How to Move Music from Computer to iPhone

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This wikiHow will show you how to move music from your Windows or Mac computer to your iPhone.

Method 1
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Moving Music Manually with iTunes

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    You’ll find this in your Start Menu or Applications folder. With this method, you can move music from your computer to iPhone without syncing, so you will not lose songs that are on your iPhone but not on your computer.
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    You’ll want to use the USB cable that came with your phone. One end of the cable connects to your phone and the other end plugs into your computer. [1]
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    iTunes will change to show you what’s on your phone.
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    You’ll see this in the list under your iPhone’s name and icon.
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    This will disable automatic syncing, so you can add or delete music from your iPhone.
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    This will navigate you back to your music lists.
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    You can navigate through your iTunes based on Artist, Genre, Songs, and Albums.
    • Music must be added to your iTunes library on your computer before you can transfer it to your iPhone.
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Moving Music Automatically with iTunes

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    You’ll find this in your Start Menu or Applications folder. Using this method, your iPhone will sync with your computer, and you will lose songs that are located on your iPhone but not on your computer.
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    You’ll want to use the USB cable that came with your phone. One end of the cable connects to your phone and the other end plugs into your computer. [2]
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    iTunes will change to show you what’s on your phone.
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    You’ll see this in the list under your iPhone’s name and icon.
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    A box will pop up warning you that all the songs on your iPhone will be replaced with the songs in this iTunes library.
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    All the music on your iPhone will be replaced with the music in your iTunes library.
    • You can continue with the defaults that sync your entire library or you can select to sync only selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres. This will give you the ability to control what is transferred between your computer and iPhone.
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    This may take a few minutes.
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Method 3
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Syncing Over Wi-Fi

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    Using this method, your iPhone will sync with your computer each time they are on the same Wi-Fi network, and you will lose songs that are located on your iPhone but not on your computer.
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    On an iPhone, open Settings, then tap on your name and photo. The email listed is your Apple ID.
    • On your computer, go to the iTunes Store, and your Apple ID will be under the “Apple ID Account” header.
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    Your phone will only sync with your computer when it’s on the same Wi-Fi network.
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    You’ll want to use the USB cable that came with your phone. One end of the cable connects to your phone and the other end plugs into your computer. [3]
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    iTunes will change to show you what’s on your phone.
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    You’ll see this in the list under your iPhone’s name and icon.
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    Every time your phone and computer are on the same Wi-Fi network, the phone is plugged in, and your computer has iTunes open, they will sync. [4]
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    Now your iPhone's iTunes music library will sync with your computer's iTunes music library every time they share a Wi-Fi network, your iPhone is plugged in to charge, and iTunes is open on your computer.
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      1. Open iTunes and plug in your iPhone.
      2. Click the cell phone icon.
      3. Click Summary .
      4. Click to check the box next to Manually manage music and videos .
      5. Click the back button.
      6. Drag and drop your music from your iTunes library to your iPhone icon.

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