So, iPhone 16 Pro when connected to iMac with provided USB-C cable is not charging and not recognised by Mac.
What now??
iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18
Hello, good news for everybody !!
I just updated my new iPhone 16 Pro Max to iso 18.1 then I updated my iMac Late 2017 21,5 4K 3 GHz Intel Core i5 quad-core to the last version od MacOs Ventura, build 13.7.1 (22H221)
Then the first time you connect the iPhone to the Mac using a Thunderbolt 4 cable (even if my iMac has only 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports), the system will recognize the iPhone, then the system will download an items to fully support the phone and DONE !! now it works good !! I made a backup of roughly 250 Gbytes in just 5 minutes !!!!
It seems that was a software issue now patched !!
enjoy !!
Just an update to confirm that my iphone 16 pro max now DOES connect to my iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) after reading this forum. I bought this and it did the job perfectly. Dont know if it makes a difference but I used the original iphone 16 cable. Thanks to whoever found this out.
But it works just fine connected to USB-A port. So strange.
USB-C doesn't work but USB --> USB-C does. Use that until Apple fixes the problem, hopefully.
iphone16->typeC cable->c-a adapter->a-c adapter->mac book, working. Apple's bug!
Saw on another post a fix. I got a lighting to USB C adapter and was able to connect to my 2017 iMac (Ventura 13.7).
ronline1111 wrote:
Saw on another post a fix. I got a lighting to USB C adapter and was able to connect to my 2017 iMac (Ventura 13.7).
Where did you plug the lightning end? 🤔
There is no lightning end.
16 doesn’t use Lightning.
Say what now??😢
It all works Now. 2017 iMac Ventura 13.7.1 and iPhone 16 Pro iOS 18.1
What ElSabino suggested actually worked with my iMac 5K 27 inch, 2017 on macOS Ventura 13.7.1. Thanks a lot!
After the Restore is done on my new iPhone 16 Pro Max, I will sell this old iMac...
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I was just informed by Apple that my IMAC will not connect to the new 16's.
Although my IMAC is only a few years old, it is not cabable of running Sequoia therefore the new IPHONE 16's will never connect with this computer!
So you upgrade the IPHONE, and now have to by a new IMAC to make things compatible.
NOT HAPPY!!!
iPhone 16 Pro doesn't connect to iMac via USB-C
