The “Trust this computer”message usually appears the first time you connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer or after an update. But if it appears repeatedly even after it has “trusted”the computer, the problem may be in the server side.
Don’t worry, just follow these simple solutions to turn off Trust This Computer alert on iPhone and iPad.
How to Disable the “Trust This Computer”Message on iPhone and iPad
Before we get into the troubleshooting guide, it’s wise to check the cable you’re using. This issue with the frequent “Trust this computer”warning can occur if you are not using a genuine MFi certified cable. If you have the best charging cable, you can try other solutions.
1. Update iTunes
While this is not a “robust”message loop solution, it fixes the problem in some cases. While you’re at it, also check your macOS version. Make sure you have the latest version on your Mac and iTunes.
If you’re using iTunes for Windows, make sure the iTunes mobile device assistant starts automatically on startup. Check out the Microsoft tutorial for the same. Also, if you are using any other Apple related software, please update it as well. Some mobile device related services are associated with software and the only way to update these services is to update the software.
2. Reset trust settings on iPhone and iPad.
To disable the “Trust this computer”warning, try changing the settings for trusted computers.
- Go to the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Touch General.
- Scroll down to select Transfer or Reset iPhone.
- Tap Reset → select Reset Location & Privacy.
- Enter your password and click Reset Settings.
This action will reset your iPhone or iPad’s location and privacy data to factory settings. In addition to revoking certain permissions from applications, this will remove all trusted computers. Now, when you connect to a previously trusted computer, the trust warning appears again (I hope it won’t repeat this time).
If the problem persists, try resetting your network settings. This will reset all Wi-Fi networks and passwords, cellular settings, and VPN and APN settings. Go to “Settings”→ “General”→ “Reset”→ “Reset network settings”and follow the instructions.
3. Turn off your Apple device
While this message will disable the “Trust this computer”warning, it is related to a larger issue. It will not allow the computer to “detect”and connect the iDevice, but it will still charge the iDevice. This means that you will not be able to perform sync or other data transfer tasks from iPhone/iPad when you complete this step. Proceed with caution.
- Connect your iPhone/iPad → Go to the control panel.
- Click Hardware and Sound → Click and open Device Manager.
- In the Device Manager window, you should see a list with the name of your iDevice.
- Right-click the iDevice name and select Properties.
- Go to the Hardware tab and then click Properties → Switch to Driver tab → click Disable.
As I said, the problem with this method is that it will disable data transfer (synchronization). But it is known that you can turn off the “Trust this computer”message loop.
4. Is Personal Hotspot enabled?
Our readers are smart enough to come up with good suggestions. Dan VanWinkle rightly noted that “when the Personal Hotspot is turned on, it will ask you every time you connect your iPhone to your computer, because it is asking for access to the hotspot network via cable.”
That’s it, folks!
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