Constantly asking to trust computer on all my ISO's devices when backing up

It's wildly known by this point on different fourms that Apple Support around the world is clueless about this problem.

It's a hotfix compromise introduced in iOS and iPadOS 16.1 to address a security vunerability. It broke backup to Mac, but syncing still works without putting in passwords.

For now, I just click skip backup everytime the pop up shows up, which is multiple times per day per device.

Stop asking people to reset their routers and wiping their devices to reinstall OS. Stop giving out generic BS.

If you don't know, just say, sorry, we are unaware of this issue and I will get back to you ASAP after internal investigation.

Hi TzTerri,

Thanks for contacting Apple Support Communities!

We understand that you need to enter your passcode to trust your computer each time you connect your iOS devices to it.

It sounds like you may need to restart your devices, including your computer, and if you still experience the same behavior after restarting, you can reset your Trust Settings as outlined here: About the 'Trust This Computer' alert on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Get help 

If you tap Trust or Don't Trust but doesn't accept your answer, or if the Trust alert won't appear, follow these steps. Try again after each:

1. Make sure that your computer has the latest version of macOS or the latest version of iTunes. 

2. Disconnect and reconnect your device from your computer.

3. Restart your computer.

4. Restart your device:

iPhone

iPad

iPod touch

5. Reset your Trust settings.

If the above steps don't help, go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset [Device] > Reset and tap Reset Network Settings. This also resets Wi-Fi networks and passwords, cellular settings, and VPN and APN settings that you’ve used before.

If you downloaded iTunes for Windows from the Microsoft Store, make sure that iTunes Mobile Device Helper is enabled as a startup item.

If you still need help, contact Apple Support.

We hope this helps.

Cheers!

About the security content of iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16 - Apple Support

16.1 addressed a security issue shown above that broke Mac backup because the Engineers did a bad job. Throwing glues at the leaning tower. 

Thanks for getting back to us, TzTerri. It’s appreciated.

Since the “Trust This Computer” message can come from several different areas, we recommend contacting Apple Support to look into this further with you: Get Support

All the best.

Hello TzTerri,

It's important to focus on what you can do and how you can resolve this. While others may be experiencing a similar issue, we'd recommend working directly with Apple Support on a solution.

Contact them to discuss this further. They'll need to take it from here.

Wishing you well, take care.

There are 11 iOS/iPadOS devices in my family. Local automated backups let us/me sleep better. Not anymore.

Until now thankfully only 4 are on 16.1.

The core of the problem seems to be Apples lazy approach to a security report.

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About the 'Trust This Computer' alert on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

What's said in the support aritile does not match OS behaviour.

The following conversation is from the person who submitted the vunerability cve-2022-32929, and how he's talking with Apple to hopefully address this.