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does Catalina support iPhone running iOS X 16

I just got an iPhone 12 pro from one of my children. I backup/synch my current phone (iPhone XS) to a MacBook pro mid 2012 running Catalina 10.15.7. iPhone XS is running iOS x 15.6. restoring from a backup does not complete to iPhone 12 running 15.6. Is IOS X 16 supported to synch with Catalina. I have been burned in the past by version compatibility and Apple support can only say they think it will work. Does anyone know what iOS x 16 compatibility is?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 15, 2022 6:20 PM

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Posted on Oct 16, 2022 1:34 AM

ios set the macOS version and new phones come with ios16


System Requirements

  • Apple ID (required for some features)
  • Internet access15
  • Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:
  • macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder
  • macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later
  • Windows 7 or later using iTunes 12.10.10 or later (free download from itunes.com/download)


iPhone SE - Technical Specifications - Apple


so catalina should be fine

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Oct 16, 2022 1:34 AM in response to motero

ios set the macOS version and new phones come with ios16


System Requirements

  • Apple ID (required for some features)
  • Internet access15
  • Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:
  • macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder
  • macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later
  • Windows 7 or later using iTunes 12.10.10 or later (free download from itunes.com/download)


iPhone SE - Technical Specifications - Apple


so catalina should be fine

does Catalina support iPhone running iOS X 16

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