How to download music from computer to iPhone via iTunes

What formats does iPhone and iTunes understand?

The iTunes app and iPhone mobile devices accept the following music file formats:

• MP3 (from 16 to 320 Kbps);
• MP3 VBR;
• AIFF;
• AAC Protected (from iTunes Store);
• Audible (2,3,4 format);
• ALAC (Apple Lossless);
• WAV.

This list of supported formats does not include the common WMA extension - Windows Media Audio. iTunes and iPhone will automatically convert this format to AAC with a bitrate of 128 kbps. These settings are the default.

It is not recommended to change these settings if the user does not understand the phone system well. On the other hand, if such parameters do not suit the subscriber. He can turn to any mobile center for help.

If the downloaded audio file is not played by iTunes, it means that the format of this file does not match the application settings. You need to convert the file extension to one of the above formats.

Transferring music via iTunes

This option is the fastest way to transfer music to a mobile device from a computer. If you don't already have iTunes installed, you'll need to download it from apple.com. The following is the procedure for installing the application on your PC. After installation you need to follow the following instructions:

• iPhone is connected to the computer;
• The iTunes program opens, if the system requires updating it, you need to press the “Update iTunes” button and restart the PC;
• the message “Trust this computer” will appear on the computer screen; you need to answer in the affirmative;
• the “Devices” icon is clicked, the iPhone is selected, the system transfers the user to the mobile phone page;

• in the upper left corner of the program window, click the “File” button, open a menu, and click the “Add folder to library” button;
• select a music folder, then click the “Select folder” button, after which the import of user files into the library will begin;
• you need to go to the “Music” section and set about and on the “Entire music library” item.

• press the “Apply” key.

This method has the following pros and cons.

The selected songs will be transferred to iPhone to Apple music. Audio files can be listened to at any time.

How to add album art to music in iTunes?

Select all the tracks in iTunes using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A, and then right-click on any of the selected songs and select “Get Album Artwork” in the window that appears.

The system will begin searching for covers, after which they will immediately be displayed for the found albums. But not all album covers can be discovered. This is due to the fact that there is no accompanying information for the album or track: the correct album name, year, artist name, correct song title, etc.

In this case, you have two ways to solve the problem:

1. Manually fill in the information for each album for which there is no cover;

2. Immediately upload a picture with the album cover.

Let's consider both methods in more detail.

Method 1: filling out information for the album

Right-click on the empty icon without a cover and select “Details” from the context menu that appears.

The “Details” tab will display information about the album. Here you need to make sure that all fields are filled out, but correctly. Correct information about the album you are interested in can be found on the Internet.

When the empty information is filled in, right-click on the track and select “Get Album Artwork.” Typically, in most cases, iTunes will successfully download the cover art.

Method 2: adding a cover to the program

In this case, we will independently find the cover on the Internet and upload it to iTunes.

To do this, click on the album in iTunes for which the cover will be downloaded. Right-click and select “Information” in the window that appears.

The “Details” tab contains all the necessary information to search for cover art: album name, artist name, song title, year, etc.

Open any search engine, for example, Google, go to the “Pictures” section and insert, for example, the name of the album and the name of the artist. Press the Enter key to start the search.

The search results will be displayed on the screen and, as a rule, the cover we are looking for will be immediately visible. Save the cover version to your computer in the best quality for you.

Please note that album covers must be square. If you couldn't find an album cover, find a suitable square picture or crop it yourself in a 1:1 ratio.

Having saved the cover to your computer, we return to the iTunes window. In the “Details” window, go to the “Cover” tab and in the lower left corner click on the “Add Cover” button.

Windows Explorer will open, in which you need to select the album cover you downloaded earlier.

Save the changes by clicking the “OK” button.

Using any method convenient for you, download covers for all empty albums in iTunes.

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Using Google Drive

You must follow the following algorithm of actions:

• open Google Drive on your PC;
• you will need to press the “Create” button;
• A menu will open in which you need to click on the “Upload files” item and select audio files;
• in the lower right corner of the page you need to click the “open” button, after which the process of downloading files starts;
• when the data has moved to Google Drive on your computer, you need to open Google Drive on your iPhone;
• the required music files are selected and the “Make available offline” button is pressed.

After completing the steps, the user will be able to listen to tracks on the Google service even without connecting to the global network.

Advantages and disadvantages of this option for transferring audio files.

Despite some inconveniences during use, many people use this service on mobile devices and tablets.

Via iTools

The iTools application is an alternative to iTunes and allows you to download music from your PC to your iPhone quickly and without synchronization. This software allows you to download and upload any content, including music, to an iPhone or computer running Windows or Mac OS X.

