Yeah, this page says that it should be working:

https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/21/become-tech-savvy-how-to-setup-automatic-backups-iphone-ipad-mac/

Quote:
With these two settings turned on you’ll get semi-automatic backups. The first way is anytime you plug in your device to your computer it should launch iTunes and complete a backup, the second is anytime your phone is charging and on the same Wi-Fi network as your computer that has iTunes open it should also backup automatically.


Not happening.
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Tony Fabris