Itunes automatically open when plugging in iphone

Before installing Lion iTunes would automaticall open when I plugged in our iPhone or iPad to the Macbook. Now it does not. I have the "Open iTunes when this iPhone is connected" box checked. What next?

farandola wrote:
Hi--so the other day, everything was working fine--when I plugged in my iphone 4, itunes opened, it synced, everything was great. I haven't yet put any music on the phone. Today, I was finally going to put music on the phone. I plugged it in and only iphoto opened. Itunes does not open automatically with plugging in the iphone, and when I open itunes, the phone doesn't show up. I've tried resetting both the phone and the computer, and have tried unplugging/re-plugging in the phone.
Any ideas?
Thanks so much in advance.
Just to cover all of your bases, are you sure that the USB cable is working and plugged into a proper USB location? I'd plug it directly into the USB port on your MacBook, not into a USB Hub.
Also, go to your Apple Menu after you connected your iPhone, open up "About this Mac." Then click on More Info. Click on USB on "contents". Your iPhone should show up in the USB list as "iPhone."
If you don't see it, there might be an issue with your USB cable or port. Just get the USB cable replaced. If it's the port, then that's outside of my skill set, but I'd make an Apple Genius appointment to fix it. If you see your iPhone, then the cable is fine, and your issue is probably with iTunes.
Go to iTunes, Preferences, then click on Devices button. Make sure that the Prevent iPods, iPhones and iPads from automatically syncing is not checked.
These are the basic things. If we can't make it work, then post back here, and someone will reply with the next thing to do.

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