{"id":9342,"date":"2016-06-18T13:42:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T08:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=9342"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:43:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:13:59","slug":"itunes-error-3194","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/itunes-error-3194\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix iTunes Error 3194 While Restoring or updating iPhone\/iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The iPhone &#8220;iPhone&#8221; could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194). Here\u2019s how to fix iTunes Error 3194 while restoring or updating iPhone\/iPad<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are many errors associated with iTunes and <strong>iTunes error 3194<\/strong> is one of the most annoying errors which an <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/imessage-waiting-for-activation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone<\/a> user frequently experiences. It can be a trouble to fix error 3914 as one has to follow different methods and see if they were able to fix \u201c<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>The iPhone &#8220;iPhone&#8221; could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194).<\/em><\/span>\u201d error.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you will search &#8220;<strong>how to fix iTunes error 3194<\/strong>&#8221; on the support page of Apple you won\u2019t see helpful answers. One of the working solutions to fix error 3194 is to downgrade your iOS to old iOS, but as we all know that Apple is not signing the old firmwares anymore, the downgrade error 3194 fix can really become difficult.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/itunes-error-3194.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9343\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9343\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/itunes-error-3194.png\" alt=\"itunes error 3194\" width=\"728\" height=\"358\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/itunes-error-3194.png 728w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/itunes-error-3194-150x74.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/itunes-error-3194-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/itunes-error-3194-660x325.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now you might be wondering if downgrading the iPhone to the older version of iOS is not possible to <strong>fix iTunes error 3194 while restoring or updating<\/strong> iPhone\/iPad. You can follow the different method below as they will help you to fix \u201cthe iPhone could not be restored 3194\u201d error.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; border: 0px dashed #555; padding: 15px 15px 5px 15px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">You may also be interested in checking out:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-itunes-not-recognizing-iphone-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix iTunes Not Recognizing iPhone in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/imessage-waiting-for-activation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix iMessage \u201cWaiting for Activation\u201d Error on iPhone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/view-facebook-full-site-iphone-ipad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to View Facebook Full Site on iPhone and iPad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-credit-card-from-itunes-iphone-ipad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Remove Credit Card from iTunes on iPhone and iPad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-do-you-know-if-someone-blocked-your-number-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Do You Know If Someone Blocked Your Number on iPhone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/itunes-error-3194\/#How_to_Fix_iTunes_Error_3194_While_Restoring_or_Updating_iOS\" title=\"How to Fix iTunes Error 3194 While Restoring or Updating iOS\">How to Fix iTunes Error 3194 While Restoring or Updating iOS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/itunes-error-3194\/#How_to_Fix_iTunes_Error_3194_using_TinyUmbrella\" title=\"How to Fix iTunes Error 3194 using TinyUmbrella\">How to Fix iTunes Error 3194 using TinyUmbrella<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/itunes-error-3194\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_iTunes_Error_3194_While_Restoring_or_Updating_iOS\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">How to Fix iTunes Error 3194 While Restoring or Updating iOS<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are trying to update the firmware on your iPhone using <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-credit-card-from-itunes-iphone-ipad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a><\/strong> you might come across error 3194 iTunes &#8211; <strong>The iPhone &#8220;iPhone&#8221; could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194)<\/strong>. This is a very common iPhone error and most of the people receive iTunes error 3194 while restoring or updating iPhone, iPad and iPod touch through iTunes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But don&#8217;t worry we have some of the best fixed solutions on <strong>error 3194 iTunes<\/strong>. In most of the cases, tweaking the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-10-hosts-file-locate-edit-manage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosts file<\/a><\/strong> solves the error 3194 iTunes quite effectively. You can follow the steps shared below to tweak hosts file and find out how to fix iTunes error 3194 while restoring or updating iOS. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> If you are using Windows computer then open <strong>C:\/Windows\/System32\/drivers\/etc\/<\/strong> directory on your computer. Once you have opened this directory, you will see a file named <strong>hosts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/hosts.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9347\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9347\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/hosts.png\" alt=\"hosts\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/hosts.png 640w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/hosts-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/hosts-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> If you are using Mac system, you have to open the <strong>\/etc\/<\/strong> folder to find <strong>hosts<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Once you found the hosts file, use any text editor like <strong>Notepad<\/strong> to open it. If you are using Windows computer, we suggest you to open the hosts file with admin rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Once you have opened the file, you will see <strong>74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com<\/strong> at the bottom of the file.