Unable to eject iPhone from Photos

[Rodan52]

Yesterday after downloading photos from my iPhone 5s to Mac Photos for the first time since iOS 8.3 and OSX 10.10.3 updates on the weekend. I do not have the option to "sync this phone to iTunes when connected" ticked so only Photos opens. After download I wanted to eject the phone but noted no eject arrow in Photos, I went to a new Finder window and was surprised to see the phone was not listed under Devices so I had to launch iTunes and allow a sync to complete before I could eject. This is plainly not right, the industry and Apple themselves tell us constantly that we must "Eject" before removal of a USB device. If not one usually gets a dialogue box to say the device was not properly ejected.
Is this a bug? I have found two other articles from users on exactly the same problem so it's not just me. See this one from Apple Support Communities;
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6993513

 

[Intell]

iPhones and other iOS devices do not have to be ejected. They are different from iPods and other USB drives.

 

[Rodan52]

Why then is there an eject button in iTunes for all iOS devices?
Perhaps that will disappear too when iTunes becomes Music? (Tongue in cheek)

 

[benrd]

I too just moved my photos from iphone to the new photos app and it took 5 times to sync as kept freezing which was pain but i think all okay now.

quick question though, I did this by manually importing from the phone... what happens if i now tick the box in itunes to use the photos app?
will it sync into there via itunes every time?

i clicked the tick and the little preview for use of storage on my phone shot right down as though there were no photos so i quickly cancelled it and in fear of losing anything?!

 

[Intell]

The button is there to satisfy the desire of people who believe that all USB devices must be ejected when iOS devices do not need to be.