Audio files transferred from PC to phone will be immediately available in the iOS Music service.

To transfer data, you must follow the following instructions:

• connect the gadget to the computer using a USB cable;
• launch iTools on your PC;
• go to the “Music” tab and click on the “Import” button;

• Next you need to select the desired music files and click on “Open”.

The selected data will be transferred to the iPhone and can be listened to in the Music system program.

Pros and cons of the program.

Despite the fact that the application interface is not translated into Russian, all functions are intuitive.

Update and recovery

If you've tried all the methods and iTunes still can't read your iPhone content, try updating your device's firmware. You can update over-the-air or through iTunes. In this case, it is better to use iTunes, since it does not sync content.

1. Connect your iPhone to your computer. Launch iTunes and select your device. It will be named after its model - 4S, 5, 6 Plus, etc.
2. Go to the Review tab. Click Update.
3. Click "Download and Update". iTunes will download the update files and flash the device firmware.

The only limitation for updating is jailbreaking the iPhone. If you try to update a jailbroken device in this way, it will lead to an “eternal apple” - the operating system will no longer start.

downloading/updating program files

Instead of updating, you can restore your iPhone to factory settings. This procedure is performed only through iTunes.

Before restoring your device, create a backup copy. Back up your device. If you can't sync all your content on your computer, not just music, then save a backup to iCloud.

data recovery

After creating a backup, connect any iPhone model to your computer, launch iTunes and on the “Browse” tab, click “Restore.”

As a result of the reset, you will get a clean device, as if you just bought it from the store. Restore music and other music from the backup to it and try syncing with iTunes again.

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VLC

Some PC users have already dealt with a player such as VLC. The program is available for both personal computers and iOS devices. If you connect your computer and mobile device to the same network, you can transfer music files using this application. You need to do the following:

• install the VLC for Mobile program, you can download it from the App Store;
• the program starts, in the upper left corner the option for data transfer via Wi-Fi is activated, the item “Access via Wi-Fi”;
• you need to pay attention to the network address that appears, you need to open the same link on a personal computer through any browser;
• then music is added in the VLC control window, the files can either be dragged into the browser window, or click on the plus sign, after which an explorer will appear and you can select the desired files;
• when all the necessary data is loaded, the system will automatically start synchronization;
• After this process is completed, you can open VLC on your mobile device.

Audio files will be displayed in the application window, and you can listen to them even without access to the Internet.

Positive and negative aspects of the application.

The user can add an unlimited number of tracks until the device runs out of memory.

AcePlayer

This program, like VLC, is a player. It is installed on the phone, the transfer steps are performed through iTunes. It is necessary to perform the following algorithm of actions:

• a mobile device is connected to the PC;
• open the player, allow access to files on the phone;
• launch iTunes, an application window will appear on the computer screen, you need to select the line “Programs”, “Shared Files”;
• then select the “Add files” button and indicate the path to the data;
• the player loads music files into the iPhone's memory.

The user does not have to convert the data in the iOS system, as the application does this automatically.

Advantages and disadvantages of the player.

Despite some disadvantages, the player is quite popular; it can be used to quickly transfer files from a PC to an iPhone.

✏️ They write to us:

Olga MP3 files added to the iTunes library are not displayed on the iPhone. How can I access my added personal music?

Olga: I add mp3 files to the iTunes library on my computer. iCloud Photo Library included. In theory, this file should also appear in the library on the iPhone, just as all other added personal music is displayed. But for some reason this file is not visible either on the phone or on the tablet. How can I access my added personal music? Could this be related to the new iOS?

First, make sure iCLoud Photo Library is turned on. On an iOS device, open: Settings -> Music and turn on the slider next to iCloud Music Library.

On Mac and PC, in the iTunes application, open Settings and turn on the checkbox next to iCloud Photo Library.

Make sure you're using the same Apple ID on both iOS and Mac (PC).

1. Create a new playlist in iTunes on Mac (PC). 2. Transfer there several tracks that you want to see available on iOS devices. 3. On the Clouds shortcut, next to the song, right-click and select Add to iCloud Library. 4. Wait until the songs are downloaded to the Library (in iTunes, a download circle will appear in the upper right corner). 5. Sign out of the Music app on your iOS device and sign in again. 6. On your iOS device, open your Media Library -> Playlists and select the newly created playlist. There will be added songs.

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Dropbox app

Dropbox is a cloud storage service. You can use any other similar service instead, but Dropbox has some advantages.

For correct operation, you must install the Dropbox program on your mobile device. iPhone owners can download the software from the App Store. Next you need to follow the following instructions:

• The phone is connected to the computer using a USB cable;
• a folder called Dropbox is opened on the PC, the necessary data is transferred to it, and synchronization occurs;
• the program runs on an iPhone, audio files will be available in the application, but the user will need an Internet connection to listen to them.

