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A software update is required to connect to your phone

Am I forced to buy a new iMac / my unit is Mac (24-inch, Early 2009) OS X El Capitan 10.11.6

NO more software update avaiable...


my iPhone 11 / 17.0.3 is requesting it need to update to connect to my phone!!!!


Any advice how to solve this annoying issue.

Thanks

Earlier iPhone models

Posted on Oct 16, 2023 2:48 AM

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Posted on Oct 16, 2023 3:07 AM

If you want to continue to connect your iPhone to your Mac, you need a Mac running High Sierra or later.

If your Mac says that a software update is required to connect to iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

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A software update is required to connect to your phone

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