"Your iPhone needs to update software to connect to your Mac"

Please contact Apple and tell them about it: Get Support. Let me know what they determine.

I agree it's an annoyance.

I’m having the same problem. As it won’t stop you from backing up it sure will stop you from doing a restore.

Have you personally confirmed that?

That's a problem then. Contact Apple and tell them about it: Get Support.

It appears they are aware. Thing is I since it’s my work phone that I’m upgrading a 7 to my 12 Pro. Not many apps on it.

I got the same result. It’s a problem but I can just install the apps I need. It’s the first time in two years I connected an iPhone to my Mac

Just connected my 14 Pro and when asked to download new software, I did and it installed without incident. Maybe Apple do listen sometimes?

i will have to check again when I get home. But as of Wednesday it still didn’t install. iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 16.0.2 and MacBook Air M2 running MacOS 12.6.

I had a lengthy conversation with Apple Support shortly after my last reply. I will be working closer with them Wednesday of next week.

Fixed on Macbook M1 It Finally installed after removing all 3rd party apps like Adblock,Antivirus etc. Thanks

I may try that when I get home. Only one of those I am running would be antivirus. I use Sophos Home.

I’m not running Xcode at all. I’ll see what happens next week when I work with Apple on it.