Q: Do I need to have iTunes 12.5.1 for compatibility with iOS 10?
Hey everyone!
I'm likely purchasing an iPhone 6S this weekend, and if it doesn't already come with iOS 10, I may have to download it during the iCloud Restore process (at least, when I last got a new iPhone, I had to update to the current OS before iCloud would populate the phone). Either way, by the end of Saturday, I'll probably be using an iPhone that has iOS 10 on it.
I have the most recent version of iTunes prior to 12.5.1 (12.4 I guess? I don't remember and I'm not currently at that computer), and my MBP has El Capitan, latest version. I know that some people had issues with OTA updates to iOS 10 and had to update iTunes to 12.5.1, but in the event that I don't run into problems with OTA, do I really need iTunes 12.5.1? I'm seeing that it messes some stuff up for some people, so I don't want to download it just yet unless I truly need it.
Basically, if I don't have iTunes 12.5.1, can I sync and backup an iOS 10 phone with iTunes as usual? Or do I truly need the update before I get iOS 10.
Specs:
13" non-Retina MBP, El Capitan, latest version (including recent security update)
Currently using an iPhone 6 with 9.3.5, will not upgrade to iOS 10. Will be purchasing iPhone 6S 128GB, which will either come with iOS 10 or will require me to upgrade to iOS 10 as part of set-up.
Thank you!
Posted on Sep 15, 2016 1:25 PM