What is AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent on Mac?
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Detects connected iPhones, iPads and iPods so Finder can sync and back them up.
AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent is a per-user agent that discovers attached iPhones, iPads and iPods, so they appear in the Finder sidebar for syncing, backups and updates. It's normally idle.
- Category
- Apple service
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent
Why is AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent using so much CPU or memory?
- Connecting a device, or a cable that keeps disconnecting
- Devices on the same Wi-Fi set to sync over Wi-Fi
What to do
- 1Try another cable or port
- 2Restart your Mac
Safe to quit? With care.
macOS relaunches it; connected devices may briefly disappear from Finder.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library