Do you get iTunes error 3194 while trying to update or restore your Apple device? It is simple to solve this problem [find out if it’s possible to downgrade iOS 9.3.1 to 9.3]. This method works for different problems. For example, you can fix Error 17 and 1639. This guide is good for Errors 3000 – 3020 and is great for iTunes errors 3100 – 3999.
Yay, there are multiple bugs and problems that can be resolved. It happens because iTunes doesn’t ‘talk’ to update server so you should check hosts file. If you are using Mac you can fix error 3194 iTunes through Terminal command. Simply enter:
sudo nano /private/etc/hosts
Click on Enter and you’ll see the hosts file where you should search for gs.apple.com entry. If it exists you need to remove or comment it by adding # with ‘space’ at the beginning of entry. Save the file and restart your Mac machine.
Windows users can fix error Can’t Restore 3194 iTunes problem [learn more about Apple online iPhone upgrade program] by getting to Search and typing Run to click on Run icon. You should type the following into Open window:
%WinDir%\System32\Drivers\Etc
When Etc folder is launched you can double press on Hosts file. It is necessary to edit it by removing gs.apple.com entry and saving the file.
The issue should be fixed after restore.
There are predictions that say iTunes error 3194 mostly appears on previously jailbroken devices where jailbreak caused the appearance of new entry hosts file that you have to remove in order to fix the problem. It can be solved on both Macs and Windows computers and this is nice. No matter if you have iPhone or iPad you can still fix the bug without issues.