairly close to 670mb total!
Have had same, keeps saying network timed out having downloaded the file. tells me to check the network connections!! How? I'm not a tech person. Able to use laptop at same time. why doesn't this work Apple? Have tried 10+ times – each time I sync.
have been trying to download this upgrade ALL DAY!!! it will download then at the end (after anything from 9 – 30 mins) will say its timed out unable to download….. HELP!!!!! how do i download this new update!!!! seriously i cant believe how difficult this has been…
If anybody has the Splice App check to see if you can preview any movies you edited because I can't preview my videos any more. The app just crashes and after opening it again it tells me to send an error report via email.
My Splice App has vanished completely and it's not available on the app store either!! Must be a serious bug with ios4.3 and splice. Or Apple don't want the competition for their newly updated iMovie app!
I know how you guys feel! I thought It was only mine! I worked really hard on this one video and now I can't view it.
I was able to download all software just fine, setup iTunes, Firewall is not blocking anything. Configure iPhone4 but yet when I got to my Ipod and select More, there is no Shared in their for me to pick. Not sure if the problem is iPhone or iTunes?
Mine downloaded all the way and then but my phone in recovery mode and had an error, now i cant get it out of recovery mode
goto http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/ if you're having a problem downloading iOS 4.3 using iTunes.
Par for the course, what did u expect ? I always wait till all the bugs have be fixed and things have calmed down then, I will download the new update. It's the same every time !
ios 4.3 problems
when i double click the home button when my ipod touch 4g is unlocked you get the usual multitasking but when you swipe across to the music options the pause/play and the directional aroows dont do anything.
when my ipod is locked and i double click the home button before i updated to ios 4.3 i could see the option to change the volume and start/stop the track and change it but it now longer appears.
thanks jack
same thing here. mine went into recovery mode and lost everything on it. i am sooooo pissed off right now!
Me too…..my phone just shutdown ……..that POS 4.3 is now costing me money. I think Samsung should replace my phone!!!!!!!!
have been trying to download this upgrade four times !!! it will download then at the end (after anything from 9 – 30 mins) will say its timed out unable to download….. HELP!!!!! I don't see any problem in my internet network, pls help.
Terrible time with this update. It's failed about 12 times now and my phone says 'No Service' no matter what I do. My itunes page is seriously messed up with update and restore overlapping text. This happened once before long ago but my phone still had service. This is beyond annoying.
I've just installed it. Its crashed my iphone 3gs and i have to restore it..ossibly losing all the pictures of my 18 months old son! JOKE!
Downloaded 4.3 last nite and all of my contacts are gone!!! Anyone got a clue???
Attempted to update and it bricked my iphone 4. Apple says go to the store.
having problems just downloading the IOS 4.3 for iphone 4 it keeps saying the network timed out and to check my setting and connection, dispite my setting are fine and connection is excellent it just won't download, i even tested it by downloading a free app just to make sure, plus i did update itunes before downloading 4.3, could that be the problem???
Hi, I downloaded the new SW 4.3 to iphone 4 to activate the personal hotspot, but it is not showing on the setting window??
i have a 4th gen ipod touch and im trying to update it to iOS 4.3 but when i go onto itunes it keeps timing out i dont know what to do can anyone help me please?
it says i must sync with my pc before using ipod. I assume i've lost all the songs I had on my phone then?
Also get a message in itunes that it couldn't connect to iphone because of unknown error, even when the phone isn't plugged in.
AND, it no longer connects via usb, won't even charge my phone.
Other than that, loving the new update.
I had a similar issue with the the download of iOS 4.3 at home over my broadband connection. Once I downloaded over my corporate network in the office all fine…..stll doesn't help most users, but just a heads up!
Apple is not including new tones for message alert settings. With iOS 4.3, you can set the Play Alert Tone for specific time intervals.
dears for those who face network issue downloadinjg ios 4.3 due error number 'err – 3259 i diable my antivierus and its work fine
i cant download this version i have tried more then 20 times but its jst saying network timed out check network settings…..how do i download this….anyone plz help
i've been trying to download the IOS 4.3 since yesterday but i have to major problems. first; it takes almost 90min to get to the end of the download. Second; the even bigger problem is that it gives me the and fail essage at the end saying. " there was a problem downloading the sftware for the iphone. the network connection timed out. Make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active. or try again.
can someone tell me what to do!
The same happens to mine as well……………………Has your question been answered?
Friend, That POS 4.3 locked up my phone. I cannot use it and I am told by Sprint that Samsung “would replace it , if the phone was less than a year old” , I do not see why I need to buy a phone when my phone was not broken. Beware…..BACK UP EVERYTHING!!!
i have the ipod touch 4th gen and ive been downloading for 2 days!!!! its crazy…i get the same error message over and over. And if ever it finishes the download, it cannot sync. Has there been a solution now? I cant believe its this hard to upgrade.
My phone is hang when the phone is trying to reboot, after i had download the iOS 4.3. For your information, the PC is being switch off once (as cut off of power supply) when the phone is rebooting. Anyone can help? can email me at stchew@hotmail.com
I tried installing iOS 4.3 on my wife's Ipad. That was the problem, I should never have started it. It said it was going to take 30 minutes. Fine. When it was almost done, it said some kind of error on the screen. It now says the Ipad is in recovery mode. Nothing works on it. Can't do anything with it. In order to use it with itunes, it says it must be restored. My wife has bought some books with it and it hasn't been backed up. So, if it gets restored, books go bye-bye. I need to revert back to old version or something so that i can back everything up. It is completely useless now as it is.
I tried t odownload that POS 4.3 and nor my Galaxy 3 will not power up.Sprint says that it a Samsung issue and that I need a new phone …that I have to buy!!!! Does anyone know if Samsung is will to do anything to handle this type of situation?