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A software update is required to connect to your iPhone

Trying to connect an iPhone 11 to a Mac computer using high Sierra and I’m getting a message that says “a software update is required to connect to your iPhone”. Is this going to update the iOS on my Mac? I can’t currently update the iOS because I need days to remove everything on my Mac and start from scratch. Does anyone know if that is what this is going to do if I hit install?

Posted on May 6, 2021 8:12 PM

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Posted on May 6, 2021 8:17 PM

It won't. It's an iTunes driver update, not an OS upgrade; you should still back the Mac up.


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A software update is required to connect to your iPhone

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