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stop photos from automatically opening

I want to stop Photos from automatically opening whenever I plug my iPhone in. I have seen in previous discussions that I need to uncheck the "Open Photos for this device" option; however, it isn't checked to begin with. Any suggestions?


I don't know if this is relevant information but my Mac is running Catalina currently.

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 10:35 AM

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Posted on Oct 30, 2020 10:48 AM

With your iPhone connected to your Mac launch Image Capture. Select the iPhone in the sidebar and in the menu at the bottom of the sidebar select No Application:


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stop photos from automatically opening

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