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Wi-Fi Drive is the easiest way to transfer your music from the computer to iPhone or iPad without iTunes. You can easily download or upload multiple audio files or even folders using local Wi-Fi connection. Both devices should be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
You can transfer audio files wirelessly using desktop web browser or WebDAV client like Mac Finder or Windows File Explorer.
[1] Transfer audio files from the computer wirelessly with desktop web browser:
1. Open Evermusic, Flacbox or Evertag app.
2. Launch the app > go to Connect > Computer > Wi-Fi Drive.
3. Enter username and password to make connection more secure but this step is optional.
4. Tap 'Start Wi-Fi Drive'.
5. Copy web-browser URL.
6. Open web browser on your desktop [supported browsers: Safari, Google Chrome, Opera, Yandex Browser, FireFox].
7. Enter URL from the step 5 to the address field of your desktop browser.
8. After connection established you will see file manager web app. All common operations are supported. You can Copy, Move, Delete, Upload, Download your files from the computer to the local storage of your device. Use drag & drop or Upload button to transfer music to your iPhone.
9. Tap 'Stop Wi-Fi Drive' on the iPhone when you finished.
Note: please make sure you use the latest version of the desktop browser and JavaScript is not disabled. This will fix any issues if the connection cannot be established.
[2] Transfer audio files with Mac Finder or Windows File Explorer:
If you use macOS:
1. Right click on the Finder icon and select Connect to Server... menu item.
2. Enter server URL from the iOS app [server URL located below the text "Enter this URL in WebDAV application"].
3. Tap Connect button.
4. After connection established you will see content of your iPhone in Mac Finder.
5. Use drag & drop, Move, Rename commands to manage files on your device.
If you use Windows:
1. Open File Explorer and right click on 'This Computer' menu item on the left side bar.
2. Select 'Map Network Drive' on the drop down menu.
3. On the 'Folder' text field enter server URL from the iOS app [server URL located below the text "Enter this URL in WebDAV application"].
4. Select Drive letter and click 'Finish' button.
5. If connection successful you can manage files located on your iOS device on the next window.
In most cases, iTunes automatically sync your iPhone music with the iTunes library, which, however, will inevitably cause data loss. If you want to add music to your iPhone without syncing. Read on and learn how to do it with ease.
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If you see a window saying "Are you sure you want to remove existing music, movies, TV shows, books, and tones from this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?" after you click the "Sync" option in iTunes to transfer music from iTunes to your iPhone, that's because you have enabled automatic sync in iTunes.
Thus, if you want to avoid data syncing while adding music to your iPhone, you can change iTunes setting and then transfer music from iTunes to your iPhone or use another tool to add music to your iPhone without syncing.
To transfer music from iTunes to iPhone without syncing, you just need to enable the "Manually manage music and videos" option and then drag and drop songs you like to the iOS device.
To add music to iPhone without syncing:
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer and wait for iTunes to launch automatically.
Step 2. Unlock the iPhone and trust the computer.
Step 3. In iTunes, click the device icon and choose "Summary."
Step 4. Disable automatic sync and check "Manually manage music and videos". Then click "Apply" to save the setting.
Step 5. Click "Devices" > "Music" and then drag and drop the songs from the iTunes library or a folder on your computer to "Music."
If you don't see the device icon, learn how to fix the issue 'iPhone is not recognized by computer' from the official guide from Apple.
How to Add Music to iPhone Without Syncing
Another way to transfer music to iPhone without syncing is to copy music to iPhone from a computer using iPhone transfer software, like EaseUS MobiMover. Unlike iTunes, such a tool transfers songs to your iPhone without removing the existing files on your device. Therefore, if you want to put music on iPhone without syncing, just use EaseUS MobiMover to add songs to your iPhone, without installing or using iTunes.
What's more, since this tool is an iOS data transfer tool as well as a video downloader, you can do more with it installed on your PC or Mac. For example:
Other than music, you can also transfer photos, videos, ringtones, contacts, books, and more.
To add music to iPhone without syncing:
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Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your computer and run EaseUS MobiMover. Afterward, go to "PC to Phone" > "Select Files".
Step 2. Select the music files you want to transfer to iPhone and click "Open" to continue.
Step 3. The selected music files will be classified in Audios, check the box and click "Transfer" to start transfering music from PC to iPhone. When it has done, open the Music app on your iPhone to check these songs.
The Bottom Line
Adding music to iPhone without syncing could be easily achieved via proper iTunes settings or with the help of a reliable iPhone data transfer tool. If you just need to transfer music from iTunes to iPhone, using iTunes is recommended. While if you need to transfer music, photos, videos, contacts, books, and more between your iPhone and a computer [PC or Mac] or between two iDevices often, getting a tool like EaseUS MobiMover could help a lot.
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If you want to be able to transfer music to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch wirelessly and without syncing everything on the device with iTunes, you’ll need to turn on iTunes Wi-Fi Sync. Yes, you read that correctly, in order to add a song to an iPhone [iPod, etc] wirelessly and without syncing the entire device, you have to enable a feature that suggests kind of the opposite. This is very easy to do, but surprisingly, wi-fi syncing is disabled by default. We’ll walk you through turning the feature on and then showing you how to copy a song over to an iOS device wirelessly, without syncing everything else which as we all know can take forever.
This process will be identical for Mac OS X and Windows PC’s.
- Connect the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad to the computer using the USB cable – this is the only time you’ll need to use the cable to get this feature working
- Launch iTunes and select the iOS device, then under the “Summary” screen scroll down to find “Options”
- Check the box next to “Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi”, this will be labeled slightly differently if the device is an iPod or iPad
- Now select “Apply” to enable wireless syncing on that device
Now that wi-fi communication between the computer and iOS device is enabled, you can disconnect the iPhone/iPad/iPod from the computer by unplugging it and you won’t have to plug it in again unless you want to manually backup or transfer photos, HD video, or music from it.
Add Songs & Music to the iOS Device Wirelessly Without Syncing Everything
Now the only requirement is the iOS device is within wi-fi range of the computer with iTunes. This is also going to be easiest when you have the sidebar enabled, in iTunes 11+ you can choose “Show Sidebar” from the View menu.
- Select the song[s] to add and drag and drop them over to the to the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch in the sidebar
- Let the songs transfer, you can tell the device is syncing by the little spinning icon in the iOS title bar or the spinning icon in iTunes
That’s all there is to it!
Transferring wirelessly is going to be a bit slower than through the USB cable, but that’s a small price to pay for the convenience of not having to drag a cable around everywhere and connect it to an iPod and Mac every time you just want to add a new song you just downloaded. Keep in mind that music bought from iTunes should sync automatically if you have that enabled, but you’ll be able to use this drag & drop method whether or not you do.
Considering this is by far the easiest way to transfer music, videos, media, and sync a device in general, it’s a little strange that it’s not always enabled by default. Take the time to enable it though, you’ll be happy you did.