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iPhone Driver Not Installed, Waiting for Windows Update to Install the Driver for this iPhone


I am trying to remote debug a .NET MAUI app on an Apple iPhone device, and it says that I need iTunes installed. I have iTunes installed, but I noticed that it isn't seeing my device at all? The device is plugged in via USB, and I selected "Allow" on the prompt on the phone which asked if this PC should have access to photos. I can also see that the device is charging.

This issue occurs with the Apple Devices UWP app, Apple iTunes UWP/WPF app, and with the binary 64-bit iTunes installer. Running Windows Update and waiting doesn't result in any found drivers or installs.


Solution

  • I noticed that, while the iPhone does appear in the Device Manager, the drivers aren't actually fully installed. I was able to manually download and install the drivers by performing the following:

    msiexec /a C:\filepath/to/AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi /qb TARGETDIR=C:\filepath/to/target/folder