iPhone 16 Pro Max does not show up in Mac finder

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Although most USB cables will charge the phone, only the cable that came with the phone will work with the Apple Devices application.

NOT ALL CABLES ARE THE SAME.

I buy the Iphone 16 Pro and connect whit assistant apple support how connect iPhone in iMac!Conect whit usb cable try all solution but iMac dont allow iPhone in application FINDER!Apple support suggestion a return phone in store because try everything and and finder not try my iPhone and not charging!All iOS system is uptake a new iOS anddont working!!A you fixed that problem and when all my other iPad and iPhone 11 show in FINDER NORMAL whit cable but iPhone 16 pro not charging and dont show in finder sadly return yesterday phone in store !!

This is so frustrating. Even in between Apple devices people are still struggling to connect. Now I have to buy new MacBook because I bought new phone? This is sickness to my stomach. This guys they never get it right. So classic

edson_raice wrote:

This is so frustrating. Even in between Apple devices people are still struggling to connect. Now I have to buy new MacBook because I bought new phone? This is sickness to my stomach. This guys they never get it right. So classic

As several posters in this forum have said that it works with their iPhone 16 and Ventura, perhaps you should troubleshoot the problem with your specific configuration rather than scream in anguish.

Ok I'm now travelling and not able to try anything with my 2017 27" imac running Ventura which won't allow my phone to connect to Finder. And it's quite inconvenient for me currently to contact Apple based on all the above posters who mention they've done this and sounds like they've spent a fair amount of time trying to fix this with Apple Support who sometimes suggests buying a new mac.

Now I'm trying to connect my iPhone 16 Pro to my mid-2011 MacBook Air running High Sierra (10.13.6) which is the highest OS for this MBA and it won't show up in Finder. It shouldn't be that we can't connect our new iPhones to our Mac's without buying more adapters and or cables. My MBA only has 2 USB-A ports (1 of which is used with the dongle for my mouse) and no USB-C ports. I have 2 cables that have USB-C male at one end and USB-A male at the other. Both are used for other devices that utilize high speed charging and based on that I assumed should work but they don't.

I haven't read in this thread about anyone using a MBA running High Sierra (most are up to date and 2017 models). IF Apple requires us to have up to date computers this should have been spelled out before purchase.

I'm hoping there is a quick software update to fix this. I keep checking every day but have so far not found any. Until this is fixed, I cannot back up my new iphone as I am trying to get away from iCloud. But I'm thinking this is why such an issue is happening possibly; Apple wants everyone to be using iCloud for backups etc.

This will be helpful while I’m at home using my iMac. However, I am a snowbird that spends the winters in Florida and I’m not about to get a new MacBook Air just because of this issue so it’s very frustrating that I cannot use my MacBook Air with my new iPhone for this while I’m away for upwards of five months every year. I can’t imagine how many other Apple users. This is impacting. It is wrong of Apple not to put through a fix specifically for this issue without requiring people to buy a sewer MacBook.

This worked for me, as soon as I turned the "Show this iPhone when on Wi-Fi." on, the iPhone is seen over the Wi-Fi.

If your iPhone connects fine over USB but not via Wi-Fi, it may be due to a setting or network configuration specific to your iPhone. Here are some steps to try:

1. Enable Wi-Fi Sync in Finder

• Connect your iPhone to the iMac with the USB cable.
• Open Finder, select your iPhone, and under the General tab, check "Show this iPhone when on Wi-Fi."
• Click Apply to save this setting, then disconnect the USB cable and see if it appears via Wi-Fi.

Read my post below

What if you have a 15 inch MBP from 2017, which doesn't have any USB A ports?? This is frustrating and disappointing as ****, really hope Apple fixes this soon.

using usb-c to usb-a adapter solves the problem.

The reason we are trying to make the connection IS to back up the phone. And no, I don't want to do an iCloud backup.

I have the iPhone 16 Pro Max and a 2017 iMac. I plugged a USB-A to USB-C cable into the iMac and Ventura 13.7 recognized/connected to the iPhone just fine.

Same issue here, but this worked for me too! Thank you!

New software update to Ventura + iPhone update 18.1 resolves this issue

If you upgrade iPhone to iOS 18.1 and upgrade and upgrade your MacBook to latest software, your new iPhone will be seen in Finder