Cant sync new iPhone4S with current version of iTunes (10.6.3)

Trying to sync new Iphone4S with an older Mac (OS X 10.5.8) to pull music and photos from Mac. When i plug in IPhone to the Mac, it says I need to update to iTunes (currently version 10.6.3) 11.1 or higher, but my Mac cant update to iTunes 11. Any suggestions?

Your Mac is running an operating system version that is now four versions old. Leopard (OS X 10.5) was released in October, 2007.
At a minimum, you must purchase the next version (Snow Leopard, which came out in 2008) and update it to version 10.6.8 to install the current version of iTunes.
You can purchase it here:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

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cynecasey wrote:
... my computer is still running Mac OSX 10.5, because I don't feel the need to buy a new laptop every 2 years.
You have written a very long story, and I admit I have skipped most of it. But I think the question is you are on iOS 7, and cannot get the latest version of iTunes (11.1.5) on your computer because your OS X is too old.
The fact that you chose not to update your hardware does not mean you could not update your software!
OS X 10.5 is very old (about four years). iTunes 11.1.5 (current version) requires at least OS X 10.6.8 to run. Very likely, you could upgrade your computer's software to at least OS X 10.6.8 and then download the current iTunes on it.
You would start here:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Then you would update the OS X 10.6 to OS X 10.6.8 over the air, then download iTunes (or update to a later OS X, as the current version is 10.9.2).

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My Macbook won't recognize my new iphone4 and says "the iphone "iphone" cannot be used because it requires itunes version 10.1 or later. Go to www.itunes.com to download the latest version of itunes."
I downloaded itunes 10.3 and went to install it and my computer says it cannot install that itunes because it requires Mac OS X 10.5? The version on my computer is Mac OS X 10.4.ll.
Why is this question not in discussion? Surely i am not the only one. I've googled for some advice and know it is happening but tips haven't panned out yet. Help! I need my info synced!

This is asked and answered often.
From the box the iphone came in and Apples website:
Mac system requirements
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
iTunes 10.1 or later (free download fromwww.itunes.com/download)
iTunes Store account
Internet access"

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After clicking on Trust, my PC is able to access the photos/etc on the phone - but iTunes will not sync. Further, it does not remember that I have selected to Trust the PC. (I also opted to Not Trust one time, and it didn't remember that either.)
My PC is running Windows 8, but it was perfectly happy to sync my iPhone 5 before this latest iTunes update, which seems to have broken something pretty fundamental. Apple, please issue a fix, or alternatively let me go back to 11.1.3 (which was working absolutely fine for me).

Did I suggest that you were Apple? Do you believe that every comment mentioning an Apple product is aimed at you personally? Or that, if someone sounds off in a moment of frustration, it is directed at you? Or that you need to point out interminably that Apple don't actually monitor these threads? Because, if you do... get help!
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If the iPod database gets corrupted, it will add files to "Other" instead of where they really belong.
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And if I do this, won't I just have the same issue when my iPod is re-updated to the most recent version again?
No, it shouldn't. This is why you Restore the iPod. It erases the corrupt database.

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Return it.
The requirements are on the box and on the website:
Mac system requirements
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
iTunes 10.1 or later (free download fromwww.itunes.com/download)
iTunes Store account
Internet access
http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

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dude - the question only needs to be asked one time.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

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As peter says, this is evidence that your phone was previously hacked and was re-locked by the upgrade.
ONLY the carrier it is locked to can unlock it. There is nothing else we can suggest.

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I sync my iPhone with my MacBook Pro.
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I took a risk and didn't create a backup for my iPhone when prompted. The firmware update followed by installing the AT&T carrier update was done without a hitch.
This is risky without having a backup (which I could have done beforehand) and without having any of my iTunes content available on the PC if there was a problem installing the update.
Do the same at your own risk. The worst would be not having any iTunes content to transfer back to your iPhone in the event you needed to restore your iPhone with iTunes on a different computer but if you allow iTunes to create a backup for your iPhone in advance, at least you could restore your iPhone from your newly created iPhone backup in the event of a problem.

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OS X 10.5.8 Leopard,Do I need to upgrade in order to get lastest version & how much does it cost? Thanks!

To be able to sync the music from your iPhone or download any purchased music you purchased on your iPhone via your Mac?
No.
All music is purchased through iTunes. You could try the version of iTunes you have now on your Mac to see if any of your newly purchased music and iOS Apps can be downloaded to you Mac, but you will NOT be able to sync your iPhone at all to get any data or info off of if into iTunes
One way to get pictures off of your iPhone is to email them to yourself and/or try to find a cloud service, like DropBox, that will still be compatible with your version of OS X and a version that is on the App Store for iOS and use this from your iPhone to get info to your Mac.The Mac version has to work with OS X 10.5 Leopard to be able to work back and forth between your iPhone and Mac.
You will have Google for this as I have no idea if there are any cloud services available that will work with a Mac running OS X 10.5.8 Leopard.
This OS X version is very old and many developers have abandoned support for this OS X version.
No newer versions of OS X will not work or be downloadable as these only work with newer Intel CPU Macs and all version of OS X from OS X 10.7 Lion and forward are download only, now, from the Mac Apps Store which is only available from Mac OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard onward and OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is for newer Intel Macs and WILL NOT work on older PowerPC Macs like yours.
Other than the alternatives I gave you, a new or newer (used) Intel Mac are your only options.
Your Mac is just too old ( almost 10 years old).
Sorry,
Good Luck!

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