How to copy music to iPhone, iPad from computer?

For new users of iOS devices such as iPhone, iPad . copying music, movies, photos . to the phone from the computer will be a big obstacle, because the interaction between the PC and iOS devices are not just like Android or Windows Phone phones.In the article below, TipsMake.com will introduce to you how to copy music, movies, photos . from computers to iPhone, iPad via software support.

In fact, there are many applications that support copying music to iPhone, iPad but iTunes software is still the most widely used and popular. It's free, works fine on Windows, Mac and is Apple's "genuine" software. However, for those who are new or less used, the operation steps are still quite difficult. All you need to do is download the appropriate version of iTunes for your computer, install it on your PC, don't forget to cable the iPhone and iPad to your computer.

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Method 1. Use iTunes to copy music from computer to iPhone, iPad

1. Connect iPhone, iPad to computer

After you have fully prepared the cable, connect the device to the computer.

Step 1:

Download iTunes software according to the link below. You choose to download 32-bit iTunes or 64-bit iTunes versions suitable for your computer.

1. Download iTunes for Windows
2. Download iTunes for Mac OS

In case the computer already has iTunes installed, you can click on the Help section and select Check for Updates to check the latest version.

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Step 2:

When connecting the iPhone to the computer with a cable on the screen, the device will appear to say that you trust this computer, click Trusted .

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Step 3:

Also on the iTunes interface will appear to agree whether to allow the computer to access the iPhone's information, click Continue .

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The iTunes interface will add an iPhone icon and the Devices section will be the name of the iPhone. So you can transfer data from your computer to iPhone via iTunes already.

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2. Copy music to iPhone from computer

To copy music from computer to iPhone, the system will copy music to iTunes and iTunes will proceed to sync to iPhone.

Step 1:

We click on the iPhone name and will see the Music section as shown. When clicked on, the songs in the device will appear.

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Step 2:

To transfer songs from your computer to iPhone we will have 2 ways to go to iTunes Store to download songs to iTunes or transfer songs to iTunes and then sync to iPhone.

The fastest way is to open the song on your computer and then drag and drop the music into the Songs section on iTunes . The song will display in the iTunes interface.

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Step 3:

Click on the phone icon and then click Music and check Sync Music to sync music.

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Step 4:

A message asking users if they want to delete the files available in iPhone to sync with iTunes, click Remove and Sync to agree. At data transfer later this interface will no longer appear.

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Step 5:

The synchronization interface will automatically select Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres. In the Artist section, select the artist name to proceed to transfer the song to iPhone. Click Apply to proceed.

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The dialog box informs users that they will sync music in the iTunes library, click Sync and Replace and wait for the synchronization process to complete.

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The synchronization process in step 2 will be relatively long while the other steps will be very fast.

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Finally, when you open the Music app on your iPhone, you will see the songs transferred from your computer via iTunes.

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Method 2. Use AnyTrans to copy music from iPhone to Mac

iTunes only has a one-way transfer feature, allowing you to sync music from your computer to your iPhone. When transferring music from iPhone to Mac you need an iTunes replacement tool, which is AnyTrans. This tool allows you to transfer songs from iPhone to Mac and vice versa. AnyTrans is a full iOS content management tool, with many features to help you transfer music from iPhone to Mac easily.

1. Download AnyTrans

Step 1 : Run AnyTrans for iOS on a Mac> Connect iPhone to computer> Select Device Manager > Scroll down to go to the category management screen.

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Step 2 . Click Audio > Select Music .

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Step 3 . Select the songs you want to transfer to your Mac from iPhone> Click the Computer button to transfer music from iPhone to computer.

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Step 4 . After the process is complete, you can go to the Music> AnyTrans-Export folder to check the songs just transferred from the iPhone.

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I wish you all success!

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