does Mojave recognize macOS10.11

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does Mojave recognize macOS10.11

Does the does Mojave OS 10.14 on my iMac recognize macOS10.11on my iPhone?

Must i upgrade to a later OS on my iMac?

Posted on Sep 10, 2021 12:49 PM

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Demo

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Sep 10, 2021 1:32 PM in response to jomar2012

What you are seeing is perfectly normal and expected behavior. When you apply that small update, it will not update the OS version on your Mac. The update is necessary however, if you want to use iTunes with your iOS devices on the Mac.

I downloaded the update and applied it quite some time ago and It did nothing more than let my iPhone and iPads sync and backup with my Mc.

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Sep 10, 2021 12:56 PM in response to jomar2012

I’m not sure what it is exactly that you are asking, but if you are asking if you can backup and sync an iOS Device running iOS 14:with a Mac that is running El Capitan, 10.11.6, the answer is yes. I am running 10.11.6 on my MBP and I sync and backup my devices that are all running iOS 14.7.1.

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jomar2012 Author

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Sep 10, 2021 1:16 PM in response to Demo

Sorry my question is not clear. When I connect my iPhone to an iMac (running Mojave OS 10.14), I get a window saying

""Software update is required to connect to your iOS device" on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch." The link to a webpage continues;

"When you connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a Mac with macOS

10.11 or later, you might need to update the software on your Mac in

order for it to recognize your iOS device. Learn what to do."

"Click Install to download and install the software so your Mac can

update or sync your iOS device. If you continue to see this alert, make

sure that your software on your Mac and iTunes are up-to-date."

But I do not want to update my iMac OS to Catalina.

In fact, my iMac does seem to recognize my iPhone. What's going on?

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Tesserax

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Sep 10, 2021 1:20 PM in response to jomar2012

The support article you came here from should provide you with the steps needed to try to resolve this issue. Have you tried them all yet? If so, and they didn't help, I suggest that you contact Apple Support directly. To do so, simply select the "Get Support" link in the upper right-hand side of this forum's web page.

If after following the directions in that article, are you saying that it is recommending that you update your Mac to macOS Catalina?

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