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Upgraded to monterey 12.6.2. New error telling me I need new software for my iphone 13

My phone used to connect to my macbook pro. I just upgraded to Monterey 12.6.2. Now I get an error I need to software to connect my iphone 13 mini. I'm hesitant to upgrade to fix an upgrade. Why has this happened?

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Posted on Dec 28, 2022 8:33 AM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2022 10:32 AM

That message is normal, and tends to happen after you update iOS on an iPhone. Your Mac needs to download additional software from Apple in order to communicate with the version of iOS that is on your iPhone.

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Upgraded to monterey 12.6.2. New error telling me I need new software for my iphone 13

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