how do I get itunes
How do I go about getting iTunes on my Mac
iPhone 11, iOS 16
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TheLittles wrote:
iTunes is Not an Option for iOS16:
For your model, downgrading to an iOS compatible with iTunes is not an option. The TV app is for TV Shows and Movies, whereas the Music app is for music. Learn More Here: What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support
iTunes is not an option for macOS Catalina (macOS 10.15) and above.
Where does Apple say that using iTunes to manage an iPhone is not an option when you are using a pre-Catalina Mac, or a Windows PC?
On the Technical Specifications page for the just-released iPhone 15 Pro, which comes with iOS 17, it says
Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:
* macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder
* macOS High Sierra 10.13 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.9 or later
* Windows 10 or later using iTunes 12.12.10 or later (free download from itunes.com/download)
Looking at the Technical Specifications for the iPhone 14 Pro (which originally shipped with iOS 16.0), I see
Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:
* macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder
* macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later
* Windows 7 or later using iTunes 12.10.10 or later (free download from itunes.com/download)
Now suppose these requirements really have more to do with the iOS version than the iPhone model. That would suggest that a Mac running High Sierra can manage even one of the latest iPhones, running iOS 17 … although it would need a just-released update to iTunes (iTunes 12.9) to do so.
As far as Macs running Sierra and the latest version of El Capitan are concerned, it sounds like they can manage iPhones running anything up to iOS 16, but that they cannot manage iPhones running iOS 17.
The OP did not tell us which Mac he has, or what version of macOS he is running now, but from this information, maybe he can figure out which boat he is in.
