The software update obviusly canot be completed due to the model of my Mac and OS. The goal is to continue transfering music from my Mac to the phone.
I can't afford a new Mac but if anyone has any ideas, please share. Thank you.
MacBook Pro 15″
If you're thinking of using Apple Music Sync Library, note that there are reports like these:
Apple Music DRM - Apple Community
This sort of thing is why, though I have both an Apple Music subscription and music from my own CDs, I plan on keeping Sync Library and anything like it turned OFF.
You're not going to be able to update iTunes. You might be able to start a subscription to Apple Music and sync your content through the cloud, but I don't know for certain if El Capitan supports it now. It likely has outdated security protocols and may not be able to interact with the iTunes Store correctly.
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With the iPhone 15 (and iOS 17), Apple raised the minimum requirement for the Mac from El Capitain 10.11.6 to High Sierra. Your Mac can't upgrade past El Capitan, so there's no way for you to use iTunes to manage your new phone.
You may want to look into a commercial application called iMazing. I believe that it does run on El Capitan and that it can manage iPhones running iOS 17.
Sadly that seems to be the case even with this latest update. I might try to load up my mp3 player and see if there is a cable to hook it up to the iPhone. Thanks for your input.
Thank you very much for the suggestion. I downloaded iMazing on the Mac but could not open it. Will try to reload later etc. Maybe that option is out as well. Sigh.
New iphone ios 17 won't sync with old MacBook 2009, El Capitan 10.11.16 OS
