My phone has been refusing to connect to my computer for a while now. It shows up as a USB device, but not in the Finder, Photos, Music, or any other place where I can interact with it.
iPhone:
- Product ID: 0x12a8
- Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
- Version: 14.04
- Serial Number: 00008110001E0D4E1E42401E
- Speed: Up to 480 Mb/s
- Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
- Location ID: 0x14100000 / 6
- Current Available (mA): 500
- Extra Operating Current (mA): 0
I´m running on macOS 13.6.4 (22G513) on an Intel Desktop, and the phone is on iOS 18.5.
Looking through the apple help page does not resolve the issue.
**Look in the Finder, iTunes, or Apple Devices**
This is the original issue.
**Check your USB cable and connection**
I checked different ports. My phone also shows up on a MacBook with the same cable, but not the computer I want to sync to.
The USB ports also work fine for any other device.
**Update the software on all your devices**
Neither phone nor computer offer any updates atm.
**Restart your devices**
Done, to no avail.
**Allow your accessory to connect, if asked**
Was asked once after resetting some privacy permissions on the phone, but nothing shows up in the finder.
Asked by Whitecold
(101 rep)
Jun 19, 2025, 01:28 PM
Last activity: Jul 23, 2025, 05:04 PM
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