I am on a late 2009 Mac running High Sierra. My iPhone X does not show up on the status bar of iTunes 12.8, although I believe it is connected properly, given that when I plugged it in after a long time it asked me to unlock the phone. Any idea how to get iTunes (and Finder) to recognize my iPhone? I'd like to upload some music so I have more than the pre-loaded U2 Songs of Innocence to listen to when I am off the grid, haha. Thank you.
iPhone X
You're welcome. 🙂
Probably just iTunes in High Sierra, though if you open Photos/iPhoto you should also be able to import any photos in the camera roll. In Catalina syncing gets moved from iTunes into Finder.
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It worked!! Wow. Should I also be able to see my iPhone in Finder or just iTunes. THANK YOU!
makes sense.
again, thank you.
For iOS 12 or later you need iTunes 12.8.0.150 or better running on OS X 10.11.4 or better. See How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support if required. iOS 13 likely requires iTunes 12.8.2.3 or better.
Assuming a suitable version of iTunes is in place then in Finder use the menu item Go > Go to Folder..., copy the following text, paste it into the dialog box and press enter:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Versions/Current/Resources
Unlock your device and connect it to USB. Double click on MobileDeviceUpdater in the folder that has opened. It should notify you of a software update. Install it and iTunes should hopefully recognize your device.
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iTunes and Finder no longer recognize my iPhone
