Open iTunes when iPhone is connected on a Mac
I remember that during the installation of iTunes (while I was upgrading it on my Mac) it asked if I want to install an application so that iTunes can be opened when my iPhone is connected. Initially I didn't want this so I answered "No". Now I want this behavior, but have no idea where that option is.
How can I get iTunes to start up when my iPhone is connected?
I tried disabling/enabling the option "Open iTunes when this iPhone is connected" in my iPhone's Summary page on iTunes, but it doesn't help. I believe it needs that application it wanted to install initally.
The option to disable auto sync was enabled in the settings, but now I disabled it.
Go to System Preferences → Accounts, and view your Login Items. One of them should be iTunesHelper.
If iTunesHelper is missing from Login Items, here's how to add it:
iTunesHelper is located inside the iTunes.app bundle, at
/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/
- Navigate into the iTunes.app package; in Finder, Right-click iTunes.app and select Show Packaged Content to get inside it. (Or use Terminal to navigate and then open Finder with
open .) - Locate iTunesHelper.app, and drag it to the Login Items pane.
- Logout or even restart may be required for changes to take effect.
Whew, that was weird. I'm glad I got it added back too. :-)
(Alternatively you could reinstall iTunes, but the above is much quicker and easier.)
These forum threads were helpful:
- How to prevent iTunes from opening when iPhone connected
- iTunesHelper is gone in login items...