iTunes 11.1 doesn't recognize my iPhone 4s with IOS 7 - phone is charging by iTunes doesn't see it. Any suggestions?

After I completed the iTunes upgrade, OS upgrade and rebooted my 4S is recognized. I only use the usb connection for upgrades or charging so I'm curious why your phone doesn't automatically sync new purchases? If you purchase music from another source are you adding the music to the iTunes library?

After doing the 3rd further update on my iphone 4 thinking it would solve it... 3rd since this problem started, my mac book pro still doesn't recognize my iphone 4.... I have done all the normal things like reboot my machine (if someone else tells me to do that, I will scream)

I am going to have to wait until I am able to go to the store where I got my iphone in London and ask them to solve it.

I am pretty disgusted at Apple and it's inability to solve things or provide clear instructions on what to do.

Did you update the OS for the mac book also? Don't scream, and then reboot.

As soon as I had done the .4 update on iphone, I checked for new software on my macbook... I am apparently uptodate on everything.... That has happened before... there was suddenly something on my macbook to update - I updated previously thinking it would solve it but it didn't...

I didn't scream :-)

Just so I understand, all software has been updated on the 4s and Mac book and your issue is still not resolved? Have you updated ITunes?

Hey. I have an iphone 4 (not 4s)... and a Mac Pro.

According to both my iphone and my Mac Pro, all software is 'up to date' and latest itunes also in there....

This all began when I did the upgrade to IOS 7... my MP stopped recognizing my iphone... I did tests, including plugging in my friends iphone and my MP recognized his.

I have:

rebooted my machine about a million times

stripped my iphone and restored it (I had to back up onto the cloud)

done every update that my iphone has said available (the third one a couple of days ago relating to IOS 7).

done every update on my MP including at least two relating to Itunes since this drama began.

I am running out of options... and getting bored of the music on my 'Music' on my iphone...

also having the same issues except for windows instead of mac. my macbook connects without a problem but windows can't see it at all (doesnt even show up for pics transfer)

SOLVED
I have spent so much time on this rediculous problem. Restarting my computer and iPhones (yes, plural), I made sure all software was up-to-date, I removed preference files, etc. and nothing worked. Until finally... I went to the standand iTunes download page on the Apple website (http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/), downloaded and installed the same (up-to-date) version already installed on my computer, and voilà, everything works again. I didn't even have to restart any devices, just iTunes (of course).

It doesn't make sense, but it worked. Hopefully this encourages you to try the same. Best of luck.

I have the exact same problem. Since 'upgrading' to iTunes 11 and iOS7 (though I DO like iOS7) my iPhone 4S will no longer sync with iTunes. It gets to step 5/6 and just hangs when determining tracks to sync. I have the latest versions of the software and a quite new MacBook Pro Retina so have the correct USB, it's just not syncing.

Have Apple broken something?

I don't know if this will help, but iTunes didn't see my iPhone 4s until I used the Apple cable. I had been using another aftermarket cable that came with my car charger. When I used my original apple cable, my iPhone was recognized immediately.

SOLVED

I fought with this all night, finally went and found the original Apple USB cable and plugged it in to my Mac instead of the aftermarket cable I was using. Recognized instantly, problem solved.

I truly hope this is the case with my phone. It's pretending not to recognise that it is plugged in (third party cable) however it will charge my phone when it is turned off and will sometimes charge my phone if I play swapsies with the charging unit and cables (third party cables and a switch between the original charger and or my mothers 5s charger).

By the way that its acting, for me it is definitely a software problem which makes sense because my phone started acting up after iOS 7.

As much as I love Apple, it seems to me as though their focus is now more toward impressive aesthetic capabilities as opposed to functional. The fact that so many people are having this problem is definitely saying something.

Now to go order an original cable. Fingers crossed that this will solve my problem.

I'm having these problems too. ITunes 11.1.3 doesn't recognize my iphone (4s) and purchases didn't transfer the last time I connected.

Debrafrom boyton....I have done all of the prescribed antidotes like reinstalling iTunes and all apple software and itunes doesn't recognize my iPhone, restarting my computer and even retoring to a previous checkpoint. From what I am reading here is tht this is a real problem with IOS 7 and not imagined.

It doesn't matter what cable i use - iTunes doesn't see my iPhone!