Q: Combining new library music to iPhone. My iPhone was used on a different computer
I'm trying to put new music on my iPhone. My iPhone was used on a old desktop computer and the new music i'm trying to add on is from a new computer. How do i do this?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), iOS 9.0.2
Posted on Dec 29, 2015 7:09 PM
If those songs were purchased from iTunes Store, there is a command in iTunes to transfer them to your new Mac. With your iPhone connected, menu bar -> File -> Devices -> Transfer Purchases from [name of iPhone]. You can also download previous purchases from the iTunes Store at no cost. In iTunes, sign in using the Apple ID used to make purchase, if you are not already. On the iTunes Store main screen, along right side, find and click Purchased. On the Purchased screen, you can download media previously purchased using your Apple ID.
For other songs, iTunes syncing is in one direction only, from computer to iPhone (or other device). However, there are third-party utilities that can transfer from iPhone to computer. If you do an Internet search on something like "transfer from iphone," you should get some links. I don't have any recommendation, because I have not used this kind of utility with an iOS device. I did use Music Transfer from Zelek software many years ago; that was for an iPod.
Another way (if your iPhone is recent enough to support it), which has benefits beyond solving your described problem, is to use Apple's iTunes Match service (which costs $25 per year). You can "merge" music from your Mac and iPhone (supported computers/devices you own using same Apple ID) into your iCloud music library. Associated computer and devices you own can access this online music library, and download songs (or stream them). Downloads using iTunes Match do not have DRM (copy protection); if you decide to not renew iTunes Match, your downloaded song files continue to play.
Posted on Dec 31, 2015 9:21 PM