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/74-208-105-171-gs-apple-com.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9346\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9346\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/74-208-105-171-gs-apple-com.png\" alt=\"74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com \" width=\"692\" height=\"556\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/74-208-105-171-gs-apple-com.png 692w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/74-208-105-171-gs-apple-com-150x121.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/74-208-105-171-gs-apple-com-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/74-208-105-171-gs-apple-com-660x530.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> You are having two options here. Either you can add <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>#<\/strong><\/span> in front of the line or you can simply delete the line (74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com) completely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (6):<\/strong> Once you have done editing, save hosts file on your computer and then you can <strong>start updating<\/strong> your iPhone using iTunes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you have applied this downgrade error 3194 fix, you shouldn\u2019t experience the error &#8211; The iPhone &#8220;iPhone&#8221; could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This method will work for people who are not having jailbreak access on their iPhone. If your iPhone is jailbroken and you\u00a0are wondering<strong> how to fix iTunes error 3194<\/strong> while restoring or updating iPhone\/iPad you can follow the next method.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_iTunes_Error_3194_using_TinyUmbrella\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">How to Fix iTunes Error 3194 using TinyUmbrella<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the second method which works as error 3194 iTunes downgrade fix. Here we are going to use <strong>TinyUmbrella <\/strong>as a fix for error 3194 in iTunes while restoring or updating. You can follow the steps shared below to find out how to use TinyUmbrella to fix error 3194 iTunes downgrade. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> The first thing which you have to do is download Firmware files for iOS devices which you want to upgrade or downgrade your iPhone with. You can download iOS Firmware from here &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/ipswdownloader.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Firmware files for iOS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Once you have downloaded the firmware, you have to download <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyumbrella.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tinyumbrella<\/a> software.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now connect your iPhone device and turn off iTunes if it starts automatically.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Next, you have to start Tinyumbrella and then select \u201c<strong>Start TSS Server<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/start-tss-server.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9349\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9349\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/start-tss-server.png\" alt=\"start tss server\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/start-tss-server.png 800w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/start-tss-server-150x102.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/start-tss-server-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/start-tss-server-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/start-tss-server-660x448.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Once done, you have to enter into<strong> DFU mode<\/strong> on your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (6):<\/strong> If you are going to update your firmware you have to press <strong>Shift<\/strong> key and click on <strong>Restore<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Or, if you are using Mac system, you have to press the <strong>Option<\/strong> key and then click on <strong>Restore<\/strong> button. Finally, select the <strong>IPSW<\/strong> file which you downloaded earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If all the steps are followed correctly, iTunes will restore the device perfectly and you shouldn\u2019t see any error like iTunes error 3194 (The iPhone &#8220;iPhone&#8221; could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194).)<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Updating or downgrading iPhone or any <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-credit-card-from-itunes-iphone-ipad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iOS device<\/a> is really a mess. Specially, if you are receiving the <strong>iTunes error 3194<\/strong> very frequently. The above-mentioned methods will perfectly help you to downgrade or upgrade your iPhone whenever you want to without any <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-itunes-not-recognizing-iphone-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes error<\/a> like &#8211; The iPhone &#8220;iPhone&#8221; could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let us know using the comments section below &#8211; which method out of the above mentioned two (<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>How to fix iTunes Error 3194 While Restoring or updating iPhone\/iPad<\/em><\/span>) helped you in fixing <strong>error 3194 in iTunes<\/strong> while restoring or updating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You might also like to see:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/factory-reset-iphone-ipad-ios-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Factory Reset iPhone or iPad in iOS 9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The iPhone &#8220;iPhone&#8221; could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194). 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