iphone15 not recognised by MacPro

Set up a new iphone15. Which took a few tries when transferring from Xr.

anyway now when trying to backup and transfer photos to my Mac Pro (running Mac OS 12…) my iPhone is not recognised. Restarted both. Changes cables etc. still not showing up (but it’s charging)

any ideas?

iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 2, 2025 09:09 PM

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3 replies

attidude Author

Level 1

23 points

Jan 2, 2025 09:58 PM in response to shoeluvr13

Hi Shoeluvr,

Tried all that before. Still no luck.

backup and connection worked fine on my Xr.

Did a complete transfer of settings and data from Xr to 15 using the auto Apple transfer to new iPhone tool.

shoeluvr13

Level 6

18,427 points

Jan 2, 2025 09:42 PM in response to attidude

See additional troubleshooting at If your computer doesn't recognize your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

attidude Author

Level 1

23 points

Jan 5, 2025 04:13 PM in response to attidude

Solved.

not all usb C are the same! 👍

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