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M1 Mac synced with iPhone/iPad

iPhone/iPad connected to M1 Mac mini, iPhone/iPad apps cannot be used and installed from app store, I tried re-install iPhone/iPad OS, reset all, it does not work. iPhone/iPad cannot install apps from App Store even the Apple store/Apple support app. and app installed on iPhone/iPad cannot be used. This happens when iPhone/iPad connected to M1 Mac, then click "get started" on "Mac finder-locations-iPhone/iPad interface".

Mac mini, macOS 11.1

Posted on Dec 16, 2020 4:47 AM

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Posted on Feb 11, 2021 3:11 PM

Confirmed here as well. Big Sur 11.2.1 and iOS 14.4 / iPadOS 14.4 are working properly for me on my M1 MBP, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and iPad Air 2 respectively. Rebooted both devices, and tried relaunching several apps after the sync. All appears to be working properly.


Have not tried my iPad Pro or the iPhone 6 yet, but I assume they will also work. I'll post here if they do not.


I also noticed my M1 MBP is now showing properly on www.icloud.com as well as under appleid.apple.com (it was previously missing from iCloud.com).


Not sure if the fix was the Big Sur update to 11.2.1 (it's not mentioned in the release notes) or something on Apple's back-end related to my Apple ID, but either way, it's working!

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