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According to foreign media MacRumors. At the end of last month, Apple released a special independent software update called “DeviceSupportUpdate” to Mac computers running macOSBigSur operating system. The purpose is to “ensure that iOS and iPadOS devices are connected to MacOS devices.” During the period can be smoothly updated and restored” (ensure proper updating and restoring for iOS and iPadOS devices with Mac).
Although no other update details are provided, many people still believe that the update adds support for newly released new devices, including the iPhone 13 series, iPad mini 6 and the ninth-generation iPad. However, this update is the first time to operate through the “System Preferences-Software Update” of macOS, which makes some users curious about its appearance.
Sometimes when a user connects an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a Mac, a software update application called “MobileDeviceUpdater” will automatically appear on the computer screen, and a dialog box will pop up stating “You need to update the software to Connect to’iPhone’. Would you like to download and install this update now?”. This dialog box indicates that the user’s mobile device has been separately updated to a newer iOS or iPadOS version, but the Mac cannot recognize it now, and the synchronization software on the Mac needs to be updated to synchronize with the user’s mobile device.
Such signs indicate that Apple has chosen to reduce its reliance on the “mobile device updater”. After changing the update policy, macOS will first update through the “System Preferences-Software Update”, and subsequently when users plug in their iOS devices, there is no need Through the “mobile device updater” update, users do not need to wait any longer. The reason for this change may be to reduce the frequency of the “Mobile Device Updater” dialog box on the computer screen when the iOS device and macOS device are connected, because this may make some users think that it is some kind of malware.
Although this is not a particularly big change, installing updates that support future synchronization of mobile devices from the macOS software update will give users a better experience. If the user has not installed this update yet, they will receive the “Mobile Device Updater” dialog box again when the mobile device is connected to the Mac next time.
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