Is iOS 17 compatible with itunes 12.8.2.3 under macOS Sierra 10.12.6?

I recommend downloading iMazing, it basically does what apple won't allow. I tried it and it works. There is a free trial where you can transfer up to 50 files, after that you have to buy for around $40, but I reckon it's worth it. Cheaper than paying thousands for a new Macbook.

No resolution yet. Apple support confirmed to me this week that iOS 17 is not compatible with OSX High Sierra or earlier. Apparently the file system has changed since iOS 16 so it's tricky to patch and make it work now.

I have been so impressed with Apple for many years for standing by its customers... but it seems perhaps no longer. Not sure if it's intentional (i.e. making it hard to upload purchased CDs to your iPhone trying to push people onto Apple Music instead).... I would like to think it's an accident. I hope so.

Please Apple release a patch for this or at least be up-front about what's going on. Easy compatibility within the Apple universe is why I switched to Apple in the first place.

Random_Identity wrote:

No resolution yet. Apple support confirmed to me this week that iOS 17 is not compatible with OSX High Sierra or earlier. Apparently the file system has changed since iOS 16 so it's tricky to patch and make it work now.

Apple's specifications for the iPhone 15-series phones say that you can use a Mac running High Sierra to manage them. At first they said you needed iTunes 12.9, but then they corrected that to say:

"Syncing to a Mac … requires:

macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder [or]

macOS High Sierra 10.13 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later"

So theoretically it is only Macs running the latest version of El Capitain, or running Sierra, that got shut out. I think any Mac that can run Sierra can be upgraded to High Sierra, which would soften the blow for many Sierra users.

People's actual experiences trying to get iPhones running iOS 17 to sync with Macs running High Sierra seems to be all over the board, judging by the various topics here.

I think the consensus is that this fix works. But something else is going on, people with the problem have something installed causing the problem. If you do a clean install of High Sierra and update iTunes it works without the need for the “fix”

Same/similar issue on High Sierra, and I opened a separate thread

NOT seeing iphone SE (2020) since iOS 17 … - Apple Community

I now get "can't download the software because of a network problem" I have fast cable ...

Totally AGREE!

Just wondering if there has been any divine inspiration on this issue.... Thanks.

@iltb2000 : could you post somewhere your updated version of iTunes after the clean install, so we can try it without needing to do the clean install by ourselves?

This thread is about Sierra (and iTunes 12.8.2.3 - the latest possible) not issues with High Sierra. Please create your own thread as you’re confusing the issue. Appreciated.

same

As far as I understand you can't never downgrade your IOS, but only upgrade it (unless you buy a phone from someone running on 16).

apologize- i see folks only want this thread to involve sierra and not high sierra. but any advice would be appreciated.

Hi,

I encountered the same problem but in iTunes if the "Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi" box is checked, you can sync iTunes and your iPhone without a USB cable.