If the user wants to listen to tracks offline, they will need to export information from Dropbox using third-party programs. Any music player will do this.

Pros and cons of this option.

This cloud service is one of the best options for transferring data from computer to phone.

The process of dropping songs

Uploading music to iPhone via iTunes is quite simple, but the process takes a lot of time due to the nature of the download and its design. Initially, you will need to transfer the desired file to the “Library” of the player, and then synchronize with your smartphone. The following are instructions for a better understanding of how to do this correctly:

1. Launch the iTunes application on your computer after logging into your Apple ID.
2. Now we add songs to the application’s “Library”. To do this, click “Add file to library”, and then select suitable tracks from an arbitrary folder on your computer. The download will start automatically and a playlist will be created.

3. If desired, the track data is changed or your own covers are added so that when listening to the musical composition it looks aesthetically pleasing and beautiful. To edit, click on the track and select “Information”.

4. We connect the iPhone to the computer using Wi-Fi or a direct connection via cable.
5. After connecting, go to the “Music” tab, and then synchronize the tracks with the phone’s memory as shown in the image.

Via eMusic

The eMusic platform exists both as a website and as an application for mobile phones. You can add music files both from your computer and from your mobile device.

The data stored on the platform’s servers can be organized by albums or artists, depending on the user’s preferences. You can listen to data or download it to your phone only after logging into your personal account on this service.

Transferring music files from PC to iPhone is as follows:

• you need to register on the site or log in;
• select Upload Music;
• a window will appear where you will need to add tracks in an unlimited quantity and directly through the browser;
• The eMusic application is downloaded to your phone.

You can listen to music either in the service, or export files from this program.

This option has the following pros and cons.

This option for transferring music will allow the user to listen to audio files without an Internet connection.

How to download to iPhone without iTunes

This method of downloading music to iPhone without iTunes is only for jailbroken devices. You can use downloading applications, for example, iDownload Pro, but the downloaded music will be stored in the application itself, and it will be impossible to mix music from there and from the smartphone into one playlist.

If you have a jailbreak, you can download directly to the smartphone’s media library, for which you need to install a tweak from Cydia – Bridge, which can be found in BigBoss. (thebigboss.org/hosting-repository-cydia)

To download, you need a direct download link without any redirections, the need to enter a captcha or authorization parameters. How to proceed in this case:

1. On iPhone, open Safari and open the resource that provides direct links.
2. Select a given track, and long-tap on its icon to open the Safari menu, in the context menu that opens, click on the “Copy” item, after which a link directly to the music will appear on the clipboard.
3. Open Bridge, then the “Download” menu and paste the copied link into the link field.
4. Click on the “Go” button, which will start the download.
5. Give the downloaded file your own metadata.
6. Fill in the specified fields, click on “Import”.

Choose a method that is convenient for you and act.

Via Evermusic

The Evermusic service is able to work well with all well-known and popular cloud storage services, such as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Mega, Box and Yandex.Disk. The user gets access to the files that he has saved in the storage. You can transfer an audio file from your computer to your phone by following these steps:

• in a browser on your computer, go to any cloud storage that can support the Evermusic application;
• save the music file to storage;
• download and install Evermusic on your mobile device;
• in the player menu you need to connect the disk on which the data is located;
• specify in the application the files that need to be saved to the iPhone’s memory.

In the free version, the application displays advertising, albeit in a minimal amount.

Positive and negative sides of this option.

If the user wants to get rid of advertising, he can purchase a paid subscription and more advanced software functionality.

Conclusion:

If you have read our guide carefully, you should understand how to add one or more songs to a playlist on iPhone or iPad. The Apple Music app lets you add, delete, and manage songs in a playlist on your iPhone. Moreover, you can enjoy the playlist on air or offline. To add music to iPhone playlist from computer, we suggest you try Apeaksoft iPhone Transfer. If you encounter other problems adding music to a playlist, please leave your questions below this post.

Documents program

Like the previous utility, this service is capable of downloading information to the phone from a cloud platform. Documents supports such storages as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box and Yandex.Disk.

The procedure for downloading music files from a personal computer to an iPhone is as follows:

• From your computer browser you need to go to any of the above drives;
• Audio files are copied to the selected storage;
• Documents is downloaded to the mobile device;
• You will need to go into the program and connect a supported drive.

After access has been gained, you need to select the necessary tracks and save them to the phone’s memory.

Advantages and disadvantages of the Documents program.

This program can work not only with music files, but also with various documents or videos.

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