The update doesn¡¯t likely have anything to do with phone calls. If you plug your iPhone into your Mac
and?keep the software on your iPhone up to date, these software updates enable your Mac to continue communicating with your iPhone.
The notice is an invitation to install the update, not exactly an alert. Perhaps the only way to ¡°turn it off¡± is to stop plugging your iPhone into your Mac.
If your Mac rings when a call comes in, you can disable Calls From iPhone in FaceTime preferences as FaceTime manages this feature. Again, this is unrelated to the software update notice you asked about.
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On May 16, 2025, at 17:03, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote:
Thank you for telling me what it most likely does.?So is there any way to turn off the alert? Is there any way to turn off the alert?
I don¡¯t use the Mac to make phone calls, so I see no need for the update. If I have to use a usb cable to connect the iPhone to the Mac, I don¡¯t need this feature. We need another setting to turn this feature off.?
Brent??
On my late 2012 Mac mini running?10.15.7?
On May 15, 2025, at 6:59 PM, Ben Rosenthal via <
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Periodically, Apple issues software updates designed to make your Mac talk to your iPhone more reliably. These don¡¯t install as part of normal macOS update channels and only pop up when you plug your iPhone into your Mac. I¡¯ve never seen a problem with these.
As of macOS 10.15, iPhone device/sync/backup management takes place in the Finder whereas prior versions used iTunes.
Since the recent update to iOS 18.4.1, I get the message. ¡°A software update is required to connect to your phone.¡±. Since this did not pop up before this update, instead it opened Photos to transfer the photos from the iPhone to my Mac mini, I have to ask by and what does it do?
iPhone XR, now running iOS 18.4.1
Mac mini, late 2012, running macOS 10.15.7, Catalina, the highest OS it can run
I am being cautious because some updates mess up old OSes and are not easily reversible.
After reading,?, I find I can connect to the iPhone in the?sidebar of any window in the Finder, with the added benefit of no longer opening Photos.?
Brent??
On my late 2012 Mac mini running?10.15.7?
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