How to Copy Music from Your Computer to Your IPhone

Step-by-step for Moving Music from Your PC or Mac to Your IPhone

Matthew Steed
The iPhone from Apple is arguably one of the best inventions ever. Not only can you make calls, but with your iPhone you can surf the web, send and receive email anywhere and listen to music - making your iPod obsolete.

Listen to music on the iPhone is simple. The interface is clean and much easier and more intuitive that the iPod, also from Apple. The tricky part, however, can be getting music onto your iPhone.

Here is a step by step guide to getting music from your computer to your iPhone.

Before you start, you'll need your iPhone, iTunes on your PC or Mac, and a USB cable (one comes packaged with the iPhone.

Connect your iPhone

Attach the iPhone to your computer with the UBS cable. This will allow your computer to send music to your iPhone.

Set-up iTunes

In iTunes, you need to turn on auto synchronization to allow your computer to upload music to your phone. You can do this by finding the "Summery" field in iTunes and click the "Auto Sync" icon.

Create a Playlist

Create a playlist in iTunes of your favorite songs. This is the best way to ensure the music is cataloged on your iPhone in an orderly way and makes it easy to find when you're on the go.

Now every time you connect your iPhone to your computer via the USB cable, the songs in your playlist will automatically transfer to your iPhone. Anytime you add or delete songs in the playlist, the iPhone will reflect these changes when you sync it with your computer.

Published by Matthew Steed

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  • evil4/15/2011

    my iphone have the batery problem what is the reason behind it ?

  • Ant11/8/2010

    To do it without iTunes, try this
    http://www.iphone-without-itunes.com

  • Bob Geldof10/18/2010

    What a load of balony ! Any 10 year old can manage this without help but what most people want to know is how to copy Ripped music(not purchased through Itunes) from a PC to Iphone also please dont go on about the Non Existent "summary" field in Itunes !

  • TechGeek9/10/2010

    You could follow this guide step by step: http://totse.info/bbs/showthread.php?t=4906

    Shows ya how to copy music to your mac or PC using conventional software and freeware. Helped me out when I had to reformat my PC when my video card went crazy. >.>

  • juneiswas@yahoo.com8/10/2010

    Use iTunes to sync.

    For iPhone to computer copy, I share this full guide: http://www.transfer-iphone.com/transfer-songs-videos-photos-playlists-from-iphone-to-computer.html

    Good luck.

  • Arnel8/9/2010

    Im confused i dont know where to find the auto sync, from summary. Please I need help regarding this.

  • Shirlee7/31/2010

    Umm...my iPhone didn't come packaged with a USB cable...so that will be yet another extra accessory? Ouch!

  • Kevin7/6/2010

    You can learn how to sync from your PC or Mac to your iPhone by watching the iTunes Tutorials.

  • S P5/22/2010

    Cant help comment... iphone sucks... spent 1 hr , cant figure out how to transfer music from pc to iphone...

    where is the "Summery" field ? Should i be looking for in on itunes of pc or iphone ? what piece of crap !

  • vijee5/9/2010

    thank you 4 the infermation i tray that 100% ok

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