IPhone USB Tethering does not work since upgrade to Ventura

I had this problem too after updating to Ventura. Now, that I think about that, Ventura gave me the most problems since Snow Leopard. Not that Snow Leopard was problematic, it simply was my first.

Anyway restarting Mac in safe mode and then restarting again in normal mode worked for me.

FYI - Toggling the "disable unless needed" setting as suggested by StevenO1987 also worked for me but I had to reboot both the phone and computer. The changes didn't seem to "take effect" no matter what I toggled on/off and then everything worked immediately upon reboot of both devices.

Hello default404,

When you connect the two, do you "see an alert on your iPhone or iPad that says “Trust This Computer?”" If so, do you select Trust? We see you already confirmed the settings listed at Use an iPhone or iPad to connect your Mac to the internet - Apple Support.

Also, are you able to try connecting the two wirelessly? The steps are shown on that same article. We want to see if it acts any differently.

Thanks!

I was able to get this working. Go to system settings -> Network. Than on the right Choose “iPhone usb”. Then choose details.

There’s a toggle that says “disable unless needed”. Turn that toggle off, and it starts working right away.

Similar situation though older devices (iPhone 8 and MB Pro 2017) - and attempting to ONLY use USB tethering for internet access is not functional. I was using these 2 devices prior to the Ventura upgrade without issue. The only way I can have internet access now via those same devices is to use Wifi-based connection to the iPhone as a hotspot. I prefer to use USB-only capability like before the upgrade.

I did force the "Trust" prompt to be re-displayed by using the "Reset Location & Privacy" method - then reconnected and established a trusted relationship again. The situation was still the same.

Any thoughts/suggestions?