Comments on: How To: Force Quit in iPhone 3.0

By: ert3

ert3 — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:04:05 +0000

Just to comment on response 3. this works on any iPhone running 3.0 software not just the 3GS. if your going to troll you need to be able to both read and dedicate it to the lulz.

By: ak

ak — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:30:20 +0000

This is a big headache, who the hell thought it would be better to leave CD manufacturers to design control interface for the iPhone? Apple should give iPhone owners the option of controlling their device from the handset, it used to work in 2.2 so it is Apple who have put the block on this. If anyone figures a workaround it will make a lot of people happy.

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:39:40 +0000

I have been trying for like a day to get accessory connected problem on 3G with OSX 3.0. Even a forced quit with holding down the sleep button till “slide to turn of” comes up and then hold down the home button for 6 seconds. After pressing the Ipod function it still comes op with “accessory connected” ****. It worked fine on OSX 2.2. Is there anyone out there with a decent solution???

By: Steve morris

Steve morris — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:51:13 +0000

I have the same problem using my 3gs on a BMW with a dice stereo. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:56:26 +0000

@Tom (or anyone that can help)

Have a iPhone 3G S. Also have a 05 Mazda 3 with an OEM Mazda iPod connector. I used the old force quit method on my old iPhone 3g (before 3.0) to retake the iPod controls so I could select music from the device and not with the car. The new force quit method will not break the car's connection to the iPod app on the iPhone 3G S. It will stop music playback and exit to the home screen, but when you enter the iPod app again, you still get the "accessory is connected" screen. Any ideas on how to wrestle back iPod control to the 3G S? I've tried lots of different combinations of things, including turning the device off and on while connected to the car. You can actually get back in to the iPod app that way, but the car won't recognize the device and music won't play through the stereo.

By: Ron Merrill

Ron Merrill — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:20:36 +0000

3.0 on 3G. Force-quit procedure does not work! Must turn off phone to exit app and return to home page. Spent most of my day trying to figure out. Very Frustrating! If you haven't upgraded, I wouldn't.

Yesterday I loved my iPhone - Today I HATE it!

By: tom

tom — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:21:05 +0000

@Eric: Agreed. This is the behavior of release version of 3.0 on the 3G.

I upgraded to 3.0 on my 3G at the office yesterday, and was chagrined to find that a Force-Quit no longer worked -- I need to force-quit iTunes to retake control of the iPhone from my Mazda iPod connector every time I plug it in -- it's useless otherwise.

The new technique seems to work well, even on a 3G. Whew!

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:42:53 +0000

I have a 3G with 3.0 GM and you have to do this to force quit. Its the same for all three hardware platforms.

By: Anthony Martinez

Anthony Martinez — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:10:28 +0000

I was wondering about this.

By: icebike

icebike — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:06:44 +0000

8 Robbiebisme:

How can you say that since nobody has a 3Gs yet, and yet people have seen this behavior on the 3G with t.0 software?