A new device support update is provided to the Mac through a software update, and Apple says it solves the problem of restoring and updating iPhones and iPads. A new option is displayed in the Software Update section of the Apple Mac’s System Preferences menu, along with the familiar macOS Big Sur update.
It is called Device Support Update and seems to be an additional fix for device issues updated via Mac. This update ensures the correct update and restoration of iOS and iPad OS devices on the Mac, the brief introduction in the software update describes as such.
Usually, these features are part of regular software updates and not released separately, this time is an exception, the update requires 195.7MB of disk space. Although the overall description of the new features is clear, at present, given that macOS Monterey has not yet been unveiled, there are no specific details on which issues have been fixed, or whether this is a specific fix for new devices such as iPhone 13 and iPad mini.
