Error 3194 in iTunes comes, when you are updating or downgrading your iPhone and iPad. Here are the best fixed solutions on error 3194. Whenever you are restoring or updating iPhone, iPad and iPod touch through iTunes. Here are the fixed – Solved solutions on through different tips applied by several thousand iOS device lovers. So keep applying one by one might one of them tip works for you, definitely.
Updated (July 1, 2016): Make sure your iTunes updated with latest version on Mac or PC. Also Check are restoring latest firmware when you start restore explained in step 1.

Related: How to Fix error 9006 when update your iPhone or iPad.
Here’s are the solutions on fix error 3194 in iTunes
1. Fix 3194 in DFU mode
Step 1:
Quite iTunes in your MAC/Windows computer.
Step 2:
Open host file,
- For Mac: Go on this path: /ect/hosts
- For windows: c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Step 3:
Open hosts file with administrate rights.
Step 4:
Copy the below line and past in Host file in last.
74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com
Step 5:
Now connect your iPhone (iPad and iPod touch) with your computer through the lighting cable.
Step 6:
Open iTunes.
Step 7:
Switch off your iPhone by holding sleep/power button.
Start DFU mode by hold, power and home button together for 10 second then release only power button. Hold home button continuously until iTunes shows message “your device in now in recovery mode” in iPhone/iPad/iPod touch.

Know more what is DFU mode, How and why we have to use in our device.
Step 8:
update your iOS with restore features in iTunes and Go back the host file again.
To update with latest firmware in your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch from here.
After Restore iOS on iPhone/ iPad or iPod Touch, Flush DNS cache by restarting your iTunes.
Remove last line entered by you from host file, recently.
2. Still getting error 3194, then apply to fix error 3194 in iTunes
Now same process you have to do in this solved method, Changes are that you have to add below three lines at last in host file.
#74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com
#127.0.0.1 gs.apple.com
#74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com
Reason behind displaying error 3194 in iTunes when connect iPhone
For Sometime jailbreak iPhone, iPad and iPod touch setup should by modify host file. Then you will block from apple server (Because of server iP address modification). Some of the jailbreak tweaks triggered error while update your old iOS or restore iOS process.
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thanks..the last soultion which adds 3lines works 🙂
Welcome Your Sound, Siam.
thanks i want to do same thing for downgrade iso
thank you. you saved my life.
You are welcome, isam.
this doesnt work for me contact me plz……
Please elaborate more about your process you have done. Which iOS version, iOS device. Make sure you are using Updated iTunes or Latest firmware on restore time.
Thank you so so much!! The second one worked for me..I really needed this old iPhone of mine to use as a baby monitor..
Thank you once again 😀
Hi!I tried all your instruction Sir but still it doesn’t work. The error still appeared please help me.+I don’t know what to do after this. I have Ipad 2 Thanks Sir. 🙂
the 3194 error went away but now i have error 2005
I cannot save in the host file. It says I do not have administrative privileges which makes no sense since it is my own personal computer! Help!
Hi. Right-click on the host file and go to properties. Then click on security tab and change your permissions for the file.
when you open the hosts file .right click on it and select run as administrator
hi mate!
i have the same problem as above
keep getting error 3194, even after adding those 3 lines
my device is iphone 4s ios 7.1.1 already jailbroken, want to upgrade to ios 8.4.1
but keep getting error 3194 on my latest itunes
is there any other way around?
or it’s already impossible,?
This worked. Thank you so much, took me about 4 hours of messing around, but your solution worked, can’t express my gratitude.
Thanks for Rate us!!!
Solving the iphone error of 3194 and 21 I got both errors. I made sure my anti-virus was off and using itunes software I made sure I authorised my computer with iTunes store. To authorise click the very small square button (half black half grey) at the top left corner inside itunes, select iTunes Store, then select Authorise this computer then begin to restore and update. It worked and resolved these errors it may even resolve other errors.
Thanks anon,
thank you ver much from bali
the last methode very reccomended for who have the 3194 error problem
thanks from